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<ul><li><keyword id="19912128" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="chandra" source="keywords">Chandra</keyword> hit upon the idea to launch a TV channel after he saw big hotels showing CNN via satellite dishes during the Gulf War.</li><li><keyword id="19976119" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zee" source="keywords">Zee</keyword> was India’s first private TV channel and had pioneered many superhit TV shows, reality shows and kickstarted the careers of many media barons.</li><li>Chandra entered the infrastructure business and planned a hostile takeover of IVRCL which failed.</li><li>By the mid-2010s, his new ventures had piled up a huge debt which pushed him to sell stake in crown jewel, Zee.</li></ul>Remember Hum Paanch? <keyword id="20328693" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zee-antakshari" source="keywords">Zee Antakshari</keyword>? Phillips Top 10? These shows, now shared around social media by nostalgia lovers, were the first taste of Hindi TV programmes for many millennials. The generation saw the country move away from one or two channels with very limited entertainment programming; with the entry of private companies into satellite programming, forcing Indians to buy TVs that needed remotes. The man who made this revolution possible was Subhash Chandra, a bright young man from Hisar. Born into an Agrawal Bania family, Chandra entered into business early in his life, and in the 70s before TV wasn’t around in India. After his family business fell into debt, he had to abruptly leave college, go back to Haryana and work on repaying debts. He started off running a pulse polishing mill with moderate success, but his fortunes improved as he supplied grains to Food Corporation of India (FCI). By late 80s and early 90s, he was exporting rice and soybeans to Russia, and had also started a packaging company. It was all running smoothly, until one election season he saw that politicians were renting out vans with projectors and screens for their roadshows. He later learnt that Five-Star Hotels owned satellite dishes and were telecasting CNN during the Gulf War. That’s when the idea of broadcasting content with ads in between came to him, he told Outlook Business in <a href="https://www.outlookbusiness.com/specials-34/secret-diary-of-an-entrepreneur_2018/live-in-the-present-dont-recount-and-regret-the-past-4353">Secret Diary of Subhash Chandra</a>. <div type="image" title="hum paanch twitter" msid="107136147" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Source: Twitter (Now X) &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The realm of reality TV As he went about it, he was laughed off by DD executives, who coolly told him that they employ hundreds of people and equipment worth thousands of crores. He then intended to lease a transponder in Hong Kong and broadcast from there. STAR’s Li Ka-shing was not so receptive to the idea of broadcasting business in India. After many twists and turns, he rented a transponder; and India’s got its first Hindi channel in the Star bouquet in 1992. Initially there was only three hours of programming, with reruns of old DD serials. But it soon branched<a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/JV7xB6PWkkl5q2Glq8tT8K/The-zee-story-turns-20.html"> out with chat shows </a>like Chakravyuha. Many media barons like Ronnie Screwala who produced the chat show started their careers at Zee. Pritish Nandy also had a show on it called Fiscal Fitness. The hugely popular Aap Ki Adalat, which now airs on India TV, also debuted on Zee. Rajat Sharma, its popular interviewer, also expanded the group’s political vista. The Union Minister Smriti Irani was briefly a stringer for Zee News which was launched later by the group. She, however, also became the star of Star Plus’ super hit TV show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in early 2000s. In addition to comedy shows, Zee diversified into drama shows like Neena Gupta starring Parampara in addition to <keyword id="20328692" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zee-horror-show" source="keywords">Zee Horror Show</keyword>. Its hugely popular Antakshari show was hosted by stars like Renuka Shahane, Pallavi Joshi and Annu Kapoor. <div type="image" title="annu kapoor" msid="107136187" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Source: Twitter (Now X)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Bags of fan mail In spite of growing success, Chandra had to convince advertisers to shift from print and outdoor ads to TV advertising. He did it by lugging along bags of fan mail sent by viewers of his shows. By the time other players saw how valuable reaching all over India with Hindi shows was, he was miles ahead. He added more channels across movies, music in addition to news, across languages to his bouquet. By the time the world entered the new millennium, he had captured a large chunk of India’s eyeballs, not to mention hearts. The deal with Richard Li, son of Li Ka-shing also included an option to buy 25% stake in the venture within a year. By the time he realised it was good business, the option had long expired. Chandra refused to sell him the stake, took his company public, and