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TV18 gets FIPB nod, to invest Rs 600 million in 3 regional biz channels
MUMBAI: Raghav Bahl-promoted TV18 is launching three regional business news channels – CNBC TV18 South, CNBC TV18 Gujarati and CNBC TV18 Channel 3.
TV18 plans to invest Rs 600 million towards these three channels, a senior executive in the company said. TV18 South will be a business channel in the southern languages while the regional language of Channel 3 is not yet firmed up.
TV18 has received Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance, but has yet to decide whether to defer the launch because of the economic downturn, the executive added.
Vijay Television, part of the Star Group, has received FIPB permission to make downstream investment in a company engaged in uplinking a non news current affairs TV channel. Star recently announced a joint venture deal with Jupiter Entertainment Ventures to take majority stake in Asianet. As part of this deal, Vijay TV will come under Star Jupiter, the JV company which will hold stake in Asianet.
Star India has got the permission to to undertake uplinking and downlinking of channels and transfer of shares to non resident shareholders. There is no fresh inflow of cash.
However, proposals of Lokmat Newspapers, Mumbai and Dow Jones & Company, USA have been deferred. Lokmat had proposed to induct FDI in a company engaged in print media.
Besides it had sought permission to convert operating company into an operating cum holding company to make further downstream investment and allotment of additional shares pursuant to the scheme of demerger of the publication business.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
