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Govt allows 100% FDI in specialty magazines
NEW DELHI: The likes of National Geographic Society can bring in its magazines to India more easily and so can media companies their specialty technical and scientific journals. The government has liberalised the foreign investment cap to 100 per cent from the existing 74 per cent.
The decision was announced yesterday after a cabinet meeting where a slew of economic decisions, aimed at boosting investments from abroad were taken. However, the government did not clear a proposal for raising the foreign investment ceiling from 49 per cent to 74 per cent in the telecom sector, according to a Press trust of India report.
After much debate, the government had opened up over 18 months back the print medium to foreign investment. Putting in riders to see that the Indian print medium industry did not go totally into foreign hand, the government had been more liberal where scientific and technical journals were concerned.
At present the foreign investment cap in the news category in the print medium is 26 per cent. Contrary to expectations, only Hindustan Times and Business Standard from amongst mainstream media houses have announced tie-ups for foreign investment until now. In Business Standard, London’s Financial Times is slated to pick up about 14 per cent equity stake through a group company.
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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.
