Competition Commission of India has asked companies to explain within 30 days why probe should not be ordered. Antitrust experts had warned the merger could face intense scrutiny.
Star India was to license TV broadcasting rights for ICC events to Zee for 4 years, starting this year. Zee, however, quit $1.4 bn deal after missing its first $200 mn payment.
The media unit of Reliance, controlled by Mukesh Ambani, and its affiliates are expected to own at least 61% of the merged entity, with Disney holding the rest, the report said.
Disney also announced it would launch ad-supported streaming in Europe, Canada and provide US subscribers with a new, ad-free package in coming months.
Disney & Florida Governor have been locked in battle, when its then-CEO, Bob Chapek, criticized the legislation that would limit discussion of gender identity, sexuality in schools.
Murdoch and Shankar previously worked together at Star India, which became the country’s largest media company before Walt Disney’s takeover of a swath of 21st Century Fox’s assets.
This 750-acre property is styled like a frontier campground and includes stand-alone cabins that don’t share ventilation systems to help contain Covid cases.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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