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  • India Today teams up with Amazon Alexa for UP elections coverage

    India Today teams up with Amazon Alexa for UP elections coverage

    Mumbai: Fight for political supremacy in the Hindi heartland of Uttar Pradesh is one of the most anticipated events in India’s political calendar. With all eyes glued to this political fervour unfolding ahead of the counting day, India Today has joined hands with Amazon Alexa to deliver election broadcast in the digital arena.

    The alliance puts the focus on delivering insightful analysis and updates through three special episodes of flagship show called “Trigger Point” hosted by Preeti Chaudhary.

    “As the seven phases of polling nearly comes to an end and exit polls being around the corner, this unique content partnership comes at the crucial juncture in the most anticipated political festival of Hindi speaking belt of India – Uttar Pradesh elections,” said the broadcaster in a statement.

  • News18 India’s Bhaiya Ji Kahin is at Ground Zero in Bihar to capture voters’ expectations ahead of the assembly polls

    News18 India’s Bhaiya Ji Kahin is at Ground Zero in Bihar to capture voters’ expectations ahead of the assembly polls

    After travelling across different districts to bring forth the real concerns of the people from ground zero amidst the ongoing pandemic, News18 India's popular show Bhaiyaji Kahin has been travelling across the poll bound Bihar. Considering the significance of the state assembly elections in the national politics, the popular travelogue-cum-chaupal show will provide a comprehensive and unparalleled ground-level view of the situation. 

    Through the show, anchor Prateek Trivedi will indulge in candid conversations with everyone –be it the aam aadmi, local leaders at the constituency level or the biggest newsmakers. As the show travels across different districts of Bihar, it will capture topics ranging from woes of those impacted the most by COVID-19 and other calamities, migration of tons of labourers, and politics over the pandemic.

    With his people-oriented approach, BhaiyaJi brings out real stories of truth, pain, and courage. Traveling through the key constituencies such as Patna, Gaya, Banka and Nalanda amongst others, Bhaiyaji Kahin, as always, is set to provide a unique national platform to the people of Bihar to voice their concerns, hopes and expectations from the upcoming elections.
     

  • News18 India present weekend specials on Lok Sabha Elections from Ground Zero

    News18 India present weekend specials on Lok Sabha Elections from Ground Zero

    MUMBAI: Reinforcing the commitment of bringing the most comprehensive reportage of the General Elections, News18 India has further lined-up extensive and diverse weekend programming for its viewers. Comprising of channel’s renowned shows, the programming aims to bring not only up-to-the-minute updates but also cover substantive issues related to the elections.

    Extending the umbrella branding ‘Sabse Bada Dangal’, News18 India present special on-ground episodes of its popular shows- Lapete Mein Netaji, Desh ko Jawab Do and Ye Desh Hai Hamara. Featuring renowned Hindi poets, Lapete Mein Netaji is based on a ‘hasya kavi sammelan’ format featuring top politicians, bringing humor and sarcasm to the serious political discourse. Recently, the show travelled to Varanasi where it witnessed presence of popular Hindi poets and satirists like Damdar Banarasi, Chirag Jain, Pratap Singh Faujdar and Gaurav Chauhan along with political leaders – Kaushlesh Singh of BJP; Lalitesh Pati Tripathi of Congress and Manoj Rai Dhoopchandi of SP.

    Bringing top newsmakers across leading political parties on a single platform, channel’s intense debates place audience and their issues at the heart of their reportage. Taking the discussions on-ground to enhance engagement, News18 India recently telecast a special episode of Desh Ko Jawab Do from Lucknow. The debate featured top local politicians such as Rakesh Tripathi of BJP; Surendra Rajput of Congress and Anurag Bhadoria of SP, wherein they discussed the key concerns and mood of the voters in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

    Along with fierce debates, the channel is also showcasing in-depth profiling of top newsmakers of every week like PM Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi to name a few, through special election episodes of the show ‘Poster’. With wide-ranging and incisive programming throughout the week, News18 India aims to provide an unparalleled access to its viewers during the world’s largest democratic exercise.

  • News18 India Presents ‘Lapete Mein Netaji: Election Special’ from Ground Zero

    News18 India Presents ‘Lapete Mein Netaji: Election Special’ from Ground Zero

    MUMBAI: Continuing its commitment to provide extensive and differentiated content ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, News18 India will present election special edition of one its flagship shows, Lapete Mein Netaji. With an innovative take on the ‘Hasya Kavi Sammelan’ format, the show will go on-ground, outside the studio to bring politicians, poets and people together on one platform.

    As a part of the channel's election programming of Sabse Bada Dangal, the prime-time show, Lapete Mein Netaji will travel to Gwalior, Bhopal, Indore, Vidisha, Jaipur & Alwar in the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to hold discussions at the ground level and bring sharp sarcasm, satire and a sense of humor to the political discourse. The show will bring some of the most renowned local poets along with the city voters face-to-face with some of the biggest newsmakers.