the issue was subscribed 60 times over. The goatee-sporting man had become one of India’s first media barons and a billionaire. A failed hostile takeover By 2004, his media conglomerate was running steady, but Chandra, true to himself, was already hunting for the next big bet. The sector he chose was infrastructure. Back then, India was building roads, adding power generation as well as distribution assets, and setting-up ports and airports with a renewed fervour. Many small regional players like GMR and GVK became national companies after they won large-scale airport projects. It seemed like a good business. However, by the time Chandra entered it in 2008, the sector was showing signs of fatigue, due to credit crunch and more. Players were seeing the effects of adding heavy debt onto books. One such company was Hyderabad-based IVRCL which had a good set of projects, sizeable orderbook but was crushing under debt, in 2012. It was borrowing money for working capital purposes, and projects were moving ahead slower. Chandra believed that a hostile takeover of the company would catalyse its infra business which was executing a few highway projects. He went in and acquired a tad over 12% stake in the company when IVRCL too changed track. It stopped bidding for new projects, started monetising its projects and paring down its debt. Eventually Chandra had to sell off his stock at a loss. Takeovers are a high stakes game. Though the financials were never disclosed, the assumption, based on the company’s market cap at that time, he might have spent ₹200 crore on it. On the other hand, its own infrastructure business never scaled up later on, and continued to report deep losses for the next few years. It was a strategy gone wrong, as he later admitted in his open letter. Politics to pledging In 2016, Chandra made his political debut to become a Rajya Sabha MP representing BJP in Haryana. The close contest between him and the Congress candidate R K Anand was also interesting in other ways too. Chandra was declared winner after 14 votes were made invalid as they used the wrong pens. In 2022, Chandra changed his ‘native home <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/06/08/why-subhash-chandras-rajya-sabha-dreams-are-now-congresss-nightmares">town’ to Rajasthan</a> and filed his nomination as an independent candidate backed by BJP. He however accepted defeat after he fell short of over 40 votes. On the other end, his business was branching out into many businesses, with varying successes, soaking in capital. It entered financial services, acquired Peerless Mutual Fund, investment banking, private equity and much more. It went into education with a chain of K-12 schools, gold refineries in addition to related media businesses like Fun Cinemas and Dish TV. He also had plans for a wellness company. These expansions came at a cost, and a huge debt. The group soon had 87 operating companies which had straddled debt to the tune of ₹17,000 crore, as per estimates. How was so much money raised? The promoters had to pledge their shares in listed entities like Zee Entertainment, Dish TV, Zee Media Corporation, SITI Networks, <keyword id="19960022" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zee-learn" source="keywords">Zee Learn</keyword> and Shirpur Gold refinery. Reports suggest that <a href="https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/news%2Fbusiness%2Fdoes-zee-news-need-a-commercial-bank-subhash-chandra#read-more">anywhere between 60-90% of their </a>shares in these companies were pledged with lenders in the mid-2010s. The chickens however came to roost in 2018 when the<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/ilfs-crisis-spilling-beyond-finance-chandras-zee-feeling-the-heat/articleshow/67734787.cms?from=mdr"> NBFC IL&amp;FS bankruptcy spooke</a>d the markets, making it tough for him to rollover debt. The loss of crown jewel Soon, the promoters were forced to sell the stake that they had pledged. Zee’s promoter shareholding fell from 42% to a dismal 4% in its crown jewel, Zee Entertainment. In the meanwhile, its flagship Zee’s earnings also started dwindling, worrying analysts and investors; that led the market regulator to look into it. Between 2021 and 2023, its profits slid by 48%. In 2021, for the second time in two years, Chandra admitted to his mistakes that led to default. He announced <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/subhash-chandra-claims-91-debt-with-43-lenders-settled/articleshow/85007881.cms?from=mdr">that he had settled</a> 91% of his debts with 43 lenders. “I have no regrets for parting with a substantial ownership in the business and specially in the jewels of the crown,” he said in an open letter. Apart from the promoter crisis, the businesses were moving at a slow pace too. Satellite pay TV has become less attractive to viewers now used to streaming. Dish TV, owned by his brother, has been losing steam as well. Edtech is facing its own existential crisis. His digital ventures of Zee5 progressed but at a slow rate due to heavy competition. There are no updates on his plans for its metaverse venture, oddly named Maayaverse. On top of it, Zee’s plans to merge with Sony fell through, after two years of negotiations. Sony is also seeking a $90 million termination fee, which Zee intends to contest. That means more legal troubles, barely a year after it settled a dispute with J C Flowers, an asset reconstruction company. Chandra and his son Puneet Goenka are now part of a <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sebi-subhash-chandra-punit-goenka-sebis-flowcharts-explain-how-zee-bosses-allegedly-faked-loan-recovery-4119857">probe by market regulator SEBI</a>, to see if money was siphoned off from the listed entities. That would be a tough spot to any businessman, let alone one who is devoid of crown jewels and without a seat in the parliament. 