News Broadcasting
CNN looks set to win US election news ratings in India too
BBC and Star News – eat your hearts out. CNN looks set to win the viewership battle around the US elections coverage amongst upscale English speaking Indian viewers. CNBC India is likely to be a close second.
Did the US election capture the eyeballs of the Indian masses? Did the local news channels such as Zee News, DD, Star News, Jain TV, Sun, Eenadu find viewers? Quite unlikely but one will have to wait for the ratings reports to emerge to find out how they really fared.
Meanwhile, the news is that CNN won the all-news-network ratings war on Tuesday in both primetime and total-day categories, while MSNBC pushed back Fox News Channel (FNC) into third spot.
CNN garnered a 4.7 Nielsen Media Research rating and 3.7 million households in primetime. MSNBC notched up a 3.1 rating with 1.9 million household. FNC captured a 2.76 rating and 1.5 million households.
The shares for the total-day period (6 a.m. to 6 a.m.) were as follows:
* CNN: 2.32 rating and 1.8 million households.
* MSNBC: 1.5 rating and 915,000 households
* FNC: 1.39 rating and 773,000 households
NBC led in prime time terrestrial television viewership with a 12.7 rating, an increase of 35 percent from the 1996 election. ABC with an 11.2 rating was No 2 and CBS was at No 3 with 8.4.
News Broadcasting
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.
