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Candidates for Martha Stewart’s version of ‘The Apprentice’ revealed
MUMBAI: American media personality Martha Stewart will welcome 16 candidates into her conference room when US broadcaster NBC’s The Apprentice: Martha Stewart kicks off next month on 21 September 2005.
Stewart’s version of the show will feature a ‘conference room’. Candidates will live in a ‘loft,’ versus a ‘boardroom’ and living in a ‘suite.’ Ranging in age from 22-42, this group of creative entrepreneurs will compete for 13 weeks to become Stewart’s first Apprentice.
The candidates include ad executives, creative directors, chefs, lawyers, designers, a magazine publisher, and a TV newscaster.
Stewart says, “I am incredibly impressed with this cast. Their poise and creativity is balanced by a tremendous entrepreneurial spirit. Many of the candidates were as accomplished or more so than I when I started to build my business. Even so, there are some explosive personalities among the candidates and they really create a lot of tension in the conference room.”
One candidate Dawn currently heads up Red Wagon Communications, a marketing and PR agency. She founded The Secret Socialite, an organisation that coordinates special events for philanthropic young professionals.
Another candidate Leslie was named one of Hispanic Business magazine’s “100 Most Influential Hispanic Americans” and previously served as the executive director of the White House Initiative on Hispanic education. A former aide to US Representative Henry Bonilla, Leslie spearheaded the Republican Party’s first multimillion-dollar advertising campaign targeting Hispanic voters.
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India Today Group sweeps top honours at Ramnath Goenka Awards
Journalists recognised for fearless investigative and civic reporting.
MUMBAI: India Today Group just turned the Ramnath Goenka Awards into its own trophy cabinet because when your reporters dig this deep, even the judges have to award a clean sweep. India Today Group journalists have secured multiple top honours at the latest edition of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, reinforcing the network’s legacy as the gold standard of Indian journalism. The awards were conferred by vice president C. P. Radhakrishnan at a ceremony held on 27 March 2026.
Sreya Chatterjee won in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Broadcast’ category for her powerful India Today TV report ‘Operation Illegals: The Alarming Rise in Bangladeshi Infiltration Across India’s Fragile Eastern Frontier’. The investigation stood out for its depth, on-ground rigour and national relevance.
In the ‘Civic Journalism – Print/Digital’ category, Sreya Chatterjee along with Arvind Ojha were honoured for their indiatoday.in report on unregulated water extraction and the ‘Tanker Mafia’ in Delhi’s Bawana Industrial Area. The story exposed critical systemic gaps and environmental challenges affecting daily life.
Additionally, aajtak.in was recognised in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Print/Digital’ category for its hard-hitting exposé ‘The Surrogate Mother Market’, which highlighted the human, legal and ethical dimensions of the surrogacy ecosystem.
India Today Group emerged as the only network honoured in Investigative Journalism across both Print/Digital and Broadcast categories. The wins reflect the strength of its multi-platform newsroom and its unwavering commitment to credible, high-impact reporting that informs public discourse and drives accountability.
In an era when speed often trumps substance, these awards remind us that the most powerful stories are still the ones dug out with courage, told with clarity, and delivered with conscience, one fearless byline at a time.
