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TV18’s Sanjay Chaudhuri sells 100,000 shares to Bahl
MUMBAI: The Raghav Bhal promoted Television Eighteen Ltd has transferred 175,000 shares as a block deal to Network18 Fincap Pvt Ltd (previously known as SGA Finance and Management Services Private Limited) for Rs 120 million.
This brings to 2,243,225 the total number of shares transferred to Network18 Fincap from Bahl’s personal holding. Recently, Network 18 Fincap had acquired 200,000 equity shares from Bahl for Rs 12.84 million.
“Pursuant to the sanction to the scheme of arrangement by the Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Delhi, Network 18 Fincap Pvt Ltd has acquired 175,000 shares from Bahl,” a statement TV18 posted on the BSE declared.
Further, the company has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that TV18 co-promoter Sanjay Ray Chaudhuri had sold 100,000 shares to Bahl in a block deal on 21 October.
Assuming the transaction was done at the price the scrip was trading at on 21 October — Rs 685 — Chaudhuri would have received about Rs 61 million in the share sale.
The TV18 scrip opened at Rs 700 and touched an intra-day high of Rs 793 before closing at Rs 776.
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
