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1. Navbharat Times.
2. Punjab Kesari.
3. Dainik Bhaskar.
4. Rajasthan Patrika.
5. Hindustan.
Profile of a
Newspaper:

English
The Times of India (TOI) is the third largest newspaper
in India by circulation and largest selling English-
language daily in the world. It is the oldest English
newspaper in India still in circulation. It was first issued
as THE BOMBAY TIMES AND JOURNAL OF
COMMERCE on 3rd November 1838. It was published
on Wednesdays and Saturdays until 1850 after which it
became a daily newspaper.
 Published in Broadsheet format.
 Owned by The Times Group.
 Published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
 Jaideep Bose is the Editor-in-chief.
 Founded on 3rd November 1838.
 Published in English.
 Headquarters in Mumbai.
 Circulations stand at 3,198,449 daily as of July to
December 2017.
 J.E. Brennan was its first editor.
 RNI number is 40361/1983 (UTTAR PRADESH).
 Website : timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The Hindu is an Indian newspaper that started as a
weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. In 1995, it
became the first Indian newspaper to offer an online
edition. It was founded in Madras on 20 September
1878 as a weekly newspaper, by six people consisting
of 4 law students:- T.T.Rangacharya, P.V.Rangacharya,
D. Kesava Rao Pantulu and N. Subba Rao Pantulu, and
led by G.Subramania Iyer and M. Veeraraghavacharyar.
 Published in Broadsheet format.
 Owned by The Hindu Group, and Kasturi and Sons
Limited.
 Published by N. Ram .
 Mukund Padmanabhan is the Editor-in-chief.
 Founded on 20th September 1878 by G.Subramania
Iyer.
 Published in English.
 Headquarters in Chennai.
 Circulations stand at 1,216,118 daily as of Jan to
July 2017.
 Subramania Iyer was the first editor.
 RNI number 17762/1969 (TAMIL NADU).
 Website : www.thehindu.com
Hindustan Times was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi.
It was founded in 1924 by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri,
founder-father of the Akali movement and the
Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab Province. S Mangal
Singh Gill (Tesildar) and S. Chanchal Singh (Jandiala,
Jalandhar) were made in charge of the newspaper.
Madan Mohan Malaviya and Tara Singh were among
the members of the Managing Committee. The
Managing Chairman and Chief Patron was Master
Sunder Singh Lyallpuri.
 Published in Broadsheet Format.
 Owned by .HT Media Ltd.
 Editor-in-chief is Sukumar Ranganathan.
 Founded in 1924 by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri.
 Published in English.
 Headquarters in New Delhi.
 Circulation stands at 993,645 daily as of Jan–Jun
2017.
 Devdas Gandhi was the first editor.
 RNI number 66165/1997 (UTTAR PRADESH).
 Website : hindustantimes.com
The New Indian Express was founded in 1932 as The
Indian Express, under the ownership of Chennai-based
P. Varadarajulu Naidu. In 1991, following the death of
owner Ramnath Goenka, his family split the group into
two companies. Initially, the two groups shared the
Indian Express title, as well as editorial and other
resources. But on 13 August 1999, the northern
editions, headquartered in Mumbai, retained the Indian
Express moniker, while the southern editions became
The New Indian Express. Today, the two newspapers
and companies are separate entities.
 Published in Broadsheet format.
 Owned by Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
 G.S Vasu is the Editor-in-chief.
 Founded by Ramnath Goenka in 1932.
 Published in English.
 Headquarters in Chennai.
 Circulations stand at 309,252 daily.
 RNI number 1196/1957 (TAMIL NADU).
 Website : Newindianexpress.com
The Economic Times is the world's second-most widely
read English-language business newspaper, after the
Wall Street Journal, with a readership of over 800,000.
Its main content is based on the Indian economy,
international finance, share prices, prices of
commodities as well as other matters related to finance.
It is printed on salmon-pink paper and sold in all major
cities in India. In June 2009, it launched a television
channel called ET Now.
 Published in Broadsheet format.
 Owned by The Times Group.
 Published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
 Bodhisattva Ganguli is the Editor-in-chief.
 Founded in 1961.
 Published in English.
 Headquarters in Mumbai.
 Circulations stand at 377,789 daily (as of Jan – Jun
2017)
 PS Hariharan was the first editor.
