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BCCI asked to file affidavit on fresh telecast tenders
MUMBAI: The Delhi High Court today asked Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to place on record its decision to invite fresh tenders for grant of telecast / broadcast rights in India for the next five years.
The directive came from a Division Bench of justice MK Sharma and justice Sanjiv Khanna. The Bench has been hearing a petition filed by Zee Televisions challenging BCCI’s earlier tender condition as arbitrary and aimed at ousting Indian bidders.
According to a PTI report, the court asked BCCI to file an undertaking with regard to the said decision and posted the matter for further hearing on 16 December. The court was responding to Zee counsel Rajiv Nayar’s submission that the BCCI’s decision to invite fresh bids is placed on record on an affidavit.
Earlier, the BCCI counsel G L Sanghvi had asked the court to dispose off Zee’s petition since the board has already taken a decision to invite fresh bidding.
In a separate ruling, the Supreme Court declined to entertain any further argument relating to the recently concluded BCCI elections that saw the ouster of the Jagmohan Dalmiya faction from the seat of power.
PTI quotes a Bench comprising Justice SB Sinha and Jusice PK Balasubramanyan as saying that any questions or objections pertaining to the report submitted by observer T S Krishnamurthy, could be raised at an appropriate forum.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
