Music and Youth
BARC Week 28 : Aaj Tak leads Hindi news genre
MUMBAI: The Broadcast Audience Research Council data for week 28 showed Republic TV continuing to dominate the English news genre, whereas Aaj Tak led in Hindi genre. Meanwhile, News Nation stepped down to fourth position in Hindi news genre.
English News
Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV continued its spree with 777 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 970 impressions (000s) sum last week. Times Now was at second position with 695 impressions (000s) with India Today Television at third position with 292 impressions(000s) as compared to 258 impressions (000s) sum last week. Mirror Now and CNN News18 were at fourth and fifth positions with 246 impressions (000s) sum and 189 impressions (000s) sum.
English Business News
CNBC TV 18 found itself at top position with 537 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 527 impressions (000s) sum last week. ET Now is at second position with 235 impressions (000s) sum, followed by BTVI and CNBC TV18 Prime HD at fourth and fifth positions with 62 impressions (000s) sum and 12 impressions (000s) sum.
Hindi news (U+R)
Aaj Tak continued to lead in Hindi news genre (U+R) with 125034 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 114295 impressions (000s) last week. This week ABP News found itself at second position 85738 impressions (000s) sum, followed by Zee News at third position with 84053 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 83543 impressions (000s) last week.
Meanwhile, India TV stepped down to fourth position with 83068 impressions (000s) sum and News18 India was at fifth position with 82907 impressions (000s) sum.
Hindi News Rural
Aaj Tak retained its top slot in Hindi (R) with 54097 impressions (000s) sum, followed by ABP News at second position with 38253 impressions (000s) sum.
News18 India interchanged its third position at third position with 33289 impressions (000s) sum as compared to 31568 (000s) impressions sum last week. News Nation stepped down to fourth position with 32969 impressions (000s) sum followed by India TV at fifth position with 32221 impressions (000s) sum.
Hindi news urban
Aaj Tak maintained its top position in Hindi news genre (U) with 70936 impressions (000s) sum. Zee News found itself at second position with 53445 impressions (000s) as compared to 54456 impressions (000s) sum last week. India TV and News 18 India maintained their third and fourth positions with 50847 impressions (000s) and 49619 impressions (000s) sum. ABP News was at fifth position with 47486 impressions (000s).
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.
