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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 LIVE on JioCinema and Sports18 Khel

Mumbai: The next generation of superstars will be seen in action as Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy starts 16 October, LIVE on JioCinema and Sports18 Khel. Several IPL and India stars will feature in the tourney that will see 38 teams vying for the top prize.

The tournament has been the nursery for many future India players. The tournament will be played in five cities – Mumbai, Jaipur, Ranchi, Mohali and Dehradun – and all the knockout matches will be staged in Mohali.

Top cricketers like Yash Dhull, KS Bharat, Mayank Agarwal, Ajinkya Rahane, Washington Sundar, and Tilak Verma, among many others, will be looking to guide their teams to the ultimate glory.

Defending champions Mumbai will be led by Rahane and have a solid cast of players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan and Tushar Deshpande. Tamil Nadu, the most successful team of the tournament, will be led by Sundar with Sai Sudarshan, Vijay Shankar and T Natarajan part of the TN side that has won the tournament thrice since its inauguration.

Delhi features captain Dhull along with Ishant Sharma and Suyash Sharma, while Karnataka will feature Mayank Agarwal and Devdutt Padikkal, among others.

Date	Day	Time	Fixtures		Venue
16-Oct-23	Mon	11:00 AM	Madhya Pradesh	Nagaland	Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun
16-Oct-23	Mon	4:30 PM	Delhi	Uttar Pradesh	Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun
16-Oct-23	Mon	11:00 AM	Baroda	J&K	SMS Cricket Stadium
16-Oct-23	Mon	4:30 PM	Haryana	Mumbai	SMS Cricket Stadium
16-Oct-23	Mon	11:00 AM	Manipur	Railways	JSCA Cricket Stadium
16-Oct-23	Mon	4:30 PM	Punjab	Saurashtra	JSCA Cricket Stadium
17-Oct-23	Tue	11:00 AM	Delhi	Madhya Pradesh	Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun
17-Oct-23	Tue	4:30 PM	Nagaland	Tripura	Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun
17-Oct-23	Tue	11:00 AM	Meghalaya	Mumbai	SMS Cricket Stadium
17-Oct-23	Tue	4:30 PM	Chhattisgarh	Haryana	SMS Cricket Stadium
17-Oct-23	Tue	11:00 AM	Andhra	Punjab	JSCA Cricket Stadium
17-Oct-23	Tue	4:30 PM	Gujarat	Saurashtra	JSCA Cricket Stadium
19-Oct-23	Thu	11:00 AM	Tamil Nadu	Tripura	Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun
19-Oct-23	Thu	4:30 PM	Karnataka	Madhya Pradesh	Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun
19-Oct-23	Thu	11:00 AM	Chhattisgarh	Hyderabad	SMS Cricket Stadium
19-Oct-23	Thu	4:30 PM	Baroda	Mumbai	SMS Cricket Stadium
19-Oct-23	Thu	11:00 AM	Goa	Gujarat	JSCA Cricket Stadium
19-Oct-23	Thu	4:30 PM	Punjab	Railways	JSCA Cricket Stadium
21-Oct-23	Sat	11:00 AM	Delhi	Karnataka	Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun
21-Oct-23	Sat	4:30 PM	Nagaland	Uttar Pradesh	Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun
21-Oct-23	Sat	11:00 AM	J&K	Mumbai	SMS Cricket Stadium
21-Oct-23	Sat	4:30 PM	Hyderabad	Mizoram	SMS Cricket Stadium
21-Oct-23	Sat	11:00 AM	Manipur	Punjab	JSCA Cricket Stadium
21-Oct-23	Sat	4:30 PM	Arunachal Pradesh	Goa	JSCA Cricket Stadium

Catch all the live action from the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 16 October 2023, Monday, 11:00 AM onwards, LIVE & exclusive on JioCinema and Sports18 Khel.

October 14, 2023

The mainstream media channel poses the largest threat to the industry: I&B minister Anurag Thakur

Mumbai: The union minister of information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur stated at the 47th annual gathering and 20th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) that the biggest threat to mainstream media is not new age digital platforms, but rather the mainstream media channel itself.