 RNI no. UPENG/2006/20073 (UTTAR PRADESH).
 Website : economictimes.indiatimes.com
Profile of a
Newspaper:

Hindi
Navbharat Times (NBT) is one of the largest
circulated as well as largest read Hindi newspapers of
Delhi and Mumbai and Lucknow. It is from the stable
of Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (BCCL), which also
publishes other dailies including The Times of India,
The Economic Times, Maharashtra Times and also
magazines such as Filmfare and Femina. NBT is one
of the oldest product of the BCCL group.
 Published in Broadsheet format.
 Owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
 Published by Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd.
 Ashish Pandey Executive Chief.
 Published in Hindi.
 Headquarters is in Mumbai.
 Circulation stands at 769,146 Daily (as of
November 2015).
 RNI number is 510/1957 (DELHI)
 Website : NavbharatTimes.com
Punjab Kesari was established by Lala Jagat Narain and
later on his elder son Romesh Chander took over the
reins. However, during the days of terrorism in Punjab,
both were assassinated, in 1981 and 1984 respectively.
During those days of terrorism, Punjab Kesari
continued to work against terrorism. The management
also established Shaheed Parivar Fund (martyrs' welfare
fund) to provide help to the terrorism-affected families.
 Published in Broadsheet format.
 Owned by The Hindsamachar Ltd.
 Published by The Hindsamachar Ltd.
 Editor-in-chief is Vijay Chopra (Jalandhar) and
Ashwini Kumar Chopra (Delhi).
 Founded in 1965 by Lala Jagat Narain and Romesh
Chander
 Published in Hindi.
 Headquarters is in Jalandhar, Delhi.
 Circulation stands at 1,159,489 Daily.
 RNI number. 40474/1983 (DELHI)
 Website : www.punjabkesari.com
Dainik Bhaskar was launched in 1948 to fulfill the need
for a Hindi language daily newspaper. It launched under
the name Subah Savere in Bhopal and Good Morning
India in Gwalior. In 1957, the paper was renamed
Bhaskar Samachar. In 1958, it was renamed Dainik
Bhaskar, meaning "This, along with its rising sun
graphic, was meant to represent a bright future.
 Published in Broadsheet format.
 Owned by D B Corp Ltd.
 Published by Dainik Bhaskar Group.
 Editor-in-chief is Kamlesh Yagnik
 Founded in 1948 as Subah Savere in Bhopal and
Good Morning India in Gwalior, renamed as Bhaskar
Samachar in 1957, renamed again to Dainik Bhaskar
in 1958.
 Published in Hindi.
 Headquarters located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
 Circulation stands at 3,758,949 Daily.
 RNI number. DELHIN/2007/22001 (DELHI).
 Website : www.bhaskar.com
Rajasthan Patrika is an Indian Hindi-language daily
newspaper. It was founded by Karpoor Chandra Kulish
in 1956 and published as Rajasthan Patrika in Delhi and
Rajasthan, and as Patrika in 6 other states. As per Indian
Readership Survey 2013 , Rajasthan Patrika emerged as
the fourth most-read Hindi language newspaper in
India, and Patrika emerged sixth. Rajasthan Patrika was
founded by Karpoor Chandra Kulish on 7 March 1956.
Over the years, it became a leading national daily.
 Published in Broadsheet format.
 Owned by Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd.
 Gulab Kothari is the editor in chief.
 Founded on 7 March 1956.
 Published in Hindi.
 Headquarters located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
 Circulation stands at 1,813,756 Daily (as of 07 July
2017)
 RNI number. DELHIN/2005/15156 (DELHI)
 Website : www.patrika.com
Hindustan Dainik or ''Hindustan'' is published by
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited. Earlier it was part
of HT Media Ltd group, which spun off its Hindi
business into a separate company named Hindustan
Media Ventures Limited in December 2009. Hindustan
has 21 editions across the Hindi belt.
Published in Broadsheet format.
 Owned by HT Media Ltd.
 Published by Ajay Kumar Jain.
 Editor-in-chief is Shashi Shekhar.
 Founded on 12 April 1936.
 Published in Hindi.
 Headquarters located in New Delhi.
 Circulation stands at 2,399,086 Daily (as of Jan −
Jun 2016)
 RNI number : UPHIN/2012/46845 (UTTAR
PRADESH)
 Website : epaper.livehindustan.com
www.livehindustan.com