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Block shares sale clears promoters’ dues to Zee Telefilms?
Zee group promoter Subhash Chandra appears to have cleared outstanding dues to Zee Telefilms from what was remaining to be paid of the Rs 2200 million that had been transferred to disgraced stock broker Ketan Parekh last year.
The promoters have been offloading their stake in tranches over the last few months and had already repaid a major portion of the loan to the company. The latest stake sale should wipe out the entire outstanding loan which was reportedly about RS 870 million.
Figures on how many shares changed hands in the deal on the Bombay Stock Exchange varied between 6 million and 10 million but the price paid per share was around Rs 115 and the transaction took place in afternoon trade.
Reports say that in August 2001, Zee promoters had offloaded 2.5 million shares, representing a 0.6 per cent stake in the company, for about RS 250 – 300 million to an undisclosed foreign institutional investor. In July the promoters had executed a sale of s of the e5 million sharequity of Zee for an estimated RS 600 million to an anonymous US-based fund.
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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.
