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News18 India to kick off the ‘Diamond States Summit’ series from Bhopal
Mumbai: News18 India is all set to organise the inaugural edition of ‘Diamond States Summit’ on 2 July, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. This event marks the beginning of a series of summits that will be held across key states in India, highlighting regional achievements and fostering dialogue on the contributions of each state to the nation’s development.
The upcoming edition of the ‘Diamond States Summit’ aims to provide a platform for in-depth discussions and insights into the progress and potential of Madhya Pradesh. The event will bring together distinguished leaders and influential personalities from the state for a meaningful discussion.
The esteemed speakers who will be attending the summit are chief minister Dr. Mohan Yadav; Madhya Pradesh; state president of BJP V. D. Sharma; minister of urban development and housing Kailash Vijayvargiya; minister of labour, panchayat, and rural development Prahlad Singh Patel; minister of public works department Rakesh Singh; minister of cooperatives, sports, and youth welfare Vishwas Sarang; minister of backward classes and minority welfare Krishna Gaur; minister of women and child development Nirmala Bhuria; minister of transport and school education Uday Pratap Singh; and actor Annu Kapoor amongst others.
The summit will delve into various aspects of Madhya Pradesh’s growth story, including economic development, social progress, and cultural contributions. The discussions will be aimed at promoting a comprehensive understanding of the state’s role in India’s overall development.
The ‘Diamond State Summit’ promises to recognise the human and social development efforts made by various states of the country and thus their contribution in making India a developed nation.
Tune into the Diamond States Summit – Madhya Pradesh, 4 pm onwards on News18 India.
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CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
