India's vast press in one place: The Times of India — the world's largest English daily — The Hindu and Hindustan Times, Dainik Bhaskar and Dainik Jagran in Hindi, the Economic Times for business, ESPNcricinfo for cricket, and the PTI and ANI agencies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was the first newspaper in India?
- Hicky's Bengal Gazette, printed in Calcutta in 1780, was India's first newspaper. The Times of India, founded in 1838, is the world's largest-circulation English daily.
- What are the most read Hindi newspapers?
- Dainik Bhaskar and Dainik Jagran are among the largest-circulation newspapers in the world, alongside Amar Ujala and Hindustan.
- What are India's main news agencies?
- The Press Trust of India (PTI) and ANI are the country's main news agencies.
India has the world's largest newspaper industry by number of publications, with thousands of daily newspapers published in over 20 languages serving a population of 1.4 billion readers. Indian newspapers are known for their extraordinary linguistic diversity, fierce editorial independence, and deep regional roots — from the great English-language nationals of Delhi and Mumbai to the Hindi belt giants of Uttar Pradesh and the strong regional-language papers of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bengal.
Among the most widely read Indian newspapers online is the Times of India, India's highest-circulation English daily and one of the world's most visited newspaper websites. The Hindu is India's newspaper of record for quality journalism. For business news, the Economic Times is the essential daily for professionals and investors, while Moneycontrol leads for real-time financial data. In Hindi, Dainik Bhaskar and Dainik Jagran are the two largest papers by circulation. For TV news, NDTV remains India's most trusted English channel, while cricket fans worldwide rely on ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz for live scores and India cricket coverage.
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