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NDTV issues caution notice to FIIs and NRIs
NEW DELHI: In an official release issued to Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today, New Delhi Television (NDTV) has asked FIIs, NRIs and all persons resident outside India not to deal in its shares.
Pointing out that the ministry of information and broadcasting had amended guidelines and foreign investment norms for news and current affairs news channels in 2003, the release said that Clause B prescribes that foreign direct investment (FDI) shall not exceed 26 per cent of the paid-up equity capital of the applicant company.
Clause D states that while calculating the 26 per cent FDI in the equity of the applicant company, the foreign holding component, if any in the equity of the Indian shareholder companies of the applicant company, will be duly reckoned on a pro-rata basis, so as to arrive at the total foreign holding in the applicant company. Clause F states that it is obligatory on the part of the company to take prior permission from the MIB before effecting any alteration in the foreign shareholding patterns and the shareholding of the largest Indian shareholders,” the release stated.
Though NDTV gave no particular reason for issuing this notice, company’s director Narayan Rao assured indiantelevision.com today evening that NDTV would do nothing to flout or breach any guidelines.
“This notice had been put up earlier also, including NDTV site, as part of a stipulation for our IPO,” Rao said. He also did not cite any particular reason for the BSE notice, including the fact whether FII investments through daily buying and selling could have taken the FDI limit beyond 26 per cent.
According to the release, “The company states that persons resident outside India including FIIs, NRIs and companies in which there is majority ownership and control by persons resident outside India cannot buy or sell or trade or deal in the shares of the company.”
The company, the release said, reserves its right to rectify the register of members as and when any breach comes to the notice. “The company will take due action in this regard only on the basis of data made available to them by the Registrars from the share transfer related documentation and no other mode,” the release added.
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Rising Bharat Summit 2026 spotlights India’s global ascent
PM Modi keynotes two-day event with ministers, diplomats and icons in New Delhi.
MUMBAI: India didn’t just host a summit, it threw a coming-out party for a nation ready to own the global stage. The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026, held on 27–28 February in New Delhi, emerged as a high-octane platform for ideas, vision and strategic dialogue, uniting national leadership, global policymakers, industry titans, defence strategists and cultural icons under the theme “Strength Within”.
Prime minister Narendra Modi set the tone with a keynote that framed India’s resurgence as a reclaiming of lost potential built over generations. “In previous industrial revolutions, India and the Global South were merely followers,” he said. “But in the era of Artificial Intelligence, India is a partner in decisions and shaping them.” He highlighted the country’s thriving AI startup ecosystem and the recent AI Impact Summit attended by over 100 nations.
Union minister Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry) stressed India’s readiness to scale exports and deepen manufacturing, while Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT) positioned technology and infrastructure as twin engines of growth, especially in AI and digital trust. Jyotiraditya Scindia (Communications & North East Development) revealed India’s ambition to lead in 6G through the Bharat 6G Alliance and partnerships with over 30 countries.
Global voices added depth: former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called India’s development “self-sustaining” and strategically vital; ex-UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter asserted India deserves a seat at the great powers’ table; and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined ambassadors from Norway, Germany and Sweden in discussions on geopolitical realignment, sustainability and defence preparedness.
Other speakers included veteran investor Ramesh Damani, World Gold Council CEO David Tait, Vianai Systems founder Dr Vishal Sikka, DeepTech Bharat Foundation co-founder Shashi Shekhar Vempati, defence experts Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Ambekar, Patrick McGee, Tom Cooper and Adrian Fontanellaz, plus cultural and sporting icons Kangana Ranaut, Saina Nehwal, PR Sreejesh, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mithali Raj, Anil Kapoor and Yami Gautam.
The summit was supported by Jio Financial Services (Presenting Partner), Phonepe and DS Group (Co-Presenting Partners), Pernod Ricard India and Kia Seltos (Powered By & Driven By), state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand (State Partners), and associate partners including NSE, M3M Foundation and Reliance Industries.
Broadcast live across News18 Network, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, the event reinforced India’s image as a confident democracy and emerging global power proving that when strength comes from within, the world can’t help but watch.
