It was only recently that union HR minister Smriti Irani created headlines for visiting an astrologer who allegedly predicted that she will one day become the country's president. Read : Smriti Irani to be President of India? Now, another astrologer has become the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons. Astrologer Sachidananda Babu Guruji who appears on a weekly show on astrology in a Kannada news channel Tv9 has drawn the ire of social media for the weird things he said on the show, said a Newsminute report.

The epic story of Mahabharatam is all set to hit the Tamil television screen once again on Vijay TV. Great pains have been taken to narrate this story with utmost care. Mahabharatam is a high-octane drama involving a huge array of complicated characters. It is more than a story that gives lessons and teaches us on life's morals and values. From sacred literature that brought revelations about Dharma and Karma through generations, the legendary Mahabharatam is the most awaited and ambitious project was successfully aired and gained the utmost viewership in the recent past. On viewers request to watch this epic once again from the beginning Vijay TV has decided to telecast it from 8 December, Monday to Friday at 9 pm.

In order to expand its footprint in the country, Infotainment and lifestyle broadcaster National Geographic Network India is planning to launch an Indian feed of its channel Nat Geo Wild. The move is expected sometime in the near future. Currently, the international feed of Nat Geo Wild airs in the country.
This feed is programmed out of Hong Kong.

In 1998, Zee TV incubated the South Asian TV market in North America. Over the next 17 years the brand has not only become synonymous with entertainment but also an ambassador of Indian culture, abroad. As per Nielsen US, a typical South Asian viewer spends an average of 2 hours 13 minutes per day watching Zee TV, making it one of the most loved channels in the US, including the mainstream ones.