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What makes someone the Indian of the Year?
Is it the scale of their achievement, the obstacles they’ve overcome, or the difference they’ve made?
Some thoughtful conversations and interesting perspectives as the NDTV Indian of the Year 2026 jury came together to deliberate.
A few glimpses from the meeting.
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Festive vibes take over the newsroom! Team NDTV wishes you and your loved ones a very Happy, bright, and prosperous Diwali. 🪔✨
@rahulkanwal @ShivAroor @PadmajaJoshi @AdityaRajKaul @SehgalRahesha
Children as young as nine were being recommended sexually explicit AI-generated songs on @YouTube.
@ndtv Datafy exposed the failure by testing parental controls and tracking recommendations. YouTube then removed hundreds of songs and shut down channels.
Journalism that makes a difference. When It Really Matters.
ndtv.com/india-news/will-use…
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#NDTVDatafy | #YouTube has removed hundreds of #AI-generated graphic explicit songs and the channels publishing them after an NDTV investigation found such songs were available to accounts set up for children. "We've terminated these channels for violating our Nudity & Sexual content policy, which applies to all content including Gen AI content," a YouTube spokesperson told NDTV.
Know all about the NDTV Datafy investigation by Subham Tiwari, its impact and why it matters
Read more: ndtv.com/india-news/will-use…
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AI is finding software flaws faster than the world can fix them.
Over 84,000 vulnerabilities reported in 2026 so far, against 45,000 in all of 2025.
A massive new cybersecurity challenge. The NDTV Datafy team examines the numbers and what they mean.
ndtv.com/artificial-intellig… @ndtv
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Good news calls for a sweet celebration
Thank you for every like, comment, and share
@rahulkanwal | @ndtvindia
Could Donald Trump lose control of Congress today?
America votes in a midterm election that could determine whether Trump can push through his agenda or face two years of congressional resistance and investigations.
Which races will decide it? Explore NDTV’s interactive guide. @ndtv
interactive.ndtv.com/us-midt…
They have helped shape India’s institutions, ideas and achievements. Tomorrow, some of India’s most distinguished voices from public life, business, culture, academia and sport come together to select the NDTV Indian of the Year 2026.
Grateful to the distinguished members of our jury for bringing their experience and judgement to recognising those making a meaningful difference to India.
#NDTVIndianOfTheYear #IndianOfTheYear2026 #NDTV @ndtv
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#NDTVIndianOfTheYear | Celebrating excellence. Recognising extraordinary achievements.
India’s finest come together to honour those who are shaping the nation and inspiring its future.
Meet the distinguished jury of NDTV Indian of the Year 2026.
Coming Soon, only on the NDTV Network.
#IndianOfTheYear2026 #NDTVIOTY
Is courage something you’re born with, or can you learn to be brave?
Prof. @RanjayGulati of @HarvardHBS argues in How to Be Bold that courage can be learned, practised and strengthened.
Our conversation at @NDTVProfitIndia Ignite in Mumbai.
Link to the conversation: youtu.be/Eqj7tPSkHhQ?si=679H…
#NDTVProfitIgnite #Leadership #Courage
Ringing the ceremonial bell at the NDTV Profit Ignite Diwali Special in Mumbai.
Great conversations on the new Samvat with SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey, NSE CEO @ashishchauhan, Ramesh Damani, Raamdeo Agrawal and HBS Professor Ranjay Gulati on whether courage can be taught.
Wishing everyone a prosperous new Samvat!
#NDTVProfit
Welcome to @NDTVWorld @Akshobh Couldn’t have found a more pivotal time to get your innings at @ndtv started.
I spent seven years in the newsroom in Singapore and spent seven years across Boston and Washington, D.C. away from the newsroom. A different sort of 7 and 7.
Excited to be back as I make my debut for @ndtv and @NDTVWorld as the consulting editor, U.S. desk.
Thank you to all those who made this possible.
My first priority is covering the #Midterms2026.
I rely on your tips, insights for analysis and timely reporting.
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#NDTVProfitIgnite2026 | 'India offers opportunities to people who have the passion to build something': BSE Member Ramesh Damani to NDTV's Editor-in-Chief Rahul Kanwal
@rahulkanwal #NDTVProfitIgnite
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#NDTVProfitIgnite2026 | How can you learn to counter fear? Here's what Ranjay Gulati, Paul R. Lawrence Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School has to say
@rahulkanwal #NDTVProfitIgnite
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What makes an organisation courageous?
At NDTV Profit Ignite Diwali Edition, Ranjay Gulati, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, tells @RahulKanwal that courage will be the currency that allows some companies to be winners.
#NDTVProfitIgnite
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#NDTVProfitIgnite2026 | 'Some are going all in, that is reckless, some are doing nothing, that is hesitation, while some are very methodical': Ranjay Gulati, Paul R. Lawrence Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, on companies using AI
@rahulkanwal #NDTVProfitIgnite #AI
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अनिश्चितता के समय में साहस का क्या मतलब है?
NDTV प्रॉफ़िट इग्नाइट दिवाली एडिशन में द CEO प्लेबुक पर हार्वर्ड बिज़नेस स्कूल में बिज़नेस एडमिनिस्ट्रेशन के पॉल आर. लॉरेंस प्रोफ़ेसर रंजय गुलाटी के साथ खास बातचीत
#NDTVProfitIgnite #RahulKanwal
Winds gusting up to 150 kmph. A cyclone closing in on India’s eastern coast. And the threat extending far beyond landfall.
Cyclone Arnab is expected to make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday, October 28, bringing the threat of destructive winds, torrential rain and flooding.
But the danger may not stop at the coastline. As the cyclone moves inland, parts of Odisha, Telangana and Chhattisgarh could also face intense rainfall and flooding.
So where exactly will Arnab strike? When will the worst of the storm hit? And how will it move across India after landfall?
The NDTV Datafy team brings the cyclone’s projected trajectory to life, mapping its movement and showing which regions could be most vulnerable as the storm advances.
Watch the storm’s projected path unfold. Stay safe and follow official weather advisories.
#CycloneArnab #NDTV #Datafy #WeatherAlert #WhenItReallyMatters @ndtv
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Military transformation must connect battlefield innovation to political purpose.
Gen Petraeus’s call at NDTV for institutional transformation deserves attention. Its implications extend across doctrine, military education, procurement and the freedom to challenge established assumptions.
The wider debate requires precision. RUSI’s field research identifies continuing utility for armour within adapted combined-arms operations. Persistent surveillance changes the conditions for manoeuvre; declaring platforms obsolete requires stronger evidence.
Likewise, AI’s intellectual performance cannot establish competence in command. Tireless analysis, contextual judgment and accountability are distinct capabilities. Trust must follow demonstrated reliability, particularly where lethal force is involved.
For India, Ukraine should generate lessons to test against our adversaries, geography, logistics and escalation constraints. American, Ukrainian and Russian experiences deserve scrutiny under the same evidentiary standards.
The strategic question is how these adaptations strengthen deterrence and contribute to an achievable political outcome. That demands institutions which empower initiative, protect professional dissent and revise doctrine through evidence.
@VishnuNDTV @ShivAroor @rahulkanwal @Gen_RajShukla @RUSI_org @rwac48
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#NDTVWorldSummit #MilitaryStrategy
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@WarintheFuture @Jack_Watling @LawDavF @paul_scharre
Gen Petraeus, in a fascinating conversation on how warfare is evolving, and how AI is going disrupt the battlefield, with @rahulkanwal @ShivAroor & @VishnuNDTV
