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10] The first edition of The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce, later renamed The Times of
India, was launched in Mumbai in 1838. After several years of change, evolution and growth in the
paper's character, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (the proprietors of The Times of India Group) was
established with the principal objective of publishing newspapers, journals, magazines and books. By
2001, The Times of India Group emerged as a multi-edition, multi-product organisation. Some of the
brands owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. are The Times of India, The Economic Times, Femina,
Filmfare, Navbharat Times, Sandhya Times and Times FM.
11] The Hindu published by the Hindu Group of Publications from Chennai, started in 1878 as a
weekly, became a daily in 1889 and from then on has been steadily growing. It has circulation of over
700,000 copies and a readership of over 3 million as in 2001. The Hindu's independent editorial stand
and its reliable and balanced presentation of the news have over the years, won for it the serious
attention and regard of the people who matter in India and abroad. It is printed in eight centres apart
from the Main Edition at Chennai (Madras) where the Corporate Office is based. The printing centres
include Coimbatore, Bangalore, Madurai, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvanathapuram
& Kochi.