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Rahul Shivshankar calls it a day as Times Now’s editor-in-chief
Mumbai: In a reshuffling, Times Now editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar has put in his papers. As per media reports, on 20 June, Shivshankar quit all the WhatsApp groups of Times Now, including the editorial group, without any prior announcement.
Reports also suggest that there was a clash between him and the management, and Times Group MD Vineet Jain was a part of the decision. 21 June would be Shivshankar’s last working day at the channel.
Shivshankar had been associated with Times Now since its inception in 2005 when he joined the channel. However, he had a brief break from 2013 to 2016 when he left the group and served as the editor-in-chief of News X.
Post Arnab Goswami’s departure from Times Now in 2016, Shivshankar returned to the channel and was roped in as the editor-in-chief.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
