Competition Commission of India flags cricket rights concerns with Disney-Reliance $8.5 billion merger | Cricket News – Times of India

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has made a preliminary determination that the proposed $8.5 billion merger between Reliance and Walt Disney‘s media assets in India could adversely affect competition, according to four sources who spoke to Reuters. The main concern revolves around the combined entity’s control over cricket broadcasting rights.This marks the most significant…

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CCI flags concerns over cricket rights with Reliance-Disney $8.5 billion merger – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Competition Commission of India has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5-billion India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights, four sources said Tuesday, according to Reuters.It is the biggest setback so far to the planned merger, which aims to create India’s…

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‘Yashasvi Jaiswal a ‘back-up opener’ for Champions Trophy, Rohit Sharma will open with…’ – Dinesh Karthik | Cricket News – Times of India

Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s impressive start to his international career is yet to earn him an ODI cap, and according to Dinesh Karthik, the 22-year-old youngster will remain a “back-up opener” for India as far as the 2025 Champions Trophy is concerned, where Shubman Gill is likely to continue opening with skipper Rohit Sharma. “Why?” said Karthik…

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Task force must consult IMA, says Supreme Court | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The national task force (NTF) set up by Supreme Court comprises surgeon vice-admiral and DG medical services (Navy) Arti Sarin, chairman of Hyderabad-based Asian Institute of Gastroenterology D Nageshwar Reddy, AIIMS Delhi director M Srinivas, NIMHANS Bengaluru director Pratima Murthy, Jodhpur AIIMS executive director Goverdhan Dutt Puri, Ganga Ram Hospital’s Saumitra Rawat, Rohtak-based…

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Supreme Court tears into Kolkata police, orders CISF deployed at RG Kar hospital | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday tore into Kolkata police for letting a 7,000-strong mob vandalise R G Kar hospital early on August 15, storm the resident doctors‘ hostel and threaten female doctors with dire consequences if they opened their mouths about the rape-murder of their colleague.A bench of CJI D Y Chandrachud and Justices J…

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