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CNN Hong Kong appoints Anjali Rao as anchor cum correspondent
MUMBAI: CNN has announced the appointment of anchor cum correspondent Anjali Rao to the newsroom team based at the network’s Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Hong Kong. Rao is to co-anchor the primetime evening news program World News Asia alongside Andrew Stevens.
In her career to date, Rao has covered a broad portfolio of major news stories including the attacks of 9/11, the aftermath of the Bali bombings, the Asian Tsunami, the war in Iraq and the South Asian earthquake.
“Anjali has reported from and anchored coverage of the most significant global news stories of the past ten years,” said CNN Asia Pacific managing editor Jill Dougherty. “We’re delighted to add someone of Anjali’s award winning experience to our Hong Kong based team,” she added.
Rao takes up her post following a decade at broadcasters in Australia, Asia and Europe where she held a variety of positions, most recently as a presenter at the Sky News channel in London. She started her career as a producer and reporter at Hong Kong’s Wharf Cable Television (now i-cable) and also spent three years based in the region as the principal anchor for Star News Asia.
Rao worked on Channel 7’s ‘Today Tonight’ program based in Melbourne, Australia before joining Hong Kong’s Star News Asia. Whilst at Star TV she won the top prize at the 2004 Amnesty International Human Rights Press Awards for her story ‘Toxic Trail’, a ‘Focus Asia’ piece on the effects of widespread use of pesticide in southern India. In the summer of 2004 Rao moved to the UK and took up a position as a presenter for the British terrestrial broadcaster Five’s ‘Five News’ program and the cable and satellite channel Sky News, informs an official release.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
