News Broadcasting
NDTV gets board nod to demerge news business
MUMBAI: It’s restructuring time at the NDTV group. On 1 October, the board of New Delhi Television approved the draft scheme of the demerger of its news business into a new company.
According to the scheme the group will be carved into two groups of companies, one involved in “the news and other businesses” and the other in ‘Entertainment and specified allied businesses.’
The scheme would become effective 1 April 2009.
According to the company’s notice to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the demerger is being resorted to because the news business and entertainment business function under different regulatory environments. The split up will also help “unlock shareholder value as well as provide increased choice and flexibility to shareholders.”
After the demerger, NDTV Limited will continue to remain listed on the BSE and the National Stock Exchange and will engage in non-news businesses. Subject to necessary approvals, the new company would also get listed under Clause claiming to be 8.3.5.1 of the SEBI (Disclosure & Investor Protection) Guidelines, 2000. This new company would engage in news and allied businesses.
NDTV Ltd NDTV Studios (as the news business is now called inside the group)
NDTV Convergence NDTV 24×7
NDTV Imagine NDTV India
NGEn NDTV Profit
NDTV Lifestyle NDTV Media
NDTV lumiere Metronation Delhi
NDTV Labs Metronation Chennai
NDTV emerging markets
After the demerger, for every one share currently held in NDTV Ltd, a shareholder will receive one share in the new company: for every Rs 4 face value share currently held in NDTV Ltd, a shareholder will receive a share of equal face value in the company that will acquire the news businesses of NDTV Limited while retaining his earlier NDTV share.
The company also said that the demerger scheme would make suitable arrangements for optimum ownership and use of the very valuable brand of NDTV, apart from ownership and use of common assets.
Additionally, certain undertakings and guarantees provided by NDTV Limited will be undertaken by both the companies after the de-merger.
News Broadcasting
Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
