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Business Today’s AI summit 2025 sets stage for India’s tech tomorrow
MUMBAI: It’s brains meet bytes this week in Bengaluru, as Business Today gears up to host the AI Summit 2025, a high-powered gathering designed to script India’s next big leap in artificial intelligence.
Happening on 29 October 2025, the flagship event by India’s leading multi-platform business news brand from the India Today Group will convene policymakers, tech visionaries, researchers, and industry leaders under one roof to shape the country’s AI roadmap.
Arriving at a time when artificial intelligence has shifted from buzzword to backbone of modern economies, the summit, backed by the Indiaai mission, aims to explore how India can lead the charge in responsible, inclusive, and human-centred AI adoption.
The impressive line-up includes some of the sharpest minds across business, academia, and technology: Infosys chairman & co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, Microsoft India & South Asia COO Himani Agrawal, Accenture MD & lead – India business Saurabh Kumar Sahu, Mckinsey & Company partner Aparajita Puri, Kpmg India partner & national leader – industrial manufacturing S Sathish, L&T Construction corporate centre head R Ganesan and Fractal CTO Shashidhar Ramakrishnaiah.
Through a mix of keynote sessions and power panels, discussions will range from AI-driven manufacturing and data intelligence to smart governance, sustainable innovation, and digital inclusion. The event promises to deliver a panoramic view of how AI is rewriting India’s economic and industrial playbook.
As one of the most anticipated events in India’s tech calendar, the summit will also be broadcast across Business Today’s vast multi-platform network, spanning print, broadcast, and digital, ensuring that the ideas shaping the nation’s AI future reach millions.
Register here: https://subscriptions.intoday.in/businesstoday-ai-conference/registration
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Network18 channels lead YouTube news viewership in March 2026
CNN-News18, News18 India and CNBC channels top categories with record views
MUMBAI: When the world hit refresh on breaking news, Network18’s channels were already streaming ahead. As geopolitical tensions and war-driven headlines fuelled a surge in global news consumption, the network’s digital playbook delivered big clocking record Youtube viewership across English, Hindi and business news categories in March 2026.
At the forefront was CNN-News18, which emerged as the clear leader in the English news segment with 130 million live and video-on-demand views. The channel edged past competitors such as Times of India (126.5 million), Times Now (101.1 million), India Today (88.2 million) and NDTV (77.5 million), according to Databeings data for March.
In the Hindi news arena, News18 India delivered a commanding performance, racking up a staggering 3,297 million views on YouTube. The channel comfortably outpaced NDTV India, which recorded 3,119 million views, underlining its deep reach and consistent engagement with mass audiences, as per Playboard data.
The network’s dominance wasn’t confined to general news. In the Hindi business segment, CNBC Awaaz topped the charts with 92 million views, narrowly ahead of Zee Business (90 million) and well ahead of ET Now Swadesh (57 million). Meanwhile, its English counterpart CNBC-TV18 posted a strong 58 million views, reinforcing the network’s cross-category strength.
The spike in viewership reflects a broader shift in audience behaviour, with viewers increasingly turning to digital platforms particularly Youtube for real-time updates and in-depth coverage during high-intensity news cycles. For Network18, the numbers signal more than just scale; they underline the effectiveness of a multi-platform strategy that blends speed, credibility and continuous coverage.
In a month where the news never paused, it seems viewers chose to stay tuned where the stream never stopped.
