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JW Marriott mumbai welcomes miss universe 2012 Olivia Culpo
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s favorite 5 star hotel, JW Marriott Mumbai recently hosted Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo at the property. On her maiden visit to India, the hotel created a lasting expression on the American beauty with its extraordinary preparations for the occasion.
Apart from offering the luxurious Presidential Suite to the international star, the hotel created a special menu keeping her tastes and preferences in mind. Additionally, Chef Savio, the pastry chef at JW Marriott Mumbai, prepared a delicious raspberry-almond-chocolate cake handcrafted in the shape of a tiara for Miss Universe.
A lavish party was also organized to welcome Olivia Culpo to the city at Arola, the Michelin-starred restaurant at JW Marriott Mumbai. Present at this bash were eminent celebrities like Shibani Kashyap, Sana Khan, Mark Manuel, Vinit Jain, Rahul Roy, Ranjit, Rahul Vaidya, Gurdeep Mehendi, Ramji Gulati amongst others. Miss Universe Canada Sahar Biniaz and Miss India Manasi Moghe were also seen at this high-profile celebration. The party that went on till the wee hours of the morning was an occasion of revelry for all those who attended. The chic lifestyle destination offered its authentic Catalonian cuisine and delighted the guests with gourmet Spanish cuisine and foot-tapping music.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Pavithran Nambiar, General Manager, JW Marriott Mumbai said, “It’s an honor for us to have Miss Universe staying at our hotel. We have always been the preferred choice of most of the International and Indian celebrities. We are glad to have extended our hospitality to Miss Olivia Culpo on her maiden trip to Mumbai.”
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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.