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<ul><li><keyword id="364027" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="musk" source="Orion">Musk</keyword> has sent Twitter a letter offering to buy the micro-blogging platform at the originally proposed price.</li><li>Twitter or Musk did not comment on the report.</li><li>Trading of Twitter shares was briefly halted. </li></ul> Tesla CEO <keyword id="6355315" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="elon-musk" source="Orion">Elon Musk</keyword> has reportedly proposed again to buy Twitter at $54.20 a share, the same price he originally proposed in April this year before terminating the $44 billion takeover deal. According to <keyword id="29740" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="bloomberg" source="Orion">Bloomberg</keyword>, Musk has sent Twitter a letter offering to buy the micro-blogging platform at the originally proposed price. The move, if true, has created confusion in the minds of millions as the Musk-Twitter legal battle is set to begin in a US court from October 17. Twitter or Musk did not comment on the report. Trading of Twitter shares was briefly halted, reports The Verge. The new report came at a time when a new treasure trove of texts exchanged between Musk and Twitter executives like CEO <keyword id="3115373" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="parag-agrawal" source="Orion">Parag Agrawal</keyword> and <keyword id="265395" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="jack-dorsey" source="Orion">Jack Dorsey</keyword> was leaked in the public domain. Twitter shareholders have already voted to approve Musk's $44 billion takeover bid. The vote came as Musk's lead team is in a court battle to get out of the deal. Twitter confirmed that a preliminary count shows it has enough votes to approve the deal. The approval meant that Musk and Twitter will proceed to an October trial in the <keyword id="1445950" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="delaware-court-of-chancery" source="Orion">Delaware Court of Chancery</keyword>. The world's richest man also texted <keyword id="43340" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="oracle" source="Orion">Oracle</keyword> Chairman and <keyword id="238078" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="cto" source="Orion">CTO</keyword> <keyword id="146621" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="larry-ellison" source="Orion">Larry Ellison</keyword> all night before he decided to terminate the $44 billion Twitter takeover deal in May, the media has reported, citing a court filing. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/competition-commission-gives-conditional-approval-to-sony-zee-merger-deal/articleshow/94654411.cms">Competition Commission gives conditional approval to Sony-Zee merger deal</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/omnichannel-becomes-omniscient-as-retailers-gear-up-for-revenge-festive-celebration/articleshow/94650631.cms">Omnichannel becomes omniscient as retailers gear up for revenge festive celebration</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/reliance-jio-to-begin-beta-trial-of-5g-in-four-cities-on-dussehra-with-unlimited-data/articleshow/94645577.cms">Reliance Jio to begin beta trial of 5G in four cities on Dussehra with unlimited data</a>

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<ul><li>Running against a deadline to repay a mammoth debt, Subhash Chandra has put Zee Entertainment Enterprise on the block.</li><li>The cash-strapped group is in conversation with five companies from Japan, US, Europe, and India, Chandra told the Economic Times.</li><li>Suitors are interested in buying a controlling stake in Zee, one of the largest media houses in the country.</li></ul>This may be music to the ears of the Essel Group's lenders. Chairman Subhash Chandra has revealed that five companies ranging from the west coast of the US to Europe, India, and as far east as Japan are in talks to pick up a stake in Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The Chairman of Essel Group <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/objective-is-to-repay-everyones-money-and-that-too-happily-says-essel-group-chairman-subhash-chandra/articleshow/68983331.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">told the Economic Times</a> that non-binding term sheets will be ready latest by first week of May. "You might get surprised with the names," he added. Subhash Chandra, with a net worth of $2.5 billion as of March 2019 <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/subhash-chandra/#371a82d8be6f" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">according to Forbes</a>, was one of the country's leading industrialists before the sky came crashing down. Some wrong bets, which he was not willing to let go in good time, led to significant pile up in group debt. Now, he has time till September 30 to repay its dues. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[
