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The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce issued its first edition on the 3rd of November 1838. This newspaper appeared on Wednesdays and Saturdays under the direction of Raobahadur Narayan Dinanath Velkar.
Sugar magnate Ramkrishna Dalmia acquired Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd for an undisclosed sum in 1946 as India gained independence. A court later sentenced Dalmia to two years in Tihar Jail for embezzlement and fraud though he spent most time in hospital care.
On the 28th of August 1969, Justice J. L. Nain ordered the Bombay High Court to disband the existing board and appoint new directors under government control. D K Kunte became chairman despite having no prior business experience or political background.
By 2012, BCCL had acquired stakes in 350 companies generating 15% of revenues through this method according to a critical article in The New Yorker. This practice started in 2005 with private treaties that offered sustained positive coverage and plugs in news columns for shares or other financial commitments.
The newspaper launched its Chennai edition on the 12th of April 2008 following the acquisition of Vijayanand Printers Limited in late 2006. This purchase included Kannada newspapers like Vijay Karnataka and Usha Kiran alongside the English daily Vijay Times.