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Dailyhunt launches live TV to increase consumption
MUMBAI: News and local language content application, Dailyhunt, has launched Live TV; a free streaming service with 130+ channels to extend its content offering to the latest in news, entertainment, spiritual, movies and music live TV content.
Live TV will be available in nine languages ranging from Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Punjabi & English. Dailyhunt’s partnership with YuppTV will enrich the video content available through existing partners such as Republic TV, BBC News & ABP News.
Users are suggested channels based on the show popularity at the time of viewing. The feature also allows users to browse Live TV through their genre preferences. The intuitive UI allows to browse through tiles of live shows and pick the show / channel of his/her choice.
Dailyhunt founder and CEO Virendra Gupta says, “Live TV is a critical element of our user’s current content consumption. TV viewing audience in India is estimated to be 700 million plus, across 180 million households. Most of the households have only one TV but multiple mobile phones. By extending the established behaviour of TV watching to individual mobile & marrying it with great content we want to ensure that a user looks at Dailyhunt as the preferred destination for his/her regional language news, video (VOD) & TV consumption on mobile. Our resolve to build smart, technology-driven, local language content-focused consumer products is strengthened by the addition of Live TV to the Dailyhunt experience.”
YuppTV founder and CEO Uday Reddy says, “We are glad to partner with Dailyhunt and enable users to access our latest and diverse content offerings via Live TV. Over the years, OTT and VOD viewership has gained momentum in India. With this association, we are affirmative that the viewers will prefer the complete bouquet of the latest news and other content solutions available at YuppTV.”
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Vadilal independent director and chairman Shivakumar Dega steps down
Resignation takes effect immediately, filing made on 18 February
GUJARAT: Vadilal Industries has reported the immediate resignation of Shivakumar Dega from his role as independent director and chairman, marking a board-level leadership change at the ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturer.
The resignation was tendered on 17 February, 2026, with immediate effect, the company said in a regulatory filing made to stock exchanges a day later. Vadilal Industries disclosed the development in line with its obligations under Securities and Exchange Board of India’s Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements.
The company stated that the disclosure was made under Regulation 30(6) of the Sebi LODR Regulations, 2015, which requires listed entities to promptly inform the market of material events, including changes in board composition.
Vadilal Industries also said that additional disclosures required under sub-clause 7(B) of Clause A, Part A of Schedule III of the regulations would be filed separately within the prescribed timeline.
The filing was signed by company secretary Rashmi Bhatt, confirming compliance with applicable corporate governance and disclosure norms.