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 The market was abuzz with rumours that one of the suitors was Sony before it pulled out. Chandra did not confirm or deny the specualtion, and instead said, "I would maintain the same stance. One really can’t say anything at this stage." Zee Entertainment, run by Chandra's sons Punit and Amit, has 76 channels reaching 1.3 billion viewers in 173 countries. Is Chandra willing to give up control of Zee, or will he sell a smaller stake? "It all depends on the respective business preferences of the shortlisted players. It is (more) complicated than it seems and we will collectively arrive at a decision which is best suited for the company and for its stakeholders," Chandra said. NOT JUST ZEE The Essel Group has interests in amusement parks, packaging, infrastructure, a cruise business under the brand Jalesh and lotteries. Stakes in almost all these businesses are on the block. "If you look at the sale of assets of our infra business, I believe it will be completed between July and September. With that ₹15o-160-billion debt of operating companies and ₹3,000 crore of corporate debt will get cleared off. So overall about Rs 200 crore of debt will easily get wiped off. Rest will be taken care of by the stake sale in Zee," Chandra said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/zee-group-buys-time-to-sell-assets/articleshow/67826362.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Zee group buys time to sell assets</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indias-lehman-moment-seems-closer-as-top-mutual-funds-defer-dues/articleshow/68831689.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">India's 'Lehman moment' seems closer than ever as top mutual funds defer dues to investors</a>

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<ul><li>Shop Quality Products at the Lowest Prices’ says Meesho in Latest ‘Loon Ya Na Loon?’ Campaign.</li><li>It is conceptualised by <keyword id="910338" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ddb-mudra-group" source="Orion">DDB Mudra Group</keyword>.</li></ul>Meesho has launched its latest campaign, which highlights the consumer dilemma of ‘Loon Ya Na Loon?’. The campaign continues to underline the unmatched value proposition of the company’s ‘Sahi Sahi Lagaya Hai’ (the right price) appeal. <div type="Youtube" id="UG8Op52U15A" title="Loon Ya Na Loon, sawal ka ultimate jawaab is here!" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UG8Op52U15A/mqdefault.jpg"></div> People shop to fulfill multiple desires and for many value-seeking consumers, shopping has become an exercise of choosing one desire over another. Meesho’s latest campaign puts an end to the ‘Loon Ya Na Loon’ dilemma often faced by consumers seeking to maximize their spend within a budget. Featuring three TVCs that target three different consumer segments - women, men and young adults, the campaign highlights Meesho’s unmatched value proposition of offering quality products at the lowest prices. <div type="Youtube" id="SjL2-dwqAFg" title="Stress-free shopping ka aasan raasta is here!" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SjL2-dwqAFg/mqdefault.jpg"></div> Megha Agarwal, Head of Growth at Meesho, said, “When consumers want to purchase something they desire, the guilt or need to cut down on other expenses often crop up, making them prioritize one desire over another. The core objective of the campaign is centered around resolving the ‘Loon Ya Na Loon’ predicament. At Meesho, we are helping millions fulfill their desires by providing them a wide selection of quality products at the lowest prices.” Conceptualized by DDB Mudra, the campaign is based on the insight that consumers often debate "Loon ya na Loon?" before making any purchase. The TVCs showcase the protagonist's journey from contemplation to a no-compromise shopping experience on Meesho. “To buy or not to buy – that is the question. Which bargain-hunting, value-conscious Indian shopper has not hit the pause button and wondered about all the demands on her/his budget, before picking up something? It is this behavioral truth that we played on to land a simple message – Meesho offers prices so low, you’ll never have to choose between one thing or the other again. The result was a breezy yet insightful campaign which we believe will resonate with our target audiences around the country,” says <keyword id="3282725" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pallavi-chakravarti" source="Orion">Pallavi Chakravarti</keyword>, Creative Head – West, DDB Mudra The campaign will air on major TV networks such as Star Plus, Colors, Zee TV, Aaj Tak, Sony Max, Zee TV in addition to YouTube, and OTT platforms. Each film is shot in three zonal master languages – Hindi, Tamil, and Bengali and further amplified in other regional languages like Assamese, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi and Telugu.

