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India TV’S ‘Chunav Manch Up’ creates national headlines
MUMBAI: India TV’s UP election conclave made national headlines when Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister gave his first and frank reaction on reports of family feud. Akhilesh Yadav chose AapKi Adalat at India TV’s full-day mega conclave Chunav Manch – Uttar Pradesh to state that he wants the final say on selection of candidates of his party for the coming assembly elections. His assertion created thunderous & rippling national headlines.
Riding on the towering scale of execution, enviable line-up of participation, precise timing & India TV’s editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma himself leading the charge with a series of power packed Aap Ki Adalat – Chunav Manch Specials, compelled rival news channels to cut India TV Mega Conclave live.
While the Hyper-Political Uttar Pradesh continued riddling the fervent political watchers and the most able national media, India TV yet again triumphed in delving top-end and exclusive content right from the epicenter of activity, Lucknow, that was picked up by none but all of the National Media at real time.
While UP’s first family showed no signs of recouping from the feud it has found itself into & while speculations were at its peak, India TV Chunav Manch saw UP CM Akhilesh Yadav & his Uncle & Senior SP Leader Shivpal Yadav in two separate exclusives, those had the entire nation, including the top media organizations glued.
Other big headlines came from no less than BJP National President Amit Shah, BJP State President Keshav Maurya, Congress State President Raj Babbar, Cabinet Minister Anupriya Patel, SP MP Naresh Agarwal amongst top National & State Politicians like Congress MP PL Punia, EX- UP BJP Chief Laxmikant Bajpai, Maharashtra SP Chief Abu Azmi, BJP MLA Sangeet Som, Congress Leader & Former MoS Home Affairs RPN Singh, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress MLA Pramod Tiwari, BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj, SP Leader Ambika Chaudhary, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, Congress Leader & Former MoS HRD Jitin Prasad, SP Spoksperson Gaurav Bhatia, BJP Spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, Congress Leader Akhilesh Pratap Singh amongst others.
India TV MD & CEO Ritu Dhawan on the success of India TV Chunav Manch conceded, “Though we were sure that we will raise the bar for our industry peers with sheer scale & concept of execution itself, but we are elated to be able to match our audiences high expectations in terms of power content created through the effort.”
“We compete only with ourselves” She added while highlighting the strategic punctuation of a couple of Aap Ki Adalat Chunav Manch Specials.
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India Today Group debuts AI anchor ‘Sutra’ at AI Impact Summit 2026
Sutra aims to simplify live policy debates using sovereign AI models
NEW DELHI: India Today Group has unveiled Sutra, an AI-driven news anchor designed to deliver real-time, contextual reporting, marking the group’s latest push to integrate artificial intelligence into mainstream journalism.
The AI anchor was introduced at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi and developed in collaboration with BharatGen, with the initiative showcased by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
India Today Group said Sutra is built to navigate complex policy discussions and fast-moving developments by synthesising information into concise, accessible insights, aimed at narrowing the gap between high-level debates and public understanding. The AI anchor was used to surface live takeaways from key sessions at the summit.
India Today Group chief AI officer Nilanjan Das, said the project was focused on clarity and accessibility without diluting editorial rigour. He added that working with BharatGen aligned the group’s AI ambitions with India’s broader push towards sovereign technology capabilities.
BharatGen CEO Rishi Bal, said the partnership reflected a shift from basic automation towards deeper contextual intelligence in media. He emphasised the importance of indigenous, multimodal AI models capable of understanding Indian languages, regional dialects and cultural nuance, particularly as AI-driven news formats gain traction.
The launch positions India Today Group among the first major Indian media houses to deploy an AI anchor backed by home-grown technology, underscoring a growing convergence between journalism, public policy and sovereign AI infrastructure.