He went on to say that true journalism was about confronting the facts, telling the truth, and giving all sides a platform to express themselves.

The minister stated that inviting guests who are divisive, spread false narratives, and shout at the top of their lungs undermines a channel’s credibility.
“Polarising debates pull down the credibility of the channel. Journalists are duty bound to report the news without fabrication,” he added.
He further shared, “Your decisions regarding the guest, the tone, and visuals define your credibility in the eyes of the audience. The viewer may stop for a minute to watch your show, but will never trust your anchor, your channel, or brand as a trusted and transparent source of news.”

Thakur urged the presenters not to let the narrative be defined by soundbites, but to redefine it themselves and set the terms for the guests and the channel.

He prodded the audience, asking, “Are you going to watch as the younger audience switches and sweeps through the shrill on TV news, or are you going to bring back the neutrality in news and debates to stay ahead of the game?”

Speaking on the theme of the event, “Building a stronger future for broadcasting in the post-pandemic era,” the minister remarked that, “though broadcast media is and has always been in the mainstream of journalism, the Covid 19 era has shaped its structure in a more strategic way. The Covid pandemic has taught us how the right and timely information can save millions of lives. It is the media which brought the world on one platform during this difficult phase and reinforced the spirit of one global family.”

Presenting the role of the Indian media during the pandemic as a success story, he said that the media ensured that Covid-19 awareness messages, important government guidelines, and free online consultations with doctors reached everyone in the nook and corner of the country.

Thakur also prodded the member countries to set up cooperation in the area of good quality content exchange. Program exchanges through such cooperation bring world cultures together. Such media partnerships between the countries help in building strong people-to-people bonds, he commented.

In conclusion, the minister underlined that the media, in all its forms, has an immense ability to shape public perceptions and perspectives as an effective tool of empowerment. “It is imperative to create an enabling environment for our journalists and broadcasters to make the space of the media more vibrant and rewarding,” he added.

At the event, the union minister of state for information and broadcasting (I&B) Dr. L Murugan, secretary of MIB Apurva Chandra, Prasar Bharati chief executive officer & AIBD president Mayank Agarwal, and AIBD director Philomena Gnanapragasam were present at the event.

Agarwal highlighted that with an increase in the use of the internet in broadcasting, the training of journalists in cyber security journalism has become imperative. He added that AIBD is the first set up to take this up as part of its training programs.

Philomena Gnanapragasam said that content is going to determine the future of media and how the content is shared and monetised will determine the future of broadcasting. She also thanked all the delegates and representatives of various organisations for their presence.

September 20, 2022
Mayank Agarwal signs with Baseline Ventures for commercial representation

Mumbai: Sports, events, entertainment, and licensing firm Baseline Ventures has signed Indian cricketer and T20 league Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal to represent him in all commercial aspects.

He has scored more than 2,000 runs in the IPL in 113 games. He has also amassed more than 4,000 runs in domestic T20s.

“Having signed with Baseline Ventures, I am incredibly happy and looking forward to seeing how this will help me in my career. Today, every athlete needs the right representation, and having the right people around me to handle the commercial aspects would be hugely beneficial,” said Agarwal.

“We at Baseline Ventures are very pleased to represent a seasoned cricketer in Mayank Agarwal. He proved his mettle at the highest level after amassing a mountain of runs on the domestic circuit, and his record in Test cricket speaks volumes of his prowess. We want to make sure Mayank’s brand keeps growing in the right direction,” said Baseline Ventures co-founder Vishal Jaison.

After a record-breaking domestic season in 2017-18, which included over 1,000 runs within a single month and other consistent performances for both Karnataka and India A across formats, he got his maiden call up to the Indian Team midway through the 2018-19 Border Gavaskar Series in Australia, where his gritty knock of 76 on Test Match debut in Melbourne was the second highest score by an Indian opener making his test debut overseas.

