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Tanuj Garg joins UTV
MUMBAI: The latest addition to the expanding UTV team is Tanuj Garg, who has quit the Birla promoted Applause Entertainment to join the Ronnie Screwvala promoted company.
Garg, who joined UTV today, has been designated manager, motion pictures and will be working with UTV’s films division headed by Ram Mirchandani. Garg, who returned to India last year armed with an MBA from the UK, was working with the project design and development cell at Applause, and worked closely with the non fiction shows turned out by Applause, during his eight month tenure with the company.
Screwvala, who affirmed Garg’s joining the organisation, said the appointment was part of the expansion process at UTV, and that nearly 100 recruitments had been made in the last six months.
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India Today Group debuts AI anchor ‘Sutra’ at AI Impact Summit 2026
Sutra aims to simplify live policy debates using sovereign AI models
NEW DELHI: India Today Group has unveiled Sutra, an AI-driven news anchor designed to deliver real-time, contextual reporting, marking the group’s latest push to integrate artificial intelligence into mainstream journalism.
The AI anchor was introduced at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi and developed in collaboration with BharatGen, with the initiative showcased by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
India Today Group said Sutra is built to navigate complex policy discussions and fast-moving developments by synthesising information into concise, accessible insights, aimed at narrowing the gap between high-level debates and public understanding. The AI anchor was used to surface live takeaways from key sessions at the summit.
India Today Group chief AI officer Nilanjan Das, said the project was focused on clarity and accessibility without diluting editorial rigour. He added that working with BharatGen aligned the group’s AI ambitions with India’s broader push towards sovereign technology capabilities.
BharatGen CEO Rishi Bal, said the partnership reflected a shift from basic automation towards deeper contextual intelligence in media. He emphasised the importance of indigenous, multimodal AI models capable of understanding Indian languages, regional dialects and cultural nuance, particularly as AI-driven news formats gain traction.
The launch positions India Today Group among the first major Indian media houses to deploy an AI anchor backed by home-grown technology, underscoring a growing convergence between journalism, public policy and sovereign AI infrastructure.
