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Raghav Bahl resigns as MD of The Quint
NEW DELHI: Serial entrepreneur, media veteran, and the founder of The Quint, Raghav Bahl has resigned as the managing director of the digital publisher. He, however, will continue to act as a non-executive promoter director on the board of the company. Quint Digital Media runs and operates three digital platforms – thequint.com. hindi.thequint.com, and fit.thequint.com. The digital platforms offer media and journalism across five mediums – live, articles, videos, quint lab, and audio podcasts – across various categories.
The information was provided on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) via a statement reading, “In terms of Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, (the “LODR” Regulations”), we would like to inform that Raghav Bahl has resigned as the managing director of the company w.e.f. closure of business hours of 29 December 2020. Further, Raghav Bahl will continue to act as non-executive promoter director of the board of the company.”
Bahl is best known for his past ownership of TV channels like TV18 India. He was also the founding/controlling shareholder and MD of Network18 Group and expanded it into a media conglomerate with TV channels, digital properties and a magazine. Under Bahl’s leadership, the company had formed successful joint ventures with CNBC, Forbes, A&E Networks, Viacom, and Time Warner, with whom it runs English news channel, CNN-News18.
Later, along with wife Ritu Kapur, Bahl founded Quintillion Media. He also acquired a controlling stake in Gaurav Mercantiles in 2019 and merged Quintillion’s digital news businesses with it.
Bahl had planned to start a business news channel with Bloomberg under Quintillion Business Media. However, he was unable to procure a broadcast licence from the government for three years, eventually leading to the shutdown of the TV division in April 2020. He said he would focus on digital operations henceforth.
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Lego brings Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappé, Vinicius together
Campaign clocks 314 million views ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 buzz.
MUMBAI: Four legends, one frame and not a single tackle in sight. Lego has pulled off a crossover few thought possible, uniting Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior in a single campaign ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 only this time, they’re building dreams brick by brick.
Titled “Everyone wants a piece”, the campaign features the quartet assembling a Lego version of the World Cup trophy, before placing miniature versions of themselves atop it, a playful nod to football’s ultimate prize. Shared widely across social media, the ad carries a pointed disclaimer: it is not AI-generated, a subtle but telling signal in an era where even reality is often questioned.
The numbers tell their own story. The campaign has already crossed 314 million views on Instagram across the players’ accounts, with fans hailing it as a rare, almost nostalgic moment particularly for the reunion of Messi and Ronaldo, whose last shared campaign ahead of the 2022 World Cup became one of the platform’s most-liked posts.
Beyond the film, Lego is extending the play with exclusive, player-themed sets tied to each of the four stars, part of a broader football-led programme designed to ride the global momentum building towards 2026. The idea, as echoed by the players themselves, leans into the parallels between football and play experimentation, creativity, failure, and triumph.
Messi described the sets as a way to bring on-pitch moments into an imaginative, hands-on world, while Ronaldo called the transformation into a Lego figure a rare honour, blending sport with storytelling. Vinícius, meanwhile, struck a more personal note, recalling childhood moments of building with Lego and framing creativity as a universal language that transcends borders.
The timing is no accident. With the 2026 World Cup set to run from June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and featuring an expanded 48-team format, global anticipation is already building. Argentina, led by Messi, will enter as defending champions, adding another layer of intrigue.
For Lego, the campaign does more than celebrate football, it taps into its mythology. Because when icons become figurines and rivalries turn into play, the beautiful game finds a new kind of pitch. one built, quite literally, by hand.
