Vineet Jain, Managing Director of India’s largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., was bestowed with the “Lifetime Contribution to Media” award on the occasion of the All India Management Association’s (AIMA) 70th Foundation Day and 20th National Management Day. Addressing the gathering after receiving the award, Jain thanked AIMA and the dignitaries present at the event and said that Times Group "will keep on striving for excellence". He was presented the award by Union Cabinet Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan.

“It's a huge honour to receive this award. I would like to dedicate this to all my colleagues who have worked tirelessly to make the Times Group into India’s largest multimedia company," he said.

“The Times Group is Number 1 in every media vertical it has launched, and we will keep on striving for excellence,” Jain said, emphasising the organisation’s unwavering commitment to growth, resilience, and innovation amid a fast-changing media landscape.

Presenting the citation, Sunil Sethi, Chairman of FDCI, lauded Vineet Jain as a future-ready leader and agile entrepreneur who transformed a legacy newspaper business into a diversified media powerhouse. He highlighted how Vineet Jain revitalised and modernised the Group’s print foundations before strategically expanding into emerging media technologies and markets.

“He did not just grow a newspaper company; he built a multifaceted media empire that dominates information and entertainment in India and shapes the nation’s political and commercial awareness,” Sethi said. “From television and radio to internet, movies, music, sports, events, outdoor advertising, education and investments, his leadership has created influential brands across every platform.”

Under Vineet Jain’s stewardship, brands such as Times Now, ET Now and Zoom strengthened the Group’s television presence, while Radio Mirchi, Times OOH, Times Music and Magicbricks emerged as category leaders. The citation also noted the Group’s entry into education through Bennett University and the EdTech platform TimesPro, reflecting Vineet Jain’s vision of integrating knowledge and enterprise.

The Times Group is the leading media conglomerate in India with premium offerings across diverse businesses such as Television, Digital, Print, Radio, Outdoor Media, Events, Marquee IP, Music, Movies, Real Estate Marketplace, Education and Investments. As India’s most influential news and entertainment content provider, it houses some of the country's leading brands such as Times Now, ET Now, Times Now Navbharat, ET Now Swadesh; Zoom, Movies Now HD; MN+; Romedy Now; MNX, Mirchi, Gaana, Times Play, Magicbricks, Junglee Pictures, Times OOH, Times Music, Junglee Music, Filmfare, Femina, Grazia, Times Influence and ET Edge, among others. The Times Group’s Bennett University and TimesPro are fast taking leadership positions in the higher education and executive education categories, respectively, and it has recently diversified into global sports through a joint venture for the world’s fastest-growing sport of Pickleball.

The digital entities of the network produce and curate content for digital audiences across the world through its multiple brands, including timesnow.in, etnow.in, timesnownavbharat.in, zoomtv.com, etnowswadesh.com, digit.in, timesfoodie.com, healthandme.com, timesdrive.in, and unilist.in.

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