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Prasar Bharati CEO is new IBF chairman
The Indian Broadcasting Foundation has a new chairman in KS Sarma, the new Prasar Bharati CEO.
Sarma’s appointment was decided at an IBF board meeting held in New Delhi yesterday. The meeting was reportedly attended by Zee TV CEO Sandeep Goyal, Star India head Peter Mukerjea, Discovery Networks India head Deepak Shourie, Turner Broadcasting’s Anshuman Mishra, UTV’s Ronnie Screwvala, Sahara TV’s Mahesh Prasad, Sabe TV vice chairman Markand Adhikari and Eenadu’s I Venkat.
Sarma replaces Anil Baijal, former Prasar Bharati acting CEO and additional secretary in the Information and Broadcasting ministry. Reports say the IBF board meeting also discussed other issues like the new unified television rating system being put into place with the impending merger of TAM and INTAM. Conditional Access System and the role of the IBF role in WTO negotiations were also discussed, say reports.
The long pending issue of payment defaults by ad agencies to broadcasters was also taken up at the meeting, reports say, with the IBF even considering a ban on defaulting agencies. The IBF is likely to meet with representatives of the AAAI in Mumbai to discuss the issue.
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India Today Group sweeps top honours at Ramnath Goenka Awards
Journalists recognised for fearless investigative and civic reporting.
MUMBAI: India Today Group just turned the Ramnath Goenka Awards into its own trophy cabinet because when your reporters dig this deep, even the judges have to award a clean sweep. India Today Group journalists have secured multiple top honours at the latest edition of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, reinforcing the network’s legacy as the gold standard of Indian journalism. The awards were conferred by vice president C. P. Radhakrishnan at a ceremony held on 27 March 2026.
Sreya Chatterjee won in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Broadcast’ category for her powerful India Today TV report ‘Operation Illegals: The Alarming Rise in Bangladeshi Infiltration Across India’s Fragile Eastern Frontier’. The investigation stood out for its depth, on-ground rigour and national relevance.
In the ‘Civic Journalism – Print/Digital’ category, Sreya Chatterjee along with Arvind Ojha were honoured for their indiatoday.in report on unregulated water extraction and the ‘Tanker Mafia’ in Delhi’s Bawana Industrial Area. The story exposed critical systemic gaps and environmental challenges affecting daily life.
Additionally, aajtak.in was recognised in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Print/Digital’ category for its hard-hitting exposé ‘The Surrogate Mother Market’, which highlighted the human, legal and ethical dimensions of the surrogacy ecosystem.
India Today Group emerged as the only network honoured in Investigative Journalism across both Print/Digital and Broadcast categories. The wins reflect the strength of its multi-platform newsroom and its unwavering commitment to credible, high-impact reporting that informs public discourse and drives accountability.
In an era when speed often trumps substance, these awards remind us that the most powerful stories are still the ones dug out with courage, told with clarity, and delivered with conscience, one fearless byline at a time.
