News Broadcasting
Sahara Star Hosts Special Onam Brunch this Festive Season
MUMBAI: This Onam, Sahara Star has a special traditional treat for you. Celebrated with great gusto and joy, Onam is the biggest festival of Kerala that marks the start of the harvest season. Keeping this in mind, there will be a special brunch available on the day of the festival, 16th September ’13, complimented with all traditional favourites such as Medu Vada, Pesarattu, Avial etc.
The Brunch will be available at Earth Plate restaurant which will be adorned with intricate rangolis with urli and there will be a live magic show to keep you engaged. Chef Kshitiz and Restaurant Manager Mohd Maqsood will dish up traditional south Indian delicacies for the occasion. Live counters will be overpowered with the aroma of regional cuisine. These mouth watering treats will stay true to the flavours of Kerala and are guaranteed to leave you wanting more.
Fresh fruit juice ,Exotic mocktails & Soft drinks will be a part of the buffet. cocktails will be the main attraction while select brands of alcohol will be served.
So book the 16th of September on your calendars for the Onam buffet at Earth Plate, Sahara Star Hotel to bring in the joyous season with culinary delights and resplendent ambience
Special Onam Buffet priced at Rs.1700 + taxes for non alcoholic and Rs.1900 + taxes for alcoholic brunch.
*Aamby valley EC’s and Star Gourmet members to get 15% discount on Food & Soft Beverage. No complimentary vouchers to be accepted. No discount will be applicable for FHRAI & H&RA card members.
Time: 12:30- 3:30 pm
Date: 16th September 2013
Venue: Sahara Star
Opp. Domestic Airport,
Vile Parle (East)
Mumbai 400099
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.
