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Usha International sponsors Dr. Bharat Ram Open Sports Meet 2013 at the Lady Shri Ram College
NEW DELHI: Usha International has always been committed towards encouraging young and promising sporting talents in the country. Taking forward this commitment, Usha announces the commencement of the Dr. Bharat Ram Open Sports Meet 2013, at the reputed Lady Shri Ram College, in New Delhi. This is the fourth year of Usha’s association with this event.
This will be a three day sporting event, from 25th to 27th of October and will witness participation of over 50 colleges from the Delhi- NCR region. The aim of this festival is to promote the spirit of sportsmanship, and to spread the message of peace and goodwill through unity and team spirit.
Lady Shri Ram College is the only ladies college in Delhi University which hosts this annual sports extravaganza for both men and women. The competition covers a wide array of sports, including Basketball, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Judo, Chess, Athletics, Lawn tennis, Shooting, Soccer etc. The inaugural ceremony for the meet is scheduled to be conducted at 10:00 am on Friday 25th Oct- 2013.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Chhaya Shriram, Director, Usha International said, “We are happy to be sponsoring and convening this annual sports meet. Dr. Bharat Ram Open Sports Meet had witnessed overwhelming success in the past and we strongly believe that this year is going to be no different. We have been continuously championing the cause of supporting and promoting diverse forms of sports and extra-curricular activities across the length and breadth of the country. Our association with LSR Annual Sports Festival is another step in encouraging promising sporting talents in the country.”
A keen supporter of Sports for over 25 years, Usha International organizes various sporting events such as Ladies Amateur Golf Events, Junior Golf Championships and Training Programmes, Mawana Marathon and now Ultimate Flying Disc Tournament.
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Times Network to air JVC Exit Poll across 5 regions on April 29
Four-hour broadcast spans states and Puducherry with data-led analysis
MUMBAI: Times Network is set to roll out what it calls one of its most expansive election programming efforts yet, culminating in the JVC Exit Poll on 29 April, with a multi-hour broadcast spanning key poll-bound regions.
The exit poll will air across Times Now and Times Now Navbharat, beginning at 5pm and 4pm respectively. Co-powered by Vedanta and Jindal Stainless, the programming aims to combine on-ground reportage with data-driven projections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.
The network has deployed over 50 journalists across these regions, gathering voter sentiment and local insights in the run-up to polling. The effort builds on its ongoing election formats such as Election Yatra and Election Premier League, which have tracked campaign narratives and community-level issues.
In parallel, Times Now Navbharat has focused on constituency-level reporting in West Bengal through its Jan Gan ka Mann series, capturing voter opinions across diverse segments.
The coverage has also featured interviews with prominent political leaders. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala and V D Satheesan have appeared on the network’s election specials. From Tamil Nadu, voices including deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran, BJP leader K Annamalai and NTK’s Seeman have also featured in discussions.
On the day of the exit poll, the network’s primetime anchors, including Navika Kumar, Zakka Jacob and Sumit Awasthi, will lead the coverage. They will be joined by a panel of political analysts, psephologists and senior journalists offering real-time insights and interpretation of trends.
The programming will integrate grassroots reportage with analytics from the JVC Exit Poll, aiming to give viewers an early sense of electoral outcomes ahead of the official results on 4 May.
With its combined English and Hindi broadcast reach, Times Network is positioning this effort as a comprehensive look at voter sentiment, blending field reporting, data and debate to decode what could lie ahead when the final mandate is revealed.
