Amar Ujala
- Format- Broadsheet
- Language- Hindi
- Periodicity- Daily
- Founded in- Agra in 1948
- Founder- Rajul Maheshwari
- Publisher- Amar Ujala publications Ltd.
Anandabazar Patrika
- Format- Broadsheet
- Language-Bengali
- Periodicity- Daily
- Founded in- 1876
- Founded By- Shishir Kumar Ghose
- Editor- Anirban Chattopadhyay
- Editor-in-chief- Arup Sarkar
- Group- ABP group
- Sister Newspaper- The Telegraph, Ebela
- Ananda Bazar Patrika in Bengal continued as the largest circulated newspaper published from one centre, Kolkata.
Bengal Gazette (1780)
- Language- English
- Founded By- James Augustus Hickey (Irishman)
- Founded in- 1780
- Periodicity- weekly
- Published in- Kolkatta
- It is also known as ‘Calcutta General Adviser’.
- It stays alive for two years only.
- Advertising was prominent.
- The thickness of the Paper is similar to hand board, hence the priority was not so clear.
- It has only two pages. Most of the news was taken from European newspapers, therefore is not attracted by Indian readers.
- Government scandals were highlighted and it’s totally views against the government, hence to control the Bengal Gazette, the govt. of India started ‘India Gazette’.
Bombay Chronicle (1910)
- Language- English
- Published from- Mumbai
- Founded in- 1910
- Founder- Sir Pherozeshah Mehta
- From 1913 to 1919 it was edited by B. G. Horniman.
- The newspaper closed down in 1959.
Bombay Samachar
- Format-Broadsheet
- Language- Gujrati
- Founded in- 1822
- Founder- Fardunjee Marzban
- Periodicity- Daily
- Owner- Cama family
Bombay Herald (1789)
- Founded in- 1789
- Language- English
- Published in- Bombay
- Initially founded in 1789 as the ‘Bombay Herald’ the newspaper name was changed to ‘Bombay Gazette’ in 1791.
- The ‘Bombay Gazette’ and Bombay courier where the earliest English language newspapers published in Bombay.
Dainik Jagran
- Format- Broadsheet
- Language- Hindi
- Periodicity- Daily
- Founded in- 1942
- Founded by- Puran Chandra Gupta
- Editor-in-chief- Sanjay Gupta
- Owned By- Jagran Prakashan Limited
- Publication- Jagran Prakashan Limited
- Jagran Prakashan Limited acquired Mid Day in 2010 and Naiduniya in 2012.
Deccan Chronicle
- Format- Broadsheet
- Language- English
- Periodicity- Daily
- Founded in- 1930
- Founded by- Rajagopal Mudaliar
- Owner(s)- Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited (DCHL)
- Sister Newspaper- Financial Chronicle
- The Indian Premier League Cricket franchise of the Deccan Chargers was owned by Deccan Chronicle and Gayatri Reddy was the owner of Deccan Chargers.
- The Deccan Charges represented the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premeir League.
- Deccan Chronicle has eight editions in Andhra Pradesh and Telengana.
Hindustan
- Format- Broadsheet
- Language- Hindi
- Owners- Ht Media Ltd.
- Periodicity- Daily
- Founded in- 1936
- Editor-in-chief- Shashi Shekhar
- Pblished By- Hindustan Media Ventures Limited.
- Sister newspaper- Hindustan Times and Mint
Hindustan Times
- Format- Broadsheet
- Language- English
- Periodicity- Daily
- Founded in- 1924
- Founded by- Sunder Singh Lyallpuri
- Editor-in-chief- Sukumar Ranganathan
- Owned By- Congress Rajya Sabha M.P Shobhana Bhatia
- Controlled by- K K Birla family
- Publication- HT Media
- Sister newspaper- Hindustan Dainik
- The media group owns a radio channel , Fever 104.0 FM and the Mint newspaper.
- Shekhar Bhatia is a former editor, Hindustan Times
Bombay Times
- The Bombay Times is a free supplemented of The Times of India, in the Mumbai region.
- It covers celebrity news, news features, international and national music news and lifestyles.
Economic Times
- Launched in- 1961
- Founding editor- P S Hariharan
- Editor- Bodhisattva Ganguli
- In June 2009, it launched the television channel called ET now.
Eenadu
- Format- Broadsheet
- Language- Telgu in Andhra pradesh
- Founded in- 1974
- Founded by- Ramoji Rao
- Owner(s)- Ramoji Group
- Eenadu was launched from Visakhapatnam.
- Rapid expension in other markets such as finance and chit funds, Priya foods, Usha Kiran film production, Mayuri Films distribution and ETV (group of television channels).
