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TIMES NOW launches ‘Confront’ with Rahul Shivshankar ~The debate show for truth seekers aims to address political and social issues with a conclusion~ Mumbai, August 22, 2018: TIMES NOW, India’s leading English news channel from Times Network has launched a special programme, ‘Confront’ with Rahul Shivshankar, Editor-in-Chief, TIMES NOW. TIMES NOW continues to raise the bar of television news in the country with its innovative journalism. Moderated by Rahul Shivshankar, ‘Confront’, the one-hour weekend show features two prominent panellists debate social and political on topics including State issues, economy, elections, etc., with a conclusive end to the discourse. Moving away from the contentious debates where panellists often talk at each other rather than talk to each other, Rahul Shivshankar conducts the well-researched debate with decorum, focused to provide the viewers with clear, insightful information. Two weeks since its premier, the show has featured notable figures - Jay Panda, Former Member of Parliament, Yogendra Yadav, National President, Swaraj India, Sudheendra Kulkarni, Politician and Kanwal Sibal, Former Foreign Secretary. This week’s episode of ‘Confront’ on Saturday, August 25, will feature Mukul Rohtagi, Former Attorney General of India and Mohan Parasaran, Former Solicitor General of India as the panellists, where they will discuss claims that the NDA is meddling in Judicial affairs. Speaking on the new new show, Rahul Shivshankar, Editor-in-Chief, TIMES NOW said, “Confront is launched with a clear objective to provide conclusive facts and information out of the confronting conversations. The show breaks away from the typical debate formats, which leave little room for conversations, where the viewers are left with no answers to the burning social issues. Through this show, we aim to provide uninterrupted, transparent and healthy discussions to burning issues that need to be addressed on priority”. Watch ‘Confront’ a show for every truth-seeker on Saturday at 12 noon and 8 PM and Sunday at 10 PM only on TIMES NOW About TIMES NOW: TIMES NOW has been India’s No. 1 English News channel for over a decade now. It is a channel that stands for credibility and unbiased approach in bringing news and reportage to the viewers. Sharp, incisive and direct, Times NOW is the nation’s voice in news. Its distinctive style and fearless approach makes it different from the others. TIMES NOW engages with viewers in 100 countries across the globe. For further information visit – www.timesnownews.com About TIMES NETWORK: TIMES NETWORK is part of India’s largest media conglomerate, The Times Group. It houses upscale brands including: TIMES NOW – India’s No. 1 English News channel; ET NOW – India’s leading English Business News channel; MIRROR NOW – the second English General News channel which is considered to be the gold standard of Impact Journalism; MOVIES NOW and MOVIES NOW HD – India’s leading English Movies channel; MN+ – The gold class of Hollywood; Romedy NOW and Romedy NOW HD – a unique destination for Love and Laughter; zoOm – India’s No. 1 Bollywood channel and the latest addition to the English Entertainment Cluster is MNX and MNX HD – The channel that brings the next level of Hollywood entertainment to India. The network delivers segmented and differentiated content under one umbrella. It informs, entertains and engages over 100 million urban affluent viewers in India and is available in over 100 countries across the globe.