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NBC’s ‘Will And Grace’ kicks off final season with live episode
MUMBAI: It is time for another sitcom to come to an end. The eight and final season of NBC’s sitcom Will And Grace kicks off tomorrow 29 September with a live episode. In India the show airs on Zee Cafe.
The first episode will feature returning guest star Alec Baldwin. The episode will include 100 audience members who contributed a total of $10,000 for the American Red Cross and Hurricane Katrina victims. Two versions will be telecast, one live for the East Coast and one for the West Coast, resulting in different jokes to be used in each separate broadcast.
Multiple Emmy-winning director James Burrows will direct the premiere. The charity-givers in the live audience bid on nbc.com for the privilege of attending the show. Each of the 100 people paid $100 – amounting to $10,000 – which was donated to the American Red Cross disaster relief fund.
The prior season ending left Grace played by Debra Messing in a romantic bind with a married man while Will played by Eric McCormack discovered that Karen’s ex-husband Stan — thought to be dead — was in fact, alive.
The season premiere will follow up on these plot lines, and also offer viewers more news on Jack’s played by Sean Hayes new job as the host of his own talk show. Baldwin returns as Will’s new boss who is secretly working for Stan while also romancing Karen.
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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.
