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A Truly Refreshing Experience – Society Tea introduces Elaichi Adrak Tea!
MUMBAI: Celebrated household name, Society Tea from the House of Hasmukhrai & Co., has launched their latest product, Society Elaichi Adrak Tea, which is the sublime blend of taste and nutrition. The tea offers the perfect infusion of rich colour and strong flavour of elaichi and adrak, keeping the consumers revitalised and active throughout the day with no compromise on the taste.
Society Elaichi Adrak Tea, as the name suggests, is the perfect mix of elaichi and adrak with each ingredient having a plethora of benefits. Elaichi is known for its digestive properties and its effect in reducing flatulence while Adrak is known to relieve cold, flu and ease out stomach cramps as well, among many such advantages of consuming their concoction(s).
Commenting on Society Tea’s latest product, Mr. Karan Shah, Director, Society Tea, said “It is our constant endeavour to create products which are beneficial for our consumers in more than one way. Apart from being the perfect cuppa to cherish, our Society Elaichi Adrak Tea has several medicinal values, ranging from building immunity and enhancing digestive health to relieving cold and stomach cramps as well. It is the ideal marriage of flavour and nutriment whilst incorporating all the freshness and aroma that Society Tea drinkers have come to expect from a cup of Society Tea.”
Available at retail stores in and around Maharashtra, Society Elaichi Adrak Tea comes in 100 gm pouches priced at INR 50/- and 250 gms bottle priced at INR 130/-. It is also available on their website – https://shop.societytea.com/products/society-elaichi-adrak-tea-100gm-pouch
Relish Nature’s Wealth for your Health in the form of Society Tea’s latest product – Elaichi Adrak Tea
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Paramount set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in $81 billion deal
Shareholders back merger, combined entity could reshape streaming and studios.
MUMBAI: Lights, camera… consolidation, Hollywood’s latest blockbuster might be happening off-screen. Shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery have voted in favour of selling the company to Paramount in a deal valued at $81 billion rising to nearly $111 billion including debt setting the stage for one of the biggest shake-ups in modern media. The proposed merger, still subject to regulatory approvals, would bring together a vast portfolio spanning HBO Max, CNN, and franchises such as Harry Potter under the same umbrella as Paramount’s own heavyweights, including Top Gun and CBS.
At the heart of the deal is streaming scale. Executives have indicated plans to combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single platform, potentially creating a stronger challenger to giants like Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video. Current market data suggests HBO Max holds around 12 per cent of US on-demand subscriptions, compared to Paramount+’s 3 per cent, together still trailing Netflix’s 19 per cent and Disney’s combined 27 per cent via Disney+ and Hulu.
Paramount CEO David Ellison has signalled that while platforms may merge, HBO’s creative identity will remain intact, stating the brand should “stay HBO” even within a broader ecosystem.
Beyond streaming, the deal would redraw the map for film production. Combining two of Hollywood’s oldest studios Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros., the new entity aims to scale output to over 30 films annually, while maintaining a 45-day theatrical window. Warner Bros. currently commands around 21 per cent of the US box office, compared to Paramount’s 6 per cent, underscoring the strategic weight of the acquisition.
But scale comes with scrutiny. Critics warn that fewer players could mean reduced consumer choice, rising subscription costs, and potential job cuts as the combined company looks to streamline overlapping operations while managing billions in debt.
The news business, too, faces a reset. CNN would join forces at least structurally with Paramount-owned CBS, raising questions about editorial independence and positioning. The merger has already drawn political attention in the United States, particularly given perceived ties between the Ellison family and Donald Trump, though the company maintains that newsroom autonomy will be preserved.
If approved, the deal would mark another milestone in Hollywood’s consolidation wave shrinking the industry’s traditional “big six” studios to a “big four”, with Paramount joining Disney, Universal, and Sony at the top table.
In an industry built on storytelling, this merger may well become its most consequential plot twist yet.
