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CNN-IBN & IBN7 bring back the 8th Edition of Campus Calling
MUMBAI: The college admission season is upon students once again. With multiple career options available to them, the biggest challenge for students remains what career path to choose? To help the youth make up their mind at this crucial juncture, CNN-IBN & IBN7 have brought back their educational series ‘Campus Calling’. This series will keep the students informed about various courses offered in different universities and also about their admission procedure. It will also update the students about new career options and their prospects.
The curtain raiser episode on CNN-IBN will highlight the problem of decreasing Quality in Popular courses & how to address it, while the subsequent episodes would discuss the 4–year Graduate Degree of Delhi University and courses like Medical, Dental, Engineering and MBA. Also, through call-ins leading academicians and eminent professional counselors will address admission/career related queries of the viewers.
On IBN7, the series will start with a panel discussion on the expectations of the private and public sector institutes from the new government, followed by four weekly episodes that would give the viewers extensive insights on various career options such as engineering & IT, Management, Medicine/Dental, Mass Communication and Animation.
According to Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, IBN Network, “The transition from school to college is the most critical phase in a student’s life. IBN Network will, furthering our legacy of empowering our viewers, including and especially the youth, will through our well-researched show ‘Campus Calling’, provide advice that will enable life defining decisions.”
Don’t forget to watch ‘Campus Calling’, the five episode educational series, starting from June 13th, every Friday @ 2.30 PM with a repeat on Monday @ 10.30 AM only on IBN7 & the four episode series every Friday @ 4.30 PM with a repeat on Saturday @ 1.30 PM only on CNN-IBN.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
