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NDTV, UTV win at Asian Television Awards
MUMBAI: English news channel NDTV 24×7 bagged the best cable and satellite channel at the tenth annual Asian Television Awards.
According to media reports, the news channel NDTV also won the ‘best news programme’ category for its programme Waves of Destruction on last year’s devastating tsunami.
Production house, UTV bagged the ‘best children’s programme’ maker.UTV’s ‘Gol Gol Gullam’, which airs on the kids’ channel – Hungama, a game show involving children, won the top prize, pipping broadcasters from Taiwan and Japan.
Media personality Karan Thapar was adjudged the ‘best current affairs presenter’. Thapar had earlier bagged honors at the Asian Television Awards, for his programme Hardtalk India, produced by Infotainment TV Pvt Ltd for BBC World (India).
He has previously won awards for best current affairs anchor (1999), best current affairs special (2000), best current affairs programme (2003) and best presenter award (2003).
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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.
