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Anil Ambani Group plans to list 4 companies by Q1 2006
MUMBAI: Anil Ambani is listing four of his companies including the telecom venture formed via a spin off of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on the stock exchange by the first quarter of 2006.
The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group will attempt to list Reliance Communications Ventures, Reliance Energy Ventures, Reliance Capital Ventures and Global Fuel Management Services at the earliest.
Reliance Communications Ventures is the telecom arm of the ADA Group holding Reliance Infocomm and the GSM business. Ambani has ambitious plans of rolling out IPTV and has also applied for a licence to operate direct-to-home (DTH) business.
As part of his entertainment plans, he acquired Adlabs Films which is into film processing and multiplex business. Adlabs is also looking at foraying into the private FM radio sector.
The ADA group will seek an approval from the capital market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to list shares in the four companies without making an initial public offering (IPO), it said in a release.
Under the terms of an agreement approved by RIL’s board in August 2005 and sanctioned by the Bombay High Court earlier this month, RIL shareholders will get free shares in the four companies. The release adds that only those investors, who buy shares in RIL on or before 17 January, would be entitled to free shares in the four companies.
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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.