August 8, 2022
Amit Shah launches Doordarshan’s new serial ‘Swaraj- Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram ki Samagra Gatha’

New Delhi: The mega historical new Doordarshan’s Hindi serial ‘Swaraj- Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram ki Samagra Gatha’ was launched by Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday.

Launching the serial, he said the objective of “Swaraj” would be achieved in a true sense only if the country’s languages, dharma, culture and arts are preserved and its history passed on to future generations.

Sharing his thoughts on this new show, Shah recalled the time stalwarts like Pandit Jasraj and Ustal Bismillah Khan had said that if it had not been for Akashwani, they would not have existed. “It is not possible to spread the expression of the essence of India without Doordarshan & All India Radio,” he said.

The minister deliberated on the meaning of the celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and said it is not just a celebration of our freedom struggle but also of the achievements of the past 75 years since independence, of the sacrifices of the sung and unsung heroes of our freedom struggle.

“This is also a time when we are visualizing the contours of the future of India and India is only going to attain greater heights of excellence from here,” he added.

Swaraj is a 75 episode serial produced in 4K/HD quality and will air every Sunday from 9-10 pm on Doordarshan National from 14 August.

It is being dubbed in nine regional languages along with English. The serial in regional languages Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya, Bengali and Assamese will be broadcast on Doordarshan’s regional channels from 20 August. Starting from the landing of Vasco-da-gama in 1498 the serial presents a rich saga of the heroes of this land.

Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Anurag Thakur remarked that Doordarshan and All India Radio had done a commendable job of reviving the valiant stories of over 550 freedom fighters and enabling the acquaintance of the younger generations with these unsung heroes.

Speaking about the serial, the minister said, “It is aimed at reimagining the vision behind the idea of swaraj and tell the stories of the leaders that moulded that idea into a reality. The serial is a manifestation of our pride in these heroes from the past. With satisfaction in his expressions, the minister stated that intense research had gone into making the serial and information and documents have been collected from all the corners of the country to bring to life these stories from our freedom struggle.”

The Union Minister of State for I&B Dr L. Murugan, Secretary of I&B Apurva Chandra and Prasar Bharati CEO Mayank Agarwal were also present during the launch. Various members of parliament, senior officials of the ministry, Doordarshan and All India Radio news were present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Prasar Bharti chief executive officer Mayank Agarwal said, “The serial will be broadcast on Akashwani along with Doordarshan.”

Agarwal expressed his gratitude to the team behind the production of this serial for their extensive research and diligence.

August 6, 2022
CEAT announces bat sponsorship association with cricketer Mayank Agarwal

MUMBAI: CEAT Ltd has announced its association with Mayank Agarwal, an upcoming batsman for India. This endorsement makes Mayank a valuable addition to team CEAT, which also has the likes of Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, and Harmanpreet Kaur. He will now be seen playing with a CEAT bat in all formats of the game.

Commenting on the endorsement, CEAT Ltd MD Anant Goenka said, “We are glad to bring on board the extremely talented cricketer, Mayank Agarwal to represent the CEAT brand. At CEAT we strive to identify talent and encourage them in their cricketing journey. We believe that Mayank has all the qualities to become the next big thing in Indian cricket. We wish him all the very best and welcome him to the CEAT family.

Mayank Agarwal made his mark by becoming the top scorer for India at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup. His remarkable performance in the 2017-18 Ranji Season, where he scored over a 1000 runs earned him the Madhavrao Scindia Award that is presented to the highest run-scorer in the season. That performance paved the way for his entry into Kings XI Punjab at the 2018 IPL auction.

Mayank recently made a dream Test debut against Australia during the Border – Gavaskar Series on Boxing Day, 26 December 2018. He went on to score 76 runs in his first innings of the match, which was the highest score by an Indian cricketer on Test debut in Australia.

On his association with CEAT Ltd, Agarwal said, “I am extremely proud to associate with CEAT, and it’s an honour for me to represent the brand, both on and off the cricket field. CEAT has a long and illustrious history in cricket, and it gives me a great sense of pride and responsibility to join the group of talented and successful cricketers at CEAT.”

