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Lok Sabha TV launches dedicated website
NEW DELHI: A dedicated website of the Lok Sabha TV was launched by Lok Speaker Meira Kumar who expressed the hope that the initiative would bolster the inclusive image of Parliament and reach out to a wider, younger audience.
Kumar recalled the efforts of former Speaker Somnath Chatterjee who envisaged the idea of a dedicated TV Channel for the Lok Sabha – the first of its kind in the world.
Lok Sabha Secretary-General T. K. Viswanathan, while lauding the recent initiatives of LSTV to bring people closer to Parliament, hoped that this initiative would help LSTV to achieve its targets with regard to the desirable standards of convergence of technologies. He also felt that the website would empower Members of Parliament to connect with their electors in a better and efficient way.
Speaking on the occasion, LSTV’s CEO Rajiv Mishra said the simple act of shifting the delivery of television to the Internet radically increases the content choices and the way advertising is delivered. He hoped that the website would help in achieving this target as it would also webcast the programmes of the LSTV channel. The website is available at www.loksabhatv.nic.in.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
