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NDTV reappoints Sanjay Pugalia as full-time director
MUMBAI: Fast decisions, familiar faces. NDTV’s board has moved swiftly to lock in continuity at the top, reappointing Sanjay Pugalia as full-time director for another three-year term, even as it cleared financial results and auditor mandates in a packed meeting.
The board of New Delhi Television Limited met on January 28, 2026, approving several key resolutions. Chief among them: Pugalia’s reappointment as whole-time director for a full three-year term starting April 1, 2026, and running until March 31, 2029. The appointment will take effect after shareholder approval at the company’s forthcoming annual general meeting.
Alongside leadership continuity, the board approved NDTV’s unaudited financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025, on both standalone and consolidated bases. The results were prepared in line with Sebi regulations and include the auditors’ report from S. N. Dhawan & Company LLP. The numbers are available on the company’s website, ndtv.com.
The board also reappointed Sanjay Gupta & Associates as cost auditor for the financial year 2026–27.
Pugalia brings decades of experience across television, digital and print media. He spent 12 years with CNBC Awaaz and was part of its launch team, served as news director at Star News, led Zee News, and was among the founding team at Aaj Tak. In print, his bylines have appeared in Business Standard and Navbharat Times, and in the 1990s he was a regular contributor to BBC Hindi Radio. Before joining NDTV, he was president and editorial director at Quint Digital Media Limited.
The company clarified that Pugalia has no family relationship with any other director on the board and faces no restrictions or adverse orders from Sebi or any other regulatory authority.
The meeting, held from 4 pm to 6 pm on Wednesday, underlined NDTV’s intent to steady the ship: secure leadership, signed-off numbers and clean governance—tidy decisions, taken fast, with little appetite for drama.
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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.
