The Hindu Morning Digest – April 17, 2024

The Hindu Morning Digest – April 17, 2024

An Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) displayed outside the office of the Election Commission of India | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Supreme Court says EVMs are accurate unless they are maligned by human bias The Supreme Court on Tuesday disagreed with the idea of a return to paper ballots to restore the “little man’s” confidence … Read more

Picture abhi baki hai! Zee shares rally 7% as Sony merger talks re-start

Picture abhi baki hai! Zee shares rally 7% as Sony merger talks re-start

Shares of debt-ridden Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) rallied over 7% to the day’s high of Rs 192 on Tuesday as the media house re-initiated talks for a merger with Sony Group after the $10 billion deal was cancelled last month. In a fresh dramatic twist, which is no less than an unending soap opera, … Read more

ZEE shares take a tumble as Invesco still wants Goenka out as CEO & MD

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NEW DELHI: Shares of nosedived around 3% in early trade on Monday as the company’s largest investor, Invesco, repeated its call for an extraordinary general meeting to discuss the removal of three directors and inclusion of six independent board members. The development, a sign of continued struggle for control of the company, sent the scrip … Read more