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DHL Global Forwarding announces appointment of new CEO in India
MUMBAI: DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, announces the appointment of Samar Nath as Chief Executive Officer and Country Manager for its Indian operations, effective September 10, 2013.
Having served for more than 15 years with various organizations, Samar Nath brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the position. Prior to this appointment, he has worked as Executive Vice President and Managing Director for India & South Asia at CEVA Logistics and Managing Director for India & South Asia at APL Logistics.
“Samar is well-known for his visionary leadership in the field of logistics. I look forward to his expertise in further consolidating DHL’s business as the leading logistics company in India.” said Kelvin Leung, CEO, Asia Pacific, DHL Global Forwarding. “At the epicenter of the rapidly growing Asia Pacific region, India is of strategic importance to DHL’s global forwarding operations. Samar’s appointment will help drive us towards our goal of continuously outgrowing the market and setting new standards of excellence for our customers”, he added.
In his previous roles, Samar has an impressive track record in leading companies through various growth stages with a strong proficiency in business development, establishing startups and business integration.
Samar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and an Executive MBA in Marketing Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management, University of Mumbai. He will be based at the company’s corporate office in Mumbai.
News Broadcasting
News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI: Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
