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CNBC US re-launches website
MUMBAI: US business and financial network CNBC has re-launched its site CNBC.com. It is positioned as the world’s most comprehensive and authoritative digital destination for business. CNBC.com offers data, video and reporting of business and financial news to ensure investors get the information they need. CNBC.com features business videos available streaming live, on-demand and thoroughly integrated throughout the site.
CNBC.com will produce and post videos from its new all-digital studio in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., together with CNBC Asia headquarters in Singapore and CNBC Europe headquarters in London and bureaus in every time zone around the world.
CNBC president Mark Hoffmann says, “CNBC.com is the perfect online extension of our trusted global business news organization. We have created a truly integrated news gathering operation that leverages the assets and resources of CNBC and maximizes their potential for both TV and web platforms. CNBC.com delivers all the analysis and access viewers expect from CNBC while affording breadth, depth and personalisation features that simply aren’t possible on television. CNBC.com also offers users the chance to stay up-to- date with CNBC even when they cannot watch CNBC on their television.”
Financial News for Your Needs: CNBC.com is designed to help viewers customise data and analysis for their own particular needs. Personalized tickers on CNBC.com are easy to create in order to track specifically designated companies. Tickers are detachable and can even be anchored on a viewer’s desktop.
All components of CNBC.com have visible “tags” searchable across all media — video, text, charts, TV programming and user-generated message boards.
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News18 hosts Tamil Nadu town hall ahead of 2026 polls
MK Stalin headlines ‘Next Big Leap’ event from 10am on 23 February in Chennai with leaders and icons.
MUMBAI: Tamil Nadu’s political pot is simmering and News18’s town hall is stirring it up just in time for the 2026 assembly elections boilover. Set for 23 February from 10am onwards in Chennai, the News18 Network Town Hall gathers heavyweights under the banner ‘The Next Big Leap for Tamil Nadu’ to dissect the state’s political pulse, economic edge, and cultural clout. With the 234-seat assembly contest looming as a fiercely competitive showdown, the event spotlights how Tamil Nadu’s identity-driven politics and engaged voters continue to ripple across national debates.
Chief minister MK Stalin leads the charge with a keynote on the theme, sketching his government’s blueprint for governance, development, and staying power pre-polls. Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin chimes in on ‘Voices, Vision & Way Forward’, unpacking generational shifts and fresh narratives. From the opposition corner, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami tackles ‘Baton Change at the Ballot?’, floating alternatives to the status quo.
Economic vibes get a nudge from industries minister TRB Rajaa on ‘Investment Story Intact?’, probing the state’s draw for big bucks. BJP’s K Annamalai dives into ‘People, Trust & Political Ideology’, positioning his party in the Dravidian-dominated turf. IT Minister Palanivel ThiagaRajan explores ‘Code, Capacity & Citizenship’, on tech’s role in citizen-focused services. TVK’s KG Arunraj questions if ‘Winds of Change are Possible’ in this pattern-prone state.
A panel on innovation features IIT Madras director Prof V Kamakoti, M&M’s Velusamy R, and Electronic Industries Association’s Dr Sasikumar Gendham, musing how AI and knowledge hubs are remaking opportunities. AICC’s Praveen Chakravarty weighs ‘Power Sharing vs Principles’, while former Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan joins the fray. Culture gets its due with composer Anirudh Ravichander on ‘Tamil Music for the World’.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director Rahul Shivshankar noted, “The News18 Network Tamil Nadu Town Hall… reflects our core editorial focus, to capture the political mood of the state and spotlight the ideas that will shape the next phase of governance and growth.”
Network18, CEO of English & business news Smriti Mehra added, “As Tamil Nadu moves closer to a defining electoral moment… we see it as our responsibility to drive informed and meaningful conversations.”
Network18 managing editor for South, Vivek Narayan said, “The News18 Network Townhall in Tamil Nadu is designed as a platform where policy, politics and public interest intersect.”
Backed by associate partners Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles and Reliance Industries, the live event streams on CNN-News18, News18 Tamil, CTV, and Youtube from 10am on 23 February perfect for catching the sparks, even if you’re not knee-deep in Dravidian drama.
