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			{{Short description\|Bengali newspaper in Kolkata, India}}
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	{{Infobox newspaper		{{Infobox newspaper
	\| name = Aajkaal		\| name = Aajkaal <br/> আজকাল
	\| logo = Aajkaal.png		\| logo = Aajkaal.png
	\| image = Aajkaal Frontpage of 28.03.2012.jpg		\| image = Aajkaal Frontpage of 28.03.2012.jpg
	\| caption = Front page of 28 March 2012		\| caption = Front page of 28 March 2012
	\| type = Daily [[Newspaper]]		\| type = Daily [[Newspaper]]
	\| format = [[Broadsheet]]		\| format = [[Broadsheet]]
	\| ~~foundation~~ = 1981<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oTx-sVXaFKYC\|year=1988\|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press\|page=47}}</ref>		\| founded = 1981<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oTx-sVXaFKYC\|year=1988\|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press\|page=47}}</ref>
	\| ~~ceased publication~~ =		\| ceased_publication =
	\| owners = Aajkaal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.		\| owners = Aajkaal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
	\| publisher = Aajkaal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.		\| publisher = Aajkaal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
	\| editor = Asoke