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Malini gets Sahara its best TRPs in first week
MUMBAI: The Sridevi lure via massive promotional efforts has worked for Sahara Manoranjan.
Malini Iyer has thrown up the best ratings enjoyed in the first week of telecast yet for the channel. Malini raked in a TVR of 1.9 on Monday in Hindi speaking markets, pushing up channel GRPs to 90 from the previous week’s 68. A happy Sahara now claims it is ahead of Zee TV in the 9 to
Off on the right foot! – Sridevi in and as Malini Iyer
9.30 pm band in terms of cumulative reach and TVR. 45,10,000 people tuned into Sahara on Monday and Tuesday, says the channel, as compared to 7,20,000 in the same time slot the previous week.
The highest TVR for the Southern Malini came from Madhya Pradesh towns with a population of over 10,00,000 – 4.4. Other MP towns, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Mumbai and Delhi follow. The south, predictably, has not been favourable to Malini, despite Sridevi’s presence. Hyderabad is the only market which delivered 1.8 TVR and 1.2 TVR for Malini Iyer in the first two days of telecast.
The Paresh Rawal produced Bhagwan Bachae Inko which debuted on Wednesday in the same week however is yet to gather steam. The first week’s TVRs show a figure of 0.4 and 0.3 respectively.
Mumbai fetched Malini Iyer a TVR of 2.3 on the first day, while Delhi was 2.4 on the second day. Major cities in Gujarat moved to 2.9 on the second day, while Orissa towns clocked 3.9 on the second day, the best TVRs Sahara Manoranjan has notched up yet.
Sahara Manoranjan now claims that its viewership for the month has grown 100 per cent as compared to last year (average GRP for January 2003 was 41 and GRP for January 2004 is 83).
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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.
