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Satish Menon joins Nimbus as sports & media president
MUMBAI: Satish Menon, who recently left Sahara One, is joining Nimbus Communications as president – sports and media. He will be based in Mumbai and report to chief executive officer Digvijay Singh.
Menon will look after the Indian operations of Nimbus’ sports and media businesses. The international operations are directly supervised by Singh who is based out of Singapore.
Menon’s move to Nimbus clearly contradicts a recent media report put out after indiantelevision.com broke the news of his departure from Sahara One that Menon would “have the responsibility of all the Sahara Samay news channels.”
When Menon left Sahara One, he was sales, marketing and distribution president. Before that Menon was with Zee Telefilms where his last posting was as president of Zee News. He was also involved in Zee’s unsuccessful bid to acquire ICC World Cup cricket rights along with then vice chairman Vijay Jindal.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
