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30 minutes: Mumbai Crumbling
MUMBAI: This week, CNN-IBN’s flagship documentary show 30 Minutes addresses the issue of building collapses in Mumbai, that have shot up at an alarming rate. ‘Mumbai Crumbling’ explores the factors that have led to the decay of a city that was once called the Urbs Prima of India. The documentary captures the dilemma that inhabitants of dangerous buildings face and why many are willing to risk their lives instead of facing an uncertain future in transit camps and promised redevelopment schemes. Through interviews of survivors and those fighting the corrupt system, ‘Mumbai Crumbling’ anatomises the notoriously corrupt civic bodies in the city and questions why all major housing policy decisions have failed to address and rectify the issue of building collapses in Mumbai.
Don’t miss this special episode on Sat, Nov 2 @ 8:30 PM and Sun, Nov 3 @ 12:00 PM & 9:30 PM (R), only on CNN-IBN.
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Parikshit Luthra exits CNBC-TV18 after 20-year run
Former bureau chief to take brief pause before next role
NEW DELHI: Senior journalist Parikshit Luthra has signed off from CNBC-TV18, marking 28 February 2026 as his final day and closing nearly two decades with Network18 Media & Investments Limited, including eight years at the business news channel.
During his tenure, Luthra interviewed prominent business leaders and Union ministers, reporting on economic policy, corporate strategy, the automobile sector and financial markets. His coverage spanned key inflection points in India’s economic narrative.
He also led new programming formats such as Newscentre, Global Eye and Global Lens, shows that examined politics and foreign policy through an economic prism, reflecting the channel’s push towards globally linked business reporting.
In a LinkedIn post, Luthra said his final weeks were spent covering the Union Budget, the India AI Summit, India’s trade agreements with the US and EU, and the group’s flagship Rising Bharat Summit 2026. He added that he continued anchoring until his last day and briefly met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his closing assignments.
Luthra joined CNBC-TV18 in June 2018 as assistant editor, later rising to senior editor and chief of bureau, a position he held for over two years. Before that, he worked with Republic TV and CNN-News18.
He said he plans to take a short break before embarking on his next professional chapter.
