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Smriti Irani to give away the Business Today Most Powerful Women in Business Awards
Mumbai: Smriti Irani, Union Minister of Women & Child Development and Minister of Minority Affairs, will be the Chief Guest at the 19th edition of the Business Today Most Powerful Women in Business Awards, to be held on 29 March in Mumbai. Apart from giving away the awards to the winners, Irani will also engage in a discussion with BT’s editors on the subject of “Leveraging India’s Better Half for Economic & Social Growth”.
This annual confluence of women achievers will also see prominent women leaders, start-up founders, professionals, and visionaries sharing insights on some of the most pertinent issues to strengthen women’s role and participation in the economic sphere. Some of the women business leaders who will be speaking at this event include – Salesforce India Arundhati Bhattacharya; AZB & Partners Zia Mody; HCL Technologies Roshni Nadar; Piramal Group Swati Piramal; film maker & actor Nandita Das; SUGAR Cosmetics Vineeta Singh; House of Masaba Masaba Gupta; Mamaearth Ghazal Alagh; Mamaearth Varun Alagh; Portea Medical Meena Ganesh; Metropolis Healthcare Ameera Shah; Mahindra Last Mile Mobility Suman Mishra; RBI Monetary Policy Committee Ashima Goyal; Viacom18 Media Jyoti Deshpande; Cisco India and SAARC Daisy Chittilapilly amongst others.
Over the years, the BT MPW Awards has become a permanent bookmark in the annual corporate calendar, and is highly regarded and coveted by women leaders all over India. This year, the winners of BT MPW awards include an eclectic mix of trailblazing women from fields as varied as textiles, pharma, entertainment, start-ups, finance, manufacturing and many more. The winners of this year’s Awards have displayed unparalleled leadership, courage, vision, and determination to make a lasting impact on the business world. They are an inspiration to the next generation of women leaders and professionals. There are 55 winners in the BT MPW 2022 list, signalling the rise of women power in Indian industry.
The BT MPW awards are aimed at honouring Indian women who made outstanding contributions in their organisations and set new standards of performance across the nation. Since its inception in 2003, this annual flagship event has had the privilege to host iconic women leaders, from CEOs and entrepreneurs to innovators and disruptors, who have featured in the Business Today Most Powerful Women in Business list.
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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.