February 13, 2019
‘Blow The Whistle’ for road safety campaign

MUMBAI: SABMiller India’s ‘Respect the Road’- Don’t drink and drive campaign, launched ‘Blow The Whistle’ initiative on digital media to promote the message of responsible drinking and overall road safety.

As a part of this initiative, people would be given whistles to blow against all kinds of road and traffic offenders e.g. signal jumpers, rash drivers, people indulging in drinking and driving etc.

Respect the Road is India’s biggest Don’t drink and drive campaign on digital platform. Going beyond highlight the perils of drunk driving, the Facebook page of the campaign will now also highlight dangerous and risky road behavior leading to road accidents and fatalities.

SABMiller India VP sustainability and communications Meenakshi Sharma said: “Promoting responsible drinking is one of the core sustainable priorities for SABMiller worldwide. Through ‘Respect the Road’- Don’t drink and drive campaign, we promote responsible drinking encouraging people to use alternatives to drinking and driving such as calling a cab, hiring a chauffeur or designating a buddy to drive. Blow The Whistle initiative is an extension of our campaign and goes a step further to involve people giving them the responsibility to take action and spread the word about road safety. We are confident that people will step out of their comfort zones and blow the whistle against road offenders.”

The page will showcase whistle creatives and images of people blowing whistles at traffic offenders. The objective is to involve people and encourage them to participate in this campaign to address the issue of road safety. People can post pictures of road offenders, share their experiences and testimonials of blowing whistles at offenders and send in pictures and videos of what/who would they blow the whistle against. The campaign would also urge people to help the victims in a road mishap and respond when they hear a whistle on the street.

Geek Creative CEO Mayank Agarwal said: “Blow The Whistle was conceptualized as an initiative to involve people on ground and encourage them to take up the issue of road safety. Through social media, we will engage with people through pictorial representations, participation through quizzes, contests and encourage people to use a whistle against traffic and road offenders. Our strategy involves a 360 degree integration of the top digital platforms to connect with our audience and spread awareness about road safety.”

The campaign will be taken on ground during the festive season this year where people can come and share their thoughts on making the roads safer. Whistles will be distributed to people for them to blow it against the road offenders and rule breakers. Other engaging activities like quizzes, street plays will be organised to create awareness about the campaign and the issue of road safety.

The campaign has staged interactive street plays on responsible drinking, tied up with radio station urging listeners to pledge for responsible drinking and associated with cab services to spread the message of responsible drinking and road safety.

The Facebook page of the campaign (https://www.facebook.com/respecttheroad) is highly interactive with more than 30,000 followers. Recently a safety shayari contest was organised where twitteratis tweeted Road Safety slogans in form of Shayari along with the hashtag # Blow the Whistle. Within hours both Blow the Whistle and Safety Shayari hashtags # were trending all over India and the campaign reached to over one lakh people.

SABMiller India’s ‘Respect the Road’- Don’t drink and drive campaign has partnered with Home Safe, Delhi NCR’s first chauffeur service, popular radio taxi providers Mega Cabs and radio station Radio City 91.1 FM.

November 2, 2013
‘Blow The Whistle’ for road safety campaign

MUMBAI: SABMiller India’s ‘Respect the Road’- Don’t drink and drive campaign, launched ‘Blow The Whistle’ initiative on digital media to promote the message of responsible drinking and overall road safety.

As a part of this initiative, people would be given whistles to blow against all kinds of road and traffic offenders e.g. signal jumpers, rash drivers, people indulging in drinking and driving etc.

Respect the Road is India’s biggest Don’t drink and drive campaign on digital platform. Going beyond highlight the perils of drunk driving, the Facebook page of the campaign will now also highlight dangerous and risky road behavior leading to road accidents and fatalities.

