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Laugh a lot and Win a lot on Laughternoons with &pictures
MUMBAI: With the festival of lights around the corner, &pictures is all set to brighten up viewers lives with a laughter and a chance to win big prizes during the week of Diwali. Since it is festive season, families can fill their afternoons with the comedy movie festival aptly titled – Laughternoons! The festival will air between 1st to 7th November at 12 noon and feature some of Bollywood’s most popular films like Andaz Apna Apna, Kambakht Ishq, Double Dhamaal, Desi Boyz and many more.
Viewers will be able to take part in a contest that will run during the film and SMS the number of smileys that are flashed on their screens by typing AND <space> number of smileys and send it to 57575. The top 200 correct entries will each win either one gold or one silver coin while one lucky winner will win a bumper prize of Rs. 1lakh!
The movies to be aired as a part of the Laughternoon festival are as follows:
1st Nov- Andaz Apna Apna
2nd Nov- Kambakht Ishq
3rd Nov- Double Dhamaal
4th Nov- Desi Boyz
5th Nov- Hungama
6th Nov- Deewane Huye Paagal
7th Nov- All The Best
So what are you waiting for? Afternoons this Diwali have just gotten bigger and better! Watch Laughternoons at 12 noon on &pictures from 1st to 7th November with your family and stand to win exciting prizes! You certainly don’t need another reason to Laugh Out Loud!
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India Today Group sweeps top honours at Ramnath Goenka Awards
Journalists recognised for fearless investigative and civic reporting.
MUMBAI: India Today Group just turned the Ramnath Goenka Awards into its own trophy cabinet because when your reporters dig this deep, even the judges have to award a clean sweep. India Today Group journalists have secured multiple top honours at the latest edition of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, reinforcing the network’s legacy as the gold standard of Indian journalism. The awards were conferred by vice president C. P. Radhakrishnan at a ceremony held on 27 March 2026.
Sreya Chatterjee won in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Broadcast’ category for her powerful India Today TV report ‘Operation Illegals: The Alarming Rise in Bangladeshi Infiltration Across India’s Fragile Eastern Frontier’. The investigation stood out for its depth, on-ground rigour and national relevance.
In the ‘Civic Journalism – Print/Digital’ category, Sreya Chatterjee along with Arvind Ojha were honoured for their indiatoday.in report on unregulated water extraction and the ‘Tanker Mafia’ in Delhi’s Bawana Industrial Area. The story exposed critical systemic gaps and environmental challenges affecting daily life.
Additionally, aajtak.in was recognised in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Print/Digital’ category for its hard-hitting exposé ‘The Surrogate Mother Market’, which highlighted the human, legal and ethical dimensions of the surrogacy ecosystem.
India Today Group emerged as the only network honoured in Investigative Journalism across both Print/Digital and Broadcast categories. The wins reflect the strength of its multi-platform newsroom and its unwavering commitment to credible, high-impact reporting that informs public discourse and drives accountability.
In an era when speed often trumps substance, these awards remind us that the most powerful stories are still the ones dug out with courage, told with clarity, and delivered with conscience, one fearless byline at a time.
