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  • Aaj Tak anchor Rohit Sardana succumbs to Covid

    Aaj Tak anchor Rohit Sardana succumbs to Covid

    NEW DELHI: Covid keeps taking its toll on the Indian news broadcasting industry. Reports emerged on Friday that Hindi news channel Aaj Tak’s lead anchor Rohit Sardana has passed away after testing positive for Covid2019.

    “More terrible news friends. Well known TV news anchor Rohit Sardana has passed away. Had a heart attack this morning. Deep condolences to his family,” tweeted journalist Rajdeep Sardesai.

     

     

    A senior broadcast journalist and a popular face on Hindi news channels, Sardana had left Zee News to join Aaj Tak in 2017. He was the host of the popular debate show Taal Thok Ke on Zee News and was last hosting Dangal on Aaj Tak.

    Sardana’s untimely demise has left the news media world in a state of shock, with several friends, colleagues and prominent personages expressing their sadness over demise on social media. Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary and Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia took to Twitter to condole Sardana’s passing.

     

     

     

     

    The last few posts on Sardana’s Twitter account shows that he was trying to help people even while suffering from Covid himself. He was amplifying the SOS calls of people who were in need of amenities amidst the second wave of the Covid2019 pandemic.

  • News18 India announces News18 India Adhiveshan – the biggest forum on Delhi Elections

    News18 India announces News18 India Adhiveshan – the biggest forum on Delhi Elections

    New Delhi: Continuing the legacy of bringing innovative and diverse formats along with incisive reportage, News18 India, the leading Hindi news channel from Network18, is all set to present a day-long conclave – News18 India Adhiveshan against the backdrop of elections in Delhi. Amid key issues of national and state level importance, the platform will focus on the key narrative that is defining the on-going electoral battle and debate how this is likely to impact the outcome of the Delhi elections.

    The event will be graced by top leaders from across the political spectrum such as Prakash Javdekar, Manish Sisodia, Manoj Tewari, Sudhanshu Trivedi, Sanjay Singh, Sambit Patra, Gourav Vallabh, Raghav Chaddha, Gaurav Bhatia, Ragini Nayyar, Nupur Sharma, Jignesh Mevani to name a few.

    From issues of development in the city state to the ongoing protests regarding NRC and CAA in the capital, News18 India Adhiveshan will put a spotlight on all the issues that are driving the electoral discourse. The event will offer a high impact platform to key stakeholders to effectively present their points of view and articulate their vision in front of a national audience.

    The conversations will be led by channel’s team of top anchors and journalists such as Kishore Ajwani, Amish Devgan, and Prateek Trivedi who will delve deep into the electoral strategies and tactics of the key political parties in the fray and bring to the viewers a ringside view of this heavyweight political battle.

    News18 India Adhiveshan will telecast throughout the day on News18 India on January 23, 2020

  • EEMA & NCT Government to simplify licensing events in Delhi; talks on with Maharashtra

    EEMA & NCT Government to simplify licensing events in Delhi; talks on with Maharashtra

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government has appointed a nodal officer for creation of a single-window licensing process for entertainment programmes.

     

    This has come after prolonged negotiations between the Event and Entertainment Management Association (EEMA) with the Delhi Government. 

     

    The aim was to create a conducive process for license acquisition for events in the nation’s capital.

     

    The State Government has also agreed that EEMA member companies can do ticketed events in Delhi without paying entertainment tax in advance.

     

    The decision was preceded by a series of meetings between the National Executive Committee of EEMA and the Delhi government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra. 

     

    Following a detailed EEMA representation, the Chief Minister appointed a nodal officer to engage with EEMA and find solutions in the shortest possible time.

     

    Commenting on the achievement, EEMA president Sabbas Joseph said, “Through the proactive approach of the Delhi government and EEMA, positive results with regards to licensing have started to show yielding a win – win situation for the entire events and experiential marketing industry. This is a big step towards making Delhi an event-friendly city.”

     

    EEMA treasurer Rajeev Jain added, “This is indeed a big bold step by the Delhi Govt. & Dept. of Entertainment Tax. Change in the Entertainment Tax depositing framework for EEMA members is certainly a big gift to the industry and number of ticketed & corporate events in the city will see an increase. This directive is a first step to make Delhi an event-friendly city and reinforces the role of the Event Industry as a major stakeholder in the city’s growth.”

     

    Through regular interactions with the Delhi Government and Commissioner – Excise, Entertainment & Luxury Tax, the following directives have been issued:

     

    Ticketed Events in Delhi

     

    ?  EEMA members will now be able to organize their ticketed events in Delhi without submitting any entertainment tax before the event.

     

    ?  Tax as per the ticket sale can be deposited after the completion of the event. Earlier this was to be done prior to ticket selling permissions being given.

     

    ?  To facilitate this arrangement, EEMA shall enter into an MOU with the Department of Entertainment Tax.

     

    ?  EEMA similarly would formulate guidelines for its members availing of this facility.

     

    ?  EEMA will also be submitting a Bank Guarantee of a stipulated amount as a surety on behalf of its members.

     

    Licensed Auditoriums under single window clearance

     

    ?  23 auditoriums in the city have been issued a permanent license for holding an event. More such venues are under consideration.

     

    Single Window Clearance: Reducing Licensing Hurdles

     

    ?  The government is in the process of bringing Entertainment Tax, Fire, Municipal authorities and Electricity under the purview of a single-window clearance.

     

    EEMA seeks to bring together the country’s leading event, sports management and brand activation companies, MICE and wedding planners, experiential marketers, entertainment professionals, artist management companies and international counterparts on the same platform.

     

    EEMA along with its key constituents is also engaged in similar discussions with the Maharashtra government and several other states with a view on easing the business processes and thereby generating growth in events featuring culture, music, dance, cinema and art.

  • MJ Akbar joins BJP as spokesperson

    MJ Akbar joins BJP as spokesperson

    MUMBAI: A line of journalists have begun showing their political stances of late. First Shazi Ilmi and Manish Sisodia quit their respective jobs to join upcoming Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Now one of India’s top notch journalists MJ Akbar has joined another party- the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as its official spokesperson.

     

    The PTI quotes him as saying “I have come back to politics because of policy. The crisis in front of the country is known to all. This is an opportunity to do whatever little we can do for our country.”

     

    Akbar is renowned for starting The Telegraph, The Asian Age and The Sunday Guardian. The latter is now a part of Information TV Group managed by Kartikeya Sharma that runs NewsX and India News channels.

     

    Additionally, Akbar is also currently hosting a show on NewsX called ‘Decode India with MJ Akbar’.

     

    He is currently the editorial director of The Sunday Guardian. Earlier he was associated with the TV Today group.