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First day at office for Sunil Lulla as SET executive V-P
MUMBAI: That Sunil Lulla would be joining Sony Entertainment Television was first reported in indiantelevision.com (on 8 June). Today it was made official with the announcement that Lulla had joined SET as executive vice-president.
Lulla joins SET as a key member of the management team and will report directly to SET India CEO Kunal Dasgupta. Lulla will be the business head for the prime channel of the company viz. SET and will focus on programming and marketing of the channel with a view to drive higher viewership in to the channel and further strengthen the SET brand, an official release says.
With the induction of Sunil Lulla the senior management team at Sony Entertainment Television is now complete. The other key members of the team are: NP Singh (chief financial officer), Rajat Jain (executive V-P – MAX), Rohit Gupta (executive V-P – sales and revenue management), Shantonu Aditya (senior V-P – distribution) and Rajan Singh (senior V-P international business).
The last position he held was CEO, Valuebridge, a consultancy business set up by venture capital firm AtIndia and advertising major HTA. He has also been the CEO of indya.com. Lulla has held various other senior management positions through his career viz. V-P – marketing at United Distillers and Vintners, general manager – MTV India, client services director at J Walter Thompson (Taiwan), general manager – marketing of HMV and associate account director at HTA Ltd.
Lulla has done his masters in management studies from the SP Jain Institute and brings with him 18 years of experience in marketing and general management, the release states.
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Rising Bharat Summit 2026 spotlights India’s global ascent
PM Modi keynotes two-day event with ministers, diplomats and icons in New Delhi.
MUMBAI: India didn’t just host a summit, it threw a coming-out party for a nation ready to own the global stage. The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026, held on 27–28 February in New Delhi, emerged as a high-octane platform for ideas, vision and strategic dialogue, uniting national leadership, global policymakers, industry titans, defence strategists and cultural icons under the theme “Strength Within”.
Prime minister Narendra Modi set the tone with a keynote that framed India’s resurgence as a reclaiming of lost potential built over generations. “In previous industrial revolutions, India and the Global South were merely followers,” he said. “But in the era of Artificial Intelligence, India is a partner in decisions and shaping them.” He highlighted the country’s thriving AI startup ecosystem and the recent AI Impact Summit attended by over 100 nations.
Union minister Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry) stressed India’s readiness to scale exports and deepen manufacturing, while Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT) positioned technology and infrastructure as twin engines of growth, especially in AI and digital trust. Jyotiraditya Scindia (Communications & North East Development) revealed India’s ambition to lead in 6G through the Bharat 6G Alliance and partnerships with over 30 countries.
Global voices added depth: former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called India’s development “self-sustaining” and strategically vital; ex-UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter asserted India deserves a seat at the great powers’ table; and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined ambassadors from Norway, Germany and Sweden in discussions on geopolitical realignment, sustainability and defence preparedness.
Other speakers included veteran investor Ramesh Damani, World Gold Council CEO David Tait, Vianai Systems founder Dr Vishal Sikka, DeepTech Bharat Foundation co-founder Shashi Shekhar Vempati, defence experts Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Ambekar, Patrick McGee, Tom Cooper and Adrian Fontanellaz, plus cultural and sporting icons Kangana Ranaut, Saina Nehwal, PR Sreejesh, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mithali Raj, Anil Kapoor and Yami Gautam.
The summit was supported by Jio Financial Services (Presenting Partner), Phonepe and DS Group (Co-Presenting Partners), Pernod Ricard India and Kia Seltos (Powered By & Driven By), state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand (State Partners), and associate partners including NSE, M3M Foundation and Reliance Industries.
Broadcast live across News18 Network, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, the event reinforced India’s image as a confident democracy and emerging global power proving that when strength comes from within, the world can’t help but watch.
