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Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy resign from NDTV board
Mumbai: News broadcaster NDTV Ltd., in a regulatory filing on Tuesday, announced that the company’s owner and founders, Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy, have stepped down as directors.
In addition to this, the broadcaster said that Sudipta Bhattacharya, Sanjay Pugalia, and Senthil Sinniah Chengalvarayan have been appointed as directors on the board of RRPR Holdings Pvt. Ltd., the promoter group vehicle of news media company New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV), with immediate effect.
On 23 August, The Adani Group acquired a 29.18 per cent stake in NDTV Ltd. and said it would launch an open offer as required by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to buy another 26 per cent of the company. On November 22, the Adani Group announced an open offer for an additional 26 per cent stake in NDTV that would run until 5 December.
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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.
