Sweta Singh is a journalist and a news anchor with the Aaj Tak news channel. She is also a Senior Executive Editor of Special Programming at Aaj Tak. She was born in Patna, Bihar, where she spent her whole childhood and completed her education. She went to the Patna Women’s college and always remained curious about the news making. She has been one of the popular anchors in the news fraternity. Known for her fearless and bold anchoring, she is never scared away from presenting sensitive news and has always been truthful towards the public of India. Her voice has always been tough, honest and fearless.
Career
While pursuing her Graduation from Patna University, Singh started her career by writing bylines for Times of India and Hindustan Times. She was always inclined towards journalism, and hence in the first year itself, she started pursuing her passion and studies. She then moved to electronic media in 1998 and worked for Zee News and Sahara Channel. In 2002 she joined Aaj Tak to never look back again. Famous for her sports show in 2005, Sourav Ka Sixer for Sports Journalism Federation of India. She has anchored many sports shows like Chakravyuh and Chak De for Aaj Tak too. Singh hosted a show named History of Patliputra in 2015 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly election. She has appeared for the popular comedy show Kapil Sharma and stated that she dreamt of becoming a filmmaker as a teenager. She has also appeared as a journalist in the film Chakravyuh.
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Salary
Sweta Singh earns approximately. One crore per year. She earns from her anchoring and conducting news reading from Aaj Tak. She has worked for Times of India, Zee News, Sahara and Aaj Tak all over the years, which makes her earn well. Buzinessbytes states she has a huge hand in the success of Aaj Tak and is One of the brains behind the working of the channel.
Income
According to the buzinessbytes, her income is close to millions. And she lives a pretty luxurious life. Her husband, Sanket, is a Senior Technology Manager at Enlighta Solutions Private Limited, and together they afford a lavish lifestyle. She has a huge fan following of 1.8M followers on Twitter while quite popular on Instagram and Facebook.
Awards
There are many awards and accolades that Singh has earned over the years. People recognise her as the face of Aaj Tak. The Sports Journalism Federation awarded her for successfully running the show Sourav Ka Sixer. It was a very hit show, and the audience loved it. She also won the best news anchor award in 2013. She won the NT award for the best anchor in 2014.
She has won ENVA awards for best producer in 2013 and 2014, for best business show and best anchor in 2017 consecutively. She has also won ITA awards for best anchor.
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Conclusion
An esteemed News Presenter, Self Made Woman, a wonderful wife and a doting mother to a beautiful daughter, Singh has carved a path for herself. She is fearless, honest and knows her actions well, which makes her an achiever. Shweta has earned herself a lot of respect, and young girls look up to her as an inspiration.
