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Shekhar Gupta quits India Today group, to pursue entrepreneurial interests
MUMBAI: Two months after joining the India Today group, Shekhar Gupta has decided to relinquish his duties as vice chairman of India Today group and editor in chief of news properties. He will now be the editorial advisor to India Today Group.
Meanwhile, India Today Group chairman Aroon Purie will resume responsibilities of editor-in-chief. In an official statement, Poorie says, “Shekhar has spent the last two months getting to know the organization, and we him. After much thought and discussion, we have decided to restructure our arrangement to our mutual benefit.”
Gupta will pursue his creative and entrepreneurial interests. His column, ‘National Interest’, will continue to be published along with other articles that he will pen exclusively for the India Today magazine. He will support the group as a sounding board, critic and mentor and will attend the India Today weekly news meetings to brainstorm with the team.
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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.
