Author: Imran Fazal

No insolvency for Zee: IDBI’s plea dismissed by Appellate Tribunal

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has reportedly sold its prime real estate asset in Hyderabad’s upscale Jubilee Hills area for Rs 99.3 crore.

The appellate tribunal has also granted IDBI Bank the liberty to file a fresh plea against Zee Entertainment for defaults beyond the Covid moratorium period.

‘No Skill Involved’: Chhattisgarh HC directs probe into opinion trading apps

Granting this request, the High Court has allowed the state three more weeks to file a comprehensive affidavit and has called upon the Union Government to submit its response as well.

The affidavit also disclosed that while the petitioner had named platforms such as Probo, Better Opinions, Coolboost (Predchamp), TradeX, and Sports Baazi, no official complaints had been received against them.

EXCLUSIVE: Sir Martin Sorrell speaks on CCI’s media cartel raids and investigation

Sorrell’s message is clear: trade wars don’t happen in isolation. They infiltrate the economic bloodstream and affect every organ of the global body—including advertising.

Sir Martin Sorrell added a word of caution, “You can’t assume anything until you know what it is they (CCI) were asked to look at and what they are looking at and what their conclusions are.”

EXCLUSIVE: CCI examines emails of former IBDF officials

A parliamentary standing committee recently directed the CCI to submit its responses on the steps taken to safeguard the interest of small retailers.

The crux of the CCI’s investigation revolves around whether industry bodies colluded to fix commissions, manipulate pricing, or restrict fair competition.

CCI raids: Cloned data from media agencies puts Big Tech under scanner

A parliamentary standing committee recently directed the CCI to submit its responses on the steps taken to safeguard the interest of small retailers.

The investigation has raised critical questions about whether the digital advertising ecosystem will become more streamlined, especially as the CCI examines the Big Tech angle in the alleged media cartelization and price-fixing case.

India’s media ‘Does not need foreign validation,’ says I&B Ministry

MIB advisory, issued on April 22, references a Delhi High Court order which underscores the importance of making digital content accessible to PwDs.​

The query, raised by Congress MP K Sudhakaran from Kerala, sought clarity on India’s decline in the global rankings and the measures undertaken by the government to protect journalists and safeguard press freedom.