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Lanka Tests telecast: DD ire at BCCI
NEW DELHI: It seems that the Indian cricket board remains unfazed by a recently-announced law that pubcaster’s should get all sports of national importance — primarily cricket— irrespective of the fact who holds the telecast rights.
Expressing his irritation at the Board of Control for India in India (BCCI)’s attitude, Prasar Bharati CEO, KS Sarma, told Indiantelevision.com that he’d write to the cricket authorities again on Test matches against Sri Lanka beginning, January 2006.
Pointing out that BCCI hasn’t reverted to a request by Prasar Bharati, which manages Doordarshan, to clarify its stand on the Test matches, Sarma said, “We would write to the BCCI again during the first ODI against South Africa to be played at Hyderabad soon. We want some clarity on the Tests as we have to make some arrangements for their telecast.”
According to Sarma, every day’s delay by BCCI on formally awarding telecast rights of the three Test matches against Sri Lanka is reducing the pubcaster’s scope for marketing cricket “more effectively” to advertisers and sponsors.
Though DD has the telecast rights for the one-day matches against Sri Lanka (already concluded) and the forthcoming series against South Africa, a pending court case on the telecast issue has made BCCI watchful against awarding rights to anybody arbitrarily, a senior Board official said.
The official was evasive when asked whether BCCI is now bound by a new guideline relating to sports telecast in the country as part of a downlinking law.Sarma pointed out that DD hopes to mop up over Rs 1.5 billion in advertising revenue from the ODI series against Lanka and South Africa.
Meanwhile, Sarma added that no decision has been taken on the telecast of the Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia next year. “We haven’t heard anything from the Games’ organizers yet,” he added.
DD had earlier given up its claims on having omnibus rights — satellite, terrestrial and DTH — for the Commonwealth Games 2006 after protracted negotiation with organizers, seeking only terrestrial rights.
But ,with the enactment of downlink laws, which stipulates sports feeds of national importance to be shared with the pubcaster on a mandatory basis, things might change.
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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.
