News Broadcasting
Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation’s Elizabeth Filippouli joins Al Jazeera’s English news channel
MUMBAI: Al Jazeera’s English-language satellite news channel service has inducted Elizabeth Filippouli as their Doha news anchor. With the aim of servicing the international audience, the English service is recruiting professionals from across various news channels across the world.
Elizabeth Filippouli joins the channel from the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation in Greece where she worked for fourteen years as a news producer, anchor and also feature shows presenter.
Filippouli will be a news anchor at the channel’s headquarters in Doha, one of Al Jazeera International’s four regional broadcast centres strategically placed across the world. The other centres are in Kuala Lumpur, London and Washington DC.
She specializes in international issues and political interviews and has interviewed a number of high level personalities from around the world including Ted Turner, James Rubin, Dr Deepak Chopra, Mohamed El Baradei, Chris Cramer, Al Gore, Susan Sarandon, Christianne Amanpour, Peter Arnett and Sheikh Omar Backer Mohammed.
Earlier, the English news channel has roped in big faces such as the television host, author and producer Sir David Frost as a presenter and CNN anchor Riz Khan.
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.
