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Delhi HC approves TV18’s restructuring proposal
MUMBAI: Television Eighteen India Ltd (TV18), India’s premier business news broadcaster and a leading media content provider, informed Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that the Delhi High Court has vide its order dated 23 March, 2004 and accorded sanction to the restructuring of the company’s share premium account and investments in and loans to its overseas subsidiary, Television Eighteen Mauritius Ltd.
According to TV18, the aforesaid restructuring was necessitated on account of a change in business model and shifting of value of the company’s overseas investment into its own business, due to change in government guidelines for uplinking of foreign news channels from India.
Last year, the board of directors of TV18 had approved alteration of the company’s bylaws to enhance its authorised capital and provide flexibility for capital restructuring, the sale of business news undertaking and investment to its subsidiaries. It was than placed before Delhi High Court in accordance with due procedure required under law.
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Parikshit Luthra exits CNBC-TV18 after 20-year run
Former bureau chief to take brief pause before next role
NEW DELHI: Senior journalist Parikshit Luthra has signed off from CNBC-TV18, marking 28 February 2026 as his final day and closing nearly two decades with Network18 Media & Investments Limited, including eight years at the business news channel.
During his tenure, Luthra interviewed prominent business leaders and Union ministers, reporting on economic policy, corporate strategy, the automobile sector and financial markets. His coverage spanned key inflection points in India’s economic narrative.
He also led new programming formats such as Newscentre, Global Eye and Global Lens, shows that examined politics and foreign policy through an economic prism, reflecting the channel’s push towards globally linked business reporting.
In a LinkedIn post, Luthra said his final weeks were spent covering the Union Budget, the India AI Summit, India’s trade agreements with the US and EU, and the group’s flagship Rising Bharat Summit 2026. He added that he continued anchoring until his last day and briefly met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his closing assignments.
Luthra joined CNBC-TV18 in June 2018 as assistant editor, later rising to senior editor and chief of bureau, a position he held for over two years. Before that, he worked with Republic TV and CNN-News18.
He said he plans to take a short break before embarking on his next professional chapter.
