TN Ninan
TN Ninan is Chairman, Business Standard Pvt Ltd
How media mogul Subhash Chandra managed to beat a US activist fund & hold on to Zee
Sony is merging with Zee. It will control the larger empire & infuse an additional $1.4 bn of cash into it. But the combined entity will be presided over by Punit Goenka, Chandra’s son.
Data hegemony by digital companies may lead to attention economy: CCI chief Ashok Gupta
Gupta noted that in an 'attention economy', big tech players work to capture users’ attention, build profiles of their choices and habits, then sell those profiles to advertisers.
Defence
CDS Bipin Rawat attends SCO military exercise in Russia’s Orenburg
The exercise has provided an opportunity to the armed forces of the SCO nations to train in counter-terrorism operations in a multinational and joint environment, officials said.
Modi at 71 has zero challenge. But one CM is emulating him, a divisive, rising BJP star
Yogi has put high command in a tough situation. If he doesn’t win UP next year, it will set back BJP’s prospects in 2024. If he wins, it will be seen as his win as much as theirs.