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ZEE News announces special 75-hour programme for Independence Day
New Delhi: Hindi News channel ZEE News has announced a 75-hour marathon programme with multiple shows to celebrate India’s 75th Independence Day.
The program will begin on 12 August at 9 p.m. and continue till 15 August.
The 75-hour long program will have special shows like Bhoolein -Yaad Aati Hain, anchored by writer Manoj Muntasir. The Regiment Series will see the ZEE News team visiting many Armed Force Camps, while a special show on brave hearts like Bhagat Singh, will be anchored by Piyush Mishra. A documentary on Sardar Patel and a musical show by Indian playback singer Shadab Faridi will also be aired along with a remembrance program of personalities like Dilip Kumar and Sunil Dutt.
Apart from this, ZEE News will show the viewers some classics like Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hain & Yaaro Ki Baarat with Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha. ZEE News additionally, for the first time ever, will celebrate the brilliant Olympic performance by showcasing India’s first-ever gold medal story through telecast of Akshay Kumar starrer movie ‘Gold’. Some more specials like Kavi Sammelan, INS Viraat, Female commando, Harbhajan & Yuvraj Singh together will be aired as well.
DNA will also have an Independence Special. Some more specials like Kavi Sammelan, INS Viraat, Female commando, Harbhajan & Yuvraj Singh together will be aired as well.
ZEE News, CEO and editor-in-chief, Sudhir Chaudhary said “ZEE News was the first private 24/7 news channel of independent India. In the last 26 years, we have always carried the core values of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakum as we have always kept the nation and our viewers first. Apart from hard factual news, we strive to bring innovative content for our viewers as we will do this 75th Independence Day where we will be providing much more than just news to celebrate the nation’s achievements.“
ZEE News, chief revenue officer, Gaurav Verma said, “It’s our consistent endeavour at ZEE News to give extra value and informative content to our viewers and the same is well recognised by leading brands for association with Zee News. This is because of the constant trust and legacy we have built over last 26 years as India’s first private news channel.”
ZEE News is watched in more than 180 countries worldwide.
ZEE News is the No.1 Hindi News channel on Facebook and India’s no.1 Hindi News channel on YouTube, according to Crowd Tangle Report (Metric: Facebook Social Media Interactions) 25 May – 25 August 2020 and TubeBuddy; 11th Jul – 08th Aug ’21, In terms of Video views in Millions. (Headline is also based above sources)
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India’s AI Future Gets a Neural Kick-Off in Delhi
NDTV IND.AI Summit on 18 Feb 2026 to debate governance, ethics, and India’s big-tech ambitions.
MUMBAI: Artificial intelligence is about to get a very Delhi welcome smart, spirited, and ready to out-think the room. On 18 February 2026, New Delhi plays host to the inaugural NDTV IND.AI Summit, a high-stakes pow-wow that promises to put India’s AI ambitions under the brightest spotlight yet. Billed as a deep dive into how artificial intelligence is already rewiring the nation’s economy, policy playbook, and strategic dreams, the one-day event is curated by NDTV in partnership with the Startup Policy Forum. At its core lies a single, sharp question: how do you unleash AI’s transformative power while keeping trust, equity, and sanity intact?
The guest list reads like a who’s-who of global AI heavyweights. Former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak headlines a special session on AI in governance, sharing hard-won lessons on how the technology is reshaping statecraft and decision-making. Joining the fray are OpenAI’s Chris Lehane, UC Berkeley’s AI safety pioneer Stuart Russell, and Google’s James Manyika, voices that will anchor India firmly in the international conversation on accountability, risk, and cross-border cooperation.
Beyond the policy wonks, the Summit rolls up its sleeves for real-world impact. General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja and other top-tier investors will unpack how AI is redrawing the rules of capital, innovation, and long-term value creation. Separate tracks will tackle AI’s footprint in workplaces, large-scale adoption, productivity shifts, evolving job roles, and organisational culture. India’s digital public infrastructure, often hailed as a global blueprint for inclusive tech gets its own spotlight, alongside a dedicated segment on AI sovereignty: what does true national control look like in a borderless tech universe?
NDTV CEO and editor-in-chief Rahul Kanwal framed the event’s bigger picture, “The IND.AI Summit is about the kind of future we are choosing to build. India has the scale, the talent, and the moral imagination to shape how AI serves society and this Summit is our way of bringing the most credible voices together to define that direction.”
In a world where AI chatter can feel abstract, the New Delhi gathering aims to ground the debate in India’s own story, one that ties cutting-edge innovation to public purpose, domestic priorities to global influence, and raw ambition to responsible stewardship. Whether you’re an algorithm enthusiast or just mildly curious about tomorrow’s headlines, this Summit is India signalling it’s not just catching the AI wave, it intends to help steer it.
