From Headlines to Clarity: ‘ChakraView’ with Sumit Awasthi Debuts on Times Now Navbharat

New Delhi, December 28, 2025: Times Now Navbharat, Times Network’s Hindi news channel, has announced the launch of its latest prime-time show, ‘ChakraView – with Sumit Awasthi’, anchored by senior journalist Sumit Awasthi, Senior Executive Editor Times Now Navbharat. Airing Monday to Friday at 6:57 PM, the show marks a decisive shift towards clarity-driven, fact-based news analysis in an increasingly crowded prime-time landscape. Designed to cut through the noise of competing narratives, ChakraView offers viewers a 360-degree lens on the news, moving every story from just reaction to analysis with a solution-driven approach. The show focuses on unpacking the ‘why’ behind the headlines—bringing depth, context, and accountability to national conversations

that matter. Covering a wide range of essential news developments, ChakraView leverages cutting-edge graphics and alpha-led visuals to deliver comprehensive coverage of major national and geopolitical stories It also places strong emphasis on people-first journalism, with dedicated segments focusing on youth, citizen-centric issues, and stories emerging from digital platforms—only after rigorous fact-checking. In a first-of-its-kind, audience-led approach, ChakraView empowers viewers to help shape the editorial agenda by choosing the topics they want explored in depth. This dynamic format ensures the show remains responsive, relevant, and firmly rooted in public interest. Ahead of the launch, the channel also undertook extensive digital-led initiatives to build anticipation and drive audience engagement across platforms. Anchored by one of the most seasoned and credible voices in Hindi journalism, ChakraView strengthens Times Now Navbharat’s commitment to authoritative storytelling. With a balanced editorial spine, the show prioritises verified information, unbiased perspectives, and high-impact visual storytelling to help viewers navigate complex developments with confidence. Through ChakraView, Times Now Navbharat reinforces its promise of impactful journalism with a differentiated content strategy across linear and non-linear platforms—breaking away from stereotypical news formats to deliver interactive storytelling, credible reporting, and in-depth, conclusive analysis. The channel also undertook extensive digital-led initiatives as a build-up to the show’s launch. Watch ‘ChakraView’ — Monday to Friday at 6:57 PM, on Times Now Navbharat. Times Now Navbharat Times Now Navbharat is a Hindi News Channel that leads with the transformational positioning, ‘Ab Badlega Bharat, Banega Navbharat’. Originating from the lineage of India’s most influential news network, the channel marked Times Network’s foray into India Language. Times Now Navbharat champions a unique brand of action-oriented journalism driven by credible and decisive content. Focussed on the true essence of the news, the channel transcends the noise in its relentless pursuit of fact-based reportage with incisive journalism, sharp & balanced analysis and an evocative attitude that inspires impact and resolution. Times Now Navbharat is available in SD & HD. Times Network TIMES NETWORK, a premium broadcast network is part of India’s largest media conglomerate, The Times Group. Times Network with its credo "Now or Nothing", takes the centre stage in influencing the influencer, by delivering the most compelling and irreplaceable content to over 200 million urban affluent viewers in India and is available in over 100 countries across the globe. It houses best in class English and Hindi News channels including; Times Now, ET Now, Times Now Navbharat, ET Now Swadesh; Hollywood channels - MN+; Romedy Now; MNX; Bollywood channel - Zoom, Times Influence and The Zoom Studios – an original content creator that brings stories to life with relatable and compelling narratives. The digital entities of the Network, including Timesnow.in, ETNow.in, TimesNowNavbharat.com, Zoomtv.com, ETNowSwadesh.com, Digit.in, TimesFoodie.com, Times Drive, and Telly Talk are seamlessly adapted to serve the diverse nature and interests of the content-savvy internet audience.