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BCCI AGM: Arun Singh Dhumal, Avishek Dalmiya re-elected to IPL Governing Council

Arun Singh Dhumal and Avishek Dalmiya. (Image: X, News18)

Recommendations of the IPL Governing Council with respect to the player auction cycle 2025-2027 were also approved. This included the provisions of player retentions, right to match, salary cap, etc.

Unilever global media review results in; All six ad holding companies get the FMCG’s business

Elon Musk has dropped the name of Unilever from antitrust lawsuit

Unilever initiated a review of its global media planning and buying account in January 2024. WPP’s Mindshare has defended the business in key markets, including India.

Festive season sales: Meesho Mall sees 45% orders coming from first-time Mall customers

Meesho has over 20 lakh sellers and roughly 12 crore product listings across 30 categories.

Meesho saw an average of 506 kurtis, 376 sarees, and 360 kids’ wear items were sold every minute during its ‘Meesho Mega Blockbuster Sale’.

Commerce Minister urges industry to promote Brand India through focus on quality

Goyal further urged CEOs to focus on increasing domestic value addition in their products to make India self-reliant.

Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal interacted with CEOs of PLI Beneficiary Companies as part of Make in India campaign.

Union Cabinet approves National Centre of Excellence for AVGC; Provisionally named the Indian Institute for Immersive Creators (IIIC)

Movies like Baahubali and RRR have introduced a new vision for portraying historic and fantasy themes in India. According to the FICCI-EY 2024 report, India now boasts the second-largest anime fan base globally and is projected to contribute 60% to the worldwide growth in anime interest in the coming years.

The National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) in Mumbai, will be modeled after the IIMs and IITs.

Group turnover of Brand Amul hit Rs 80,000 crore in 2023-24: GCMMF

Originating in the late 1960s, the Amul Girl has become an indelible part of Indian advertising history.

The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. said that the group turnover of Brand Amul reached Rs 80,000 crores ($10 billion) in 2023-24 from Rs 72,000 crores ($9 billion) in 2022-23.

Ashneer Grover-BharatPe dispute ends; Grover will not be associated with company in any capacity

BharatPe has settled its dispute with Ashneer Grover with the agreement that the former co-founder will not be associated with company in any capacity.

Zee-Sony merger end: Axis Finance, IDBI withdraw petitions at NCLAT

On April 16, ZEEL had said that it has decided to withdraw the merger implementation application filed before the NCLT, Mumbai bench against Sony.

Earlier this month, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had recalled its order passed on August 10, 2023, in which it had approved the Zee-Sony merger.

Simply Speaking: Shorts #2 – Cassandra revisited

Before the Trojan War, Cassandra warned that the Greeks would invade through a wooden horse and sack the city. Her warnings were ignored. Troy was gutted. (Image: diogo-nunes via Unsplash)

Being a Cassandra means possessing a keen insight or intuition about future events. Having the ability and gumption to issue warnings yet being ignored, dismissed, or disbelieved by others.

Byju Raveendran borrows funds ‘against all odds’, promises ‘small payment’ to teachers

A similar email that was sent in August, Raveendran had promised to clear July's salary, but payment delays have continued as the company navigates an insolvency process and major legal hurdles with US-based lenders staking claims on its India assets.

“I owe you an apology. You have given your best, yet we have not been able to compensate you for your work. This is not right, and for that, I am truly sorry,” Raveendran said.