SABMiller India VP sustainability and communications Meenakshi Sharma said: “Promoting responsible drinking is one of the core sustainable priorities for SABMiller worldwide. Through ‘Respect the Road’- Don’t drink and drive campaign, we promote responsible drinking encouraging people to use alternatives to drinking and driving such as calling a cab, hiring a chauffeur or designating a buddy to drive. Blow The Whistle initiative is an extension of our campaign and goes a step further to involve people giving them the responsibility to take action and spread the word about road safety. We are confident that people will step out of their comfort zones and blow the whistle against road offenders.”

The page will showcase whistle creatives and images of people blowing whistles at traffic offenders. The objective is to involve people and encourage them to participate in this campaign to address the issue of road safety. People can post pictures of road offenders, share their experiences and testimonials of blowing whistles at offenders and send in pictures and videos of what/who would they blow the whistle against. The campaign would also urge people to help the victims in a road mishap and respond when they hear a whistle on the street.

Geek Creative CEO Mayank Agarwal said: “Blow The Whistle was conceptualized as an initiative to involve people on ground and encourage them to take up the issue of road safety. Through social media, we will engage with people through pictorial representations, participation through quizzes, contests and encourage people to use a whistle against traffic and road offenders. Our strategy involves a 360 degree integration of the top digital platforms to connect with our audience and spread awareness about road safety.”

The campaign will be taken on ground during the festive season this year where people can come and share their thoughts on making the roads safer. Whistles will be distributed to people for them to blow it against the road offenders and rule breakers. Other engaging activities like quizzes, street plays will be organised to create awareness about the campaign and the issue of road safety.

The campaign has staged interactive street plays on responsible drinking, tied up with radio station urging listeners to pledge for responsible drinking and associated with cab services to spread the message of responsible drinking and road safety.

The Facebook page of the campaign (https://www.facebook.com/respecttheroad) is highly interactive with more than 30,000 followers. Recently a safety shayari contest was organised where twitteratis tweeted Road Safety slogans in form of Shayari along with the hashtag # Blow the Whistle. Within hours both Blow the Whistle and Safety Shayari hashtags # were trending all over India and the campaign reached to over one lakh people.

SABMiller India’s ‘Respect the Road’- Don’t drink and drive campaign has partnered with Home Safe, Delhi NCR’s first chauffeur service, popular radio taxi providers Mega Cabs and radio station Radio City 91.1 FM.

November 2, 2013
‘Gone Mad’ launches on-line campaign

BENGALURU: After its first Gone Mad Choco Sticks television commercial based on stories by kids, Garuda Foods, the owner of the brand ‘Gone Mad has launched an online campaign.

The Gone Mad on-line campaign is all about giving kids a platform to express their imagination, by launching a new consumer interaction – the brand‘s website and Facebook page.

Gone mad has launched two new engaging ideas on its Facebook page, viz – Mad Moment and Gone Mad Avatars. The crazy avatars have been created by Geek Online Ventures Pvt Ltd (Geek)

Geek CEO Mayank Agarwal said, “The brief was simple – to create awareness for and promote Gone Mad Choco Sticks on digital platforms. Using a play on the words “Gone Mad”, we came up with characters who had literally ‘gone mad‘ after eating the Gone Mad Choco Stick. The three characters – Hippie Baba-the eccentric guru, P3 poodle-the paparazzi loving fashionista and Hitch Hiker Hippo-the adventurous wanderer, were loved by the kids specially because of their bizarre antics, comments and twisted views on every day issues.”

“Another twist to the campaign was the Gone Mad moments portraying the bizzare and funny moments around us. The concepts are drawn from crazy pranks, cool inventions, mad moments in history etc and aim to tickle the funny bone. All the concepts were aimed at creating engagement from the target audience and having them associate the brand with the fun madness quotient that Gone Mad brings to their lives,” added Agarwal.

Garuda Foods managing director Jayachandran V said, “The Gone Mad website and Facebook page is an endeavor to provide a wider platform to the Gone Mad World and initiate a dialogue with our consumers. A rather interesting take on the core concept of the brand, our on-line venture both has a lot to offer – something for everyone.”

June 4, 2013