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<ul><li><keyword id="3820" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="mukesh-ambani" source="Orion">Mukesh Ambani</keyword> has set his eyes on the <keyword id="6354312" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ipl" source="Orion">IPL</keyword> broadcast and streaming rights auction, which is set to happen in June this year. </li><li>In this regard, <keyword id="10924" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="ambani" source="Orion">Ambani</keyword> has raised ₹13,500 crore from James <keyword id="49627" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="murdoch" source="Orion">Murdoch</keyword> and <keyword id="105547" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="uday-shankar" source="Orion">Uday Shankar</keyword>’s investment platform, Bodhi Tree Systems. </li><li>We evaluate the options available for the trio of Ambani, Murdoch and <keyword id="4458" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="shankar" source="Orion">Shankar</keyword>, and the competition that they are up against. </li></ul>Mukesh Ambani, India’s second richest person, has now set his aim on winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) broadcast rights, boosting his war chest with a ₹13,500 crore investment from James Murdoch – the son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch – and former Walt Disney veteran Uday Shankar. The investment will be done by Bodhi Tree Systems, an investment platform run jointly by Murdoch and Shankar. As part of the deal, Bodhi Tree will acquire a stake of nearly 40% in Viacom18, the joint venture between Reliance’s TV18 and ViacomCBS, now called Paramount Global. “James [Murdoch] and Uday’s [Shankar] track record is unmatched. For over two decades, they have played an undeniable role in shaping the media ecosystem in India, Asia, and around the world. We are very excited to partner with Bodhi Tree and lead India’s transition to a streaming-first media market,” said Mukesh Ambani, chairman, Reliance Industries. In the run up to bidding for IPL broadcast rights, Viacom18 has set up a sports channel called Sports18, and appointed Star Sports’ Anil Jayaraj as the chief executive officer, sports. Currently, Sports18 is airing matches from the NBA (National Basketball Association), LaLiga and the FIFA World Cup. But to really gain traction in India, it will have to start offering cricket broadcasts, and there’s no better way to do it than win the IPL streaming rights going up for auction now. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="91119786" title="The big gets bigger – Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries crosses ₹19 lakh crore in market cap" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Bidding for the IPL satellite television and digital streaming rights will begin on June 12. Star India, the current holders of IPL rights, won the bid for the ongoing term in 2018 for ₹16,300 crore for five years, under the leadership of Uday Shankar. With Shankar throwing his weight behind Viacom18, Ambani’s statement about making India a streaming-first media market, and Viacom18 buying the invitation-to-tender (ITT) document, it is likely that the company could bid for IPL digital streaming rights. Prior to Star India, Sony held the broadcast rights for the first ten 10 seasons of IPL, from 2008 to 2017, with the contract valued at $1.03 billion. It might seem like a steal compared to Star India’s bid for 2018-2022, and more so, compared to the base price for the 2023-2027 term. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Ambani’s Viacom18 is up against giants like Disney, Sony and others" comment="subhead" text="Ambani’s Viacom18 is up against giants like Disney, Sony and others">Ambani’s Viacom18 is up against giants like Disney, Sony and others</cmsannotation> According to a report by the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-media-rights-big-boys-on-board/articleshow/90654844.cms">Times of India</a>, Viacom18, apart from media giants Disney, Sony, Zee and even Amazon, has bought the IPL tender document already. Interestingly enough, iPhone maker Apple could also reportedly buy the document, although it’s unclear if it is merely to test the waters or if it is actually serious about bidding. It is worth highlighting that Mukesh Ambani already owns Mumbai Indians, the most successful IPL team, and also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/here-are-the-ipls-most-valuable-teams-according-to-a-forbes-report/slidelist/91117759.cms">the most valuable</a>. BCCI has set a base price of the complete IPL broadcast and streaming rights package at ₹32,890 crore. The full package has been divided into four buckets, namely: <ol><li>Indian subcontinent television (all matches). </li><li>Indian subcontinent digital (all matches). </li><li>Indian subcontinent digital (18 matches). </li><li>Rest of the world. </li></ol>Interestingly enough, the winner of the A package will have the right to re-bid for the B package, giving it another chance to mop up the streaming rights. 