Indian Express
- Format- Broadsheet
- Language- English
- Founded in- 1931
- Founded by- Ramnath Goenka
- Periodicity- Daily
- Group- Indian Express Group
- Editor in Chief- Raj Kamal Jha
Kesari
- Language- Marathi
- Founded in- 1881
- Founded by- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Published by- Kesari Maratha Trust
- Sister Publication- Maratha
Loksatta
- Language- Marathi
- Periodicity- Daily
- Founded in- 1948
- Founder- Ramnath Goenka
- Published by- Indian Express Group
Mail Today
- Format- Tabloid
- Periodicity- Daily
- Founded in- 2007
- Published by- India Today Group
Malayala Manorma
- Format- Broadsheet
- Language-Malayalam
- Periodicity- Daily
- Founded in- 1888
- Founded By- Kandathil Varghese Mappillai
- Editor-in-chief- Mammen Mathew
- Owner(s)- Malayala Manorma Company Limited
- Publisher- Jacob Mathew
- Malayala Manorama continued to remain in that position for more than a decade
Mathrubhumi
- Format-Broadsheet
- Language- Malyalam
- Periodicity- Daily
- Founded in- 1923
- Owners- The Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company Ltd.
- Publisher- P. V. Chandran
- Editor- P. I. Rajeev
- Published from- Kerela.
Mirat-ul-Akhbar
- Language- Persian
- Founded in- 1822
- Founded by- Raja Rammohan Roy
- Periodicity- Weekly (Friday)
- India’s first Persian newspaper
Mathrubhumi
- Format-Broadsheet
- Language- Malyalam
- Periodicity- Daily
- Founded in- 1923
- Owners- The Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Company Ltd.
- Publisher- P. V. Chandran
- Editor- P. I. Rajeev
- Published from- Kerela.
Sakal
- Language- Marathi
- Periodicity- Daily
- Owner and Publisher- Sakal Media Group.
- Founder- Dr. Nanasaheb Parulkar
- Founded in- 1932
- Edito-in-chief- Rahul Gadpale
Samachar Darpan
- Language- Bengali
- Periodicity- Weekly
- Founded in- 1818
- Owner- Baptist Missionary Society
- Publisher- Baptist Missionary Society
- Editor- John Clark Marshman
- The first vernacular paper, Samachar Darpan, was published during the tenure of Lord Hastings.
- The first weekly Benqali newspaper ‘Samachar Darpan’ was published by Marshman.
- BMS World Mission is a Christian missionary society founded by Baptists from England in 1792.
The Bombay Chronicle
- Format-Broadsheet
- Language- English
- Founded in- 1910
- Founded by- Sir Pherozeshah Mehta
- G horniman was associated with the newspaper The Bombay Chronicle.
- This newspaper closed down in 1959.
The Hindu
- Format-Broadsheet
- Language- English
- Founded in- 1878
- Founder- G. Subramania Iyer
- Periodicity- Daily
- Owner- The Hindu Group, and
- Kasturi and Sons Limited
- Editor in Chief- Mukund Padmanabhan
The Leader
- Language- English
- Founded in- 1909
- Founder- Madan Mohan Malviya
- Published in- Allahabad
- Indian National Congress leader, Moti Lal Nehru was the first Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Leader.
The Statesman
- Format- Broadsheet
- Owner- The statesman Ltd
- Language- English
- Founded in- 1875
- Founded by- Robert Knight
- Periodicity- Daily
- Group- Asia News Network
- Editor-in-chief- Ravindra Kumar
- The Statesman is a direct descendant of two newspapers, The Englishman started by Robert Knight and The Friend of India, both published in Kolkata.
- It opposed the shifting of India’s capital from Calcutta to New Delhi in 1911.
- Cushrow Russi Irani was a prominent Indian journalist and the editor-in-chief of The Statesman.
The Telegraph
- Language- English
- Founded in- 1982
- Periodicity- Daily
- Group- ABP Group
- Editor in Chief- Arup Sarkar
- Sister newspaper- Anandbazar Patrika
The Times of India
- Format-Broadsheet
- Language- English
- Founded in- 3rd Nov 1838
- Periodicity- Daily
- Group- The Times Group
- Editor in Chief- Jai Deep Bose
- Sister Newspapers- The Economic Times, Nav Bharat Times, Maharashtra Times, Ei Samay, Mumbai Mirror
- Times of India was the merger of three papers Bombay Times, Standard and Telegraph.
- Samir Jain is an Indian publisher and the current Vice-Chairman of India’s largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
The Tribune
- Format- Broadsheet
- Periodicity- Daily
- Language- English
- Founded in- 1881
- Founder- Dayal Singh Majithia
- Publisher- Tribune Trust
- Editor- Rajesh Ramachandran
- Sister Publication- Dainik Tribune, Punjabi Tribune.
- K. Singh is the Editor of Dainik Tribune.
- Narinder Nath Vohra is the president of the Tribune Trust.
- The Tribune was first established at Lahore.
Udant Martand (1826)
- Periodicity- Weekly
- Language- Hindi
- Founded in- 30th May 1826
- Published from- Kolkata
- Publisher- Jugal Kishore Shukla
- Udant Martand was the first hindi language newspaper published in India.
- The weekly newspaper was published every Tuesday.
The Tribune
- Format- Broadsheet
- Periodicity- Daily
- Language- English
- Founded in- 1881
- Founder- Dayal Singh Majithia
- Publisher- Tribune Trust
- Editor- Rajesh Ramachandran
- Sister Publication- Dainik Tribune, Punjabi Tribune.
- K. Singh is the Editor of Dainik Tribune.
- Narinder Nath Vohra is the president of the Tribune Trust.
- The Tribune was first established at Lahore.