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HTMT gets Bombay High Court approval for demerger
MUMBAI: Hinduja TMT’s scheme of demerger (Scheme of Arrangement and Reconstruction) has got sanction from the Bombay High Court. The demerged IT/BPO business under a new company is expected to list in two months.
“We expect the entire process to take two months. The fixing of the record date should take a month and then we have to get the approval from Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for listing,” says an executive of the company.
HTMT is unifying its media subsidiaries under one umbrella while spinning off its IT/ITES business into a separate entity. HTMT Technologies Ltd will hold the IT/BPO business. The company proposes to change this name to HTMT Global Solutions.
The residual HTMT with media and real estate has a net worth of Rs 5.77 billion and a cash balance of Rs 2.06 billion (as of 1 October 2006). The IT/BPO company has a net worth of Rs 4.97 billion and a cash balance of Rs 200 million.
HTMT also informed BSE that the court sanctioned the “reduction of the issued, subscribed and paid up equity share capital of the company, effected by reducing the face value of the equity shares to 1 equity share of Rs 5 each (from 1 equity shares of Rs 10) and simultaneously, consolidating 2 such equity shares of Rs 5 each into 1 equity share of Rs 10 each.”
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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.
