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New features on Abu Dhabi TV’s IT show
ABU DHABI: Click, Abu Dhabi TV’s IT show, is set to begin a new season with new additions and interactive competitions offering cash prizes to viewers.
The new season will begin with extensive coverage of GITEX Dubai 2002, the Middle East’s premier IT show, taking place in Dubai from 13 to 17 October, highlighting the various aspects of the event through interviews with key participants and features on major exhibitors. The program will highlight new developments in IT and communications in the Middle East and across the globe and focus on major portals as well as personal websites.
Click, launched on Abu Dhabi TV in February 2000, has completed 97 episodes so far and is due to return this month after the summer break. During its run, it has interviewed over 100 CEOs from the field of IT programming, hardware, communications and the Internet.
Among the major attractions of the new season is a mega competition on web designing being organised in association with the Sheikh Mohammed IT Education Project. The competition, open to viewers from across the globe, will give away Dhs 100,000 in prizes to the best entries.
Click is viewed by a wide cross-section of viewers from the region and the globe, an official release says. It enjoys the support of leading IT and communication companies. The format is designed to present features on IT subjects in a simple manner, enabling viewers of all ages to follow the latest developments in IT products and solutions as part of a larger transition to the world of technology and adoption of new concepts of innovation and automation. The Click website www.click.ae has become one of the most popular Arabic websites, providing users access to the latest information on IT and related fields, the release claims.
Click is produced by Mohannad Amin and presented by Tufic Jobran, with direction by Ahmed Atif. It is aired on Abu Dhabi TV on Fridays at 11:00 pm (0.30 am IST), and repeated on Mondays at 5:00 am (6:30 am IST) and on Thursdays at 1:00 pm (2:30 pm IST).
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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.
