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
CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
