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Trendz launches ‘Diabolical’ – ‘the edgier twist to fashion and lifestyle’
MUMBAI: Zee’s fashion channel trendz has launched its fashion and lifestyle show Diabolical. The show anchored by ex-Grasim Mr India Vivan Bathena will air every Thursday at 10:30 pm starting 22 July.
Diabolical will be a guide to the best hangouts in cities all over the country and will showcase food, fashion, décor, music, celeb clientele with a hope to capture the pulse of urban nightlife – and sometimes day life too.
Announcing the launch, trendz president Abhijit Saxena said, “With new program initiatives like Diabolical, trendz aims to build interactivity with its viewers creating a complete experience around concepts like ‘urban nightlife’. Trendz reaches out to the premium and contemporary audience, as the focus is to provide a dedicated platform for advertisers and clients whishing to communicate to homogenous mindset.”
Diabolical meaning evil signifies the dark side – to people, to life, to the day, the other side, to the rat race, competitive ambition, even middle class existence, for which the night, a time to lose inhibitions, to shed navy and don scarlet. The focus of each episode is on live experience, evaluation and optimum interactivity with the TA, said an official release.
In keeping with complete viewer relevance and combining wicked cool with interactivity, Diabolical will also be one link to trendz quotient (Tq), a contest giving viewers a chance toward win a cruise in Italy, added the release. Details of the contest would be disclosed in the upcoming episodes.
Produced by SOL for Zee, Diabolical is directed by Maheep Dhillon.
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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.
