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Stan Grant is CNN Intl Beijing correspondent
MUMBAI: CNN has announced that its journalist Stan Grant who is currently based at its regional headquarters in Hong Kong, has been appointed as the Beijing correspondent. Furthermore his anchor/correspondent position in Hong Kong will taken up by Hugh Riminton, a veteran journalist who joins CNN from Australia’s Nine Network
CNN Intl MD Chris Cramer said, “Stan and Hugh reinforce CNN’s commitment to serious news coverage and analysis of the events taking place in the Asia Pacific. China’s growth and influence will be a major story in the coming years and Stan’s journalist credentials will serve us well. In Hugh CNN has secured an accomplished news anchor whose refreshing style will take CNN’s award-winning news team in Hong Kong to greater heights.”
From January 2005, Grant will join Beijing Bureau Chief Jaime Florcruz and take up his new position. he will be responsible for CNN’s coverage of China. Riminton will co-anchor the daily show CNN Today with Kristie Lu Stout from CNN’s regional headquarters in Hong Kong.
last year Grant travelled with the Lifeline Express to rural areas in China, looking at how a team of volunteer Chinese doctors, nurses and technicians helped the cataract sufferers. A veteran journalist with more than 20 years of experience, Grant has also covered a lot of major news events, including the Federal Elections in Australia, South Africa election in 1992, Hong Kong’s handover and the death of Princess Diana in 1997, the Northern Ireland Peace Deal in 1998, the 2004 Olympic flame lighting ceremony in Greece.
Before joining CNN, Riminton worked with The Nine Network in Australia, with the past four years as a news presenter of the evening news programme Nightline. Prior to that, he served as the network’s senior correspondent in Sydney from 1995 to 2001, and previously a London-based correspondent from 1991 to 1995.
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WITT Summit 2026 concludes in New Delhi
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MUMBAI: The WITT Summit just wrapped up with enough big ideas to fill a policy playbook because when India’s leaders, thinkers and icons gather under one roof, even the conversations hit sixes. The eighth edition of TV9 Network’s flagship What India Thinks Today (WITT) Summit 2026 concluded on Saturday after two days of dynamic discussions at its New Delhi venue. India’s largest multi-domain public policy and culture summit brought together political leaders, policymakers, sports icons, artists and technology innovators to examine the forces shaping contemporary India and its global standing.
Prime minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address on the theme “India and the World” for the third consecutive year. In a wide-ranging speech, he addressed the ongoing conflict in West Asia, calling for restraint and compassion while highlighting India’s continued development trajectory despite global turmoil.
The summit featured candid conversations with state leaders. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy articulated a people-first governance model and contrasted it with other development approaches. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav declared that Left-wing extremism had been effectively eliminated in his state and highlighted preparations for the upcoming Kumbh Mela. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann defended his government’s record, citing the closure of 19 toll plazas and creation of the Sadak Suraksha Force. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar expressed confidence in Congress prospects in Assam and addressed recent allegations against him.
On geopolitics and national security, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia outlined India’s ambition to become a builder of trusted digital infrastructure for the world, citing the rapid 5G rollout and village-level 4G connectivity.
Cricket received significant attention. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly praised player freedom and trust as hallmarks of great leadership and named MS Dhoni as the greatest captain due to his World Cup successes. India women’s team bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi credited the BCCI and Women’s Premier League for building a pipeline of world-class talent behind the team’s recent ODI World Cup triumph.
The summit also hosted the inaugural AI² Awards 2026, celebrating the convergence of human creativity and machine intelligence in storytelling and content creation. Poet and kathavachak Kumar Vishwas delivered a nuanced take on India’s concept of Dharma and criticised the recent arrest of an 80-year-old Shankaracharya. Veteran lyricist Sameer Anjaan and storyteller Neelesh Misra reflected on changing music trends and artistic responsibility in the wake of a recent controversy involving Nora Fatehi.
In a country where conversations often run as deep as the Ganges, the WITT Summit proved once again that when leaders, thinkers and storytellers come together, the real winner is public discourse lively, layered and refreshingly unafraid to tackle the big questions shaping India’s tomorrow.