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Tech majors like <keyword id="10862" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="wipro" source="Orion">Wipro</keyword>, Tech Mahindra and other MNCs have either put off recruitment of freshers or asked them to wait until they are intimated. The freshers awaiting onboarding in Wipro have launched a full fledged campaign on social media, questioning Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji's integrity and commitment as he spoke strongly about ethics in connection with moonlighting. "The career of thousands of students like me is at stake. We cleared the Wipro exam in 2021. We rejected offers from other companies. But, it's been one year and we are still not onboarded. Wipro is either delaying or rejecting without any clarification," fresher Nithin said. Another fresher <keyword id="15167860" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rushikesh-rupnar" source="Orion">Rushikesh Rupnar</keyword> stated that "it's been 9 months since I received my offer letter. There is no update regarding onboarding since then. Are we a joke to them? So many students out there are waiting to join". The <keyword id="15167857" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="nascent-information-technology-employees" source="Orion">Nascent Information Technology Employees</keyword> Senate (<keyword id="12917180" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="nites" source="Orion">NITES</keyword>), an NGO working for the welfare of IT employees, stated that the trend is not confined to Wipro. "After Wipro, we have received complaints from employees of various IT companies regarding delay in onboarding. Unfortunately the CEOs bragging about work ethics and transparency are left with no humanity." "If the workers are organised, all they have to do is to put their hands in their pockets and they have got the capitalist class whipped," NITES asserted. IT firms should be held accountable for endangering the professional futures of the employees and trainees. Companies play a good game about their beliefs and ethics on the surface, but in reality, It's just crony capitalism, one of the IT job aspirants alleged. The students who have formed a group online with the "Wipro onboard us" title, stated "please update on our career, group respected <keyword id="15167858" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rishadpremji" source="Orion">RishadPremji</keyword> sir please update about the onboarding of freshers, why this ego system on freshers." "I hope u r reading this reply and you got to help us soon. Wishing good health and happiness to the people who re supporting us in struggle of Wipro on-board." "Please update on our career group submitted respected RishadPremji sir we don't know how the moonlighting effected your company, but your hiring process and holding freshers on-boarding effecting the lives of 20k+ freshers. Is our lives not valuable?" NITES had also filed a complaint with <keyword id="9286293" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="union-ministry-of-labor-and-employment" source="Orion">Union Ministry of Labor and Employment</keyword> urging to initiate action against the Wipro for delaying onboarding of more than 2,000 students. Wipro has stated that it will honour all offer letters. However, experts, allaying fears of recession in US and Europe affecting IT industry in India, state that the trend is not new. They say since China is being hit post Corona period, India could be more resilient. The present trend could be the result of workability of pipeline projects. If pipeline projects are getting affected for various reasons, the companies will strategise their moves by holding new recruitments or withdrawing offers. "This trend is an old one and the situation is projected like it is the end of IT industry which is wrong. 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<ul><li>The Karnataka government bans online "games of chance".</li><li>As the IPL season has kicked in, Dream11, My11Circle, MPL Pro, Bet365, Gamezy and many others gaming platforms can come under the radar of Karnataka’s ban on online ‘game of chance’.</li><li>The offence under the law will lead to a prison term of up to three years and fine of up to ₹ 1 lakh.</li></ul>The Karnataka government on Tuesday <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/karnataka-assembly-passes-bill-banning-online-games-of-chance/articleshow/86407014.cms">reportedly</a> passed a bill that bans online "games of chance”. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai reportedly said that the government will deal with gaming operators who run “games of chance” camouflaged as “games of skill”. Even those skill games that involve the risk of the player losing money would invite action under the law, he said. However, there is not enough clarity on which games are considered under “game of skill” and “game of chance”. As the Indian Premier League (IPL) season has kicked in, online gaming firms like Dream11, My11Circle, MPL Pro, Bet365, Gamezy and many others can come under the radar of Karnataka’s ban on online ‘game of chance’. Operating such games, sheltering such operations, and abetting and participating in such online games both cognisable and non-bailable is an offence, according to the bill. The offence will lead to a prison term of up to three years and fine of up to ₹ 1 lakh. So far, Punjab, Haryana, Bombay and Rajasthan High Courts have given <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/supreme-court-upholds-dream11-fantasy-sports-format-as-game-of-skill/articleshow/85040855.cms">verdict </a>supporting online gaming platforms like Dream11 and considers it as a “game of skill”. The Karnataka government has gone ahead with the ban despite the Supreme Court’s <a href="https://m.economictimes.com/tech/startups/supreme-court-upholds-dream11-fantasy-sports-format-as-game-of-skill/articleshow/85040855.cms">decision </a>that favoured the fantasy gaming industry, calling them skill gaming instead of gambling. Priyank Kharge, former information technology (IT), tourism and social welfare minister of Karnataka, batted against a blanket ban for all online games. “The government should form a committee with industry stakeholders and come out with a law that curbs online betting instead of a bill that won’t stand the test of law,” he said in a tweet. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Text"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div> Kharge mentioned Karnataka is the gaming hub with investments of ₹4,000 crore employing thousands of people. 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