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Hungama ‘Captain Hunt’ heats up
MUMBAI: Who thought our kids are so eager to run a TV channel? Hungama, UTV’s much awaited kids’ channel has received 100,000 plus entries from kids across India.
UTV had made an open invitation to the Indian kids, to create their own television channel through participation in the Hungama TV Captains Hunt! The big hunt is on to select TV captains, 20 of India’s brightest kids, who will eventually run the channel.
Hungama TV COO Purnendu Bose said, “We are pleasantly surprised that we have more than a lakh kids wanting to run our channel, we wish we would accommodate all of them. The response for the hunt only goes to show how the kids have been wanting to run their own channel, after all Hungama TV is for the Indian Kids, by the Indian Kids.”
The hunt was kicked off on 28 June and till 27 July, had received an overwhelming response of 1,05,571 entries across 25 cities making the hunt the largest in terms of numbers of entries received for any talent hunt in India, informed an official release.
Mumbai leads the pack with a total of 25,825 entries followed quite closely by Delhi with 24,550. Pune 12,546, Ahmedabad 8,215, Bangalore 7,800 are the other high response cities. Entries have also been flowing in from other cities like Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Allahabad, Indore etc. through mail. The city level auditions in Mumbai, Bangalore will be held on Saturday, 31 July followed by Indore, Pune, Ahmedabad on Sunday, 1 August. The second leg of the auditions will be held on Saturday 7 August in Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata and concluding on Sunday 8 August in Jaipur and Ludhiana, added the release.
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Business Today MindRush returns to Mumbai, spotlight on India’s edge in a fractured world
Policymakers and corporate heavyweights gather to map supply chains, energy security and markets
MUMBAI: As fault lines widen across global trade and geopolitics, Business Today is doubling down on India’s moment. The 14th edition of Business Today MindRush & Best CEOs Awards lands in Mumbai on March 28, pitching India’s strategic edge at the centre of a fragmenting world.
The day-long summit, presented by PwC, will bring together a tight mix of policymakers, industry leaders and market voices to decode shifting supply chains, maritime strategy, defence priorities, energy security and capital markets—sectors now deeply entangled with geopolitics.
M Nagaraju, secretary, department of financial services, ministry of finance, will headline the event, setting the tone for discussions that aim to track how India is repositioning itself amid disrupted trade routes and volatile energy dynamics.
The speaker slate reads like a cross-section of India Inc’s command centre. Krishna Swaminathan will zero in on sea lanes and supply chains, while Prashant Ruia is set to push the case for self-reliance in oil and gas. Ashish Chauhan will weigh in on capital markets at a pivotal juncture, as a panel featuring Vibha Padalkar, Sanjiv Mehta, Amish Mehta and Sanjeev Krishan debates navigating economic uncertainty.
Leadership under pressure will be another running theme. Madhavkrishna Singhania, Sharvil Patel, Karan Bhagat and Anurag Choudhary will unpack how businesses are steering through disruption. Arun Alagappan will turn the spotlight on fertilisers, Arundhati Bhattacharya will reflect on leadership transitions, while Anish Shah and S Vellayan will outline blueprints for building future-ready conglomerates.
The event will close with Aroon Purie setting the broader editorial lens, before the Best CEOs Awards recognise standout corporate leadership across sectors.
At a time when the global order looks increasingly splintered, MindRush 2026 is positioning itself as more than a conference—it is a signal that India intends not just to navigate the churn, but to shape it.
