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Gurgaon to soon witness the biggest and extravgant Wedding Exhibition by Big Fat Wedding India
Gurgaon: Big Fat Wedding India, a leading Fashion Show organizer is coming up with an extravagant wedding exhibition on 29th& 30th August 2013.
Well renowned Designers like Ritu Kumar, Abdul Halder, Aditya Khandelwal, Akhilesh Pawha, Aakriti Singh will showcase their exclsuive Wedding Collection. The Wedding Exhibition will witness presence of more than 30 exhibitors from Delhi, Ludhiana, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Mumbai and Kolkata who will unveil their latest collection for the Brides. The exhibition will cater to all the Wedding Needs right from Designer Apparels to Fancy Footwear and latest jewellery and bridal trousseau.
Special attractions like free Mehndi art for all visitors by Nadya, phone number and signature analysis by Tarot Queen Mrs. Seema Midha, Fashion show by Akhilesh Pawha, is the two day forecast at the Big Fat Wedding.
The Event will also see presence of some famous designers who are mostly Fashion week regulars.The event hall will have a perfect ambience and it will be decorated in a grand wedding style with a complete Mandap, flowers, lotus, peacock etc.
Ms. Tania Singh, Marketing Head, Big Fat Wedding India says, “The onset of the Wedding season sets a perfect mood for shopping and enjoyment. For Brides to Be and Brides-maid, the exhibition sets a perfect platform to experience outstanding wedding collection which is unique and splendid in every aspect. We look forward to immense participation and presence of you all”.
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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.
