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PBS tops News and Documentary Emmy nominees
NEW YORK: The 24th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award nominees have been announced. The award ceremony takes place on 3 September at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
US public broadcaster PBS leads the nominees list with a tally of 31 followed by CBS with 19. ABC and NBC both got 18. NBC’s subsidiary MSNBC got 13 nominations. CNN received six nominations.
Speaking on the nominations National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences president Peter O. Price said: “This year’s nominations illustrate the excellent work currently being done in the field of news & documentary. The hard news nominees showcase remarkable reporting on such diverse topics as international terrorism, airport security, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the arrest of the DC snipers, the brutal conflict in the Congo, and the rescue of the Pennsylvania miners.”
“The breadth of coverage in the documentary area is equally impressive, ranging from a five-part series on the human brain to a portrait of the celebrated American landscape photographer Ansel Adams,” Price adds.
An official release informs that nearly 1,500 entries were received. The nominees in the outstanding coverage of a breaking news story in a regularly scheduled newscast category include ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather Rumsfeld Notes, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather Snipers Caught .
CNN features in the outstanding coverage of a continuing news story in a regularly scheduled newscast. Its special 9/11: What Really Happened has been cited. Another special which looked at Bin Ladens group Terrorism – al Queda Documents has been nominated in the outstanding investigative journalism in a regularly scheduled newscast category. Larry King Live has been recognised in the outstanding interview segment.
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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.
