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CNN’s star anchor Anjali Rao
CNN’s star anchor Anjali Rao makes extra efforts to unearth the personalities behind the newsmakers, which makes Talk Asia one of the most avidly watched shows

Commando on the Frontline shows how the British commandos are trained
Commando on the Frontline shows how the British commandos are trained

Anjali Rao is the star anchor of World News Asia, CNN’s prime-time evening news and business show. But now she has gone beyond anchoring and hosts one of the channel’s most watched shows — Talk Asia. Aired every weekend, the show features celebrity interviews and topical discussions. Rao gives personal insights into Asia’s leading business, political and entertainment personalities. Many of her India-centric talk shows have focused on Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Shekhar Kapoor, Aamir Khan and Nandita Das, but Anjali Rao goes beyond films to unearth the personalities behind the newsmakers. For example, she makes Nandita Das talks more about women’s empowerment and human rights than Bollywood. It is this twist that has made Talk Asia one of the most avidly watched shows.

Courting danger

They are the real heroes of modern warfare. Dressed in the battle fatigues these brave commandos stare death in the face as they go about doing their job. These commandos are an integral and vital part of security apparatus of every nation. Watch the action in Commando on the Frontline on Tuesday at 9 pm on the History and Entertainment Channel. The episode shows a batch of British commandos secretly climb up a mountain held by the Taliban. The episode also shows how the commandos are trained in England for their final exercise — Operation Final Thrust. In the dark they slowly and silently take an old ruined fort from the enemy who is known to fight till death. NF

 

 





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