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Template:Redirect Template:Infobox company Indo-Asian News Service or IANS is a private Indian news agency. It was founded in 1986 by Indian American publisher Gopal Raju as the "India Abroad News Service" and later renamed.[1] In December 2023, Adani group,[2] acquired majority stake in the agency making it a subsidiary to Adani's AMG Media Networks.[3][4]

The IANS main offices are located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The service reports news, views and analysis from the subcontinent about the country, across a wide range of subjects, to subscribers via the Internet.[5]

While IANS is primarily known as a wire service in English and Hindi, it also has a publishing division that currently produces newspapers and periodicals for other clients in the media industry. IANS also operates a mobile news service.[6][5]

References

  1. Gopal Raju, 80, publishing pioneer. Boston.com, Associated Press(April 12, 2008).
  2. Media freedom fears in India after Modi ally Adani buys 29% stake in NDTV. The Guardian(2022-08-24). Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  3. After NDTV, Adani acquires 50.5% stake in news agency IANS, Team, N. L.. Newslaundry(2023-12-16). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. Adani acquires majority stake in news agency IANS. The Indian Express(2023-12-16). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Indo-Asian News Service. ians.in. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  6. News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet{{#if:Shrivastava|, Shrivastava}. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd(2007). ISBN 978-1-932705-67-6

Further reading

  • News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet{{#if:Shrivastava|, Shrivastava}. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd(2007). ISBN 978-1-932705-67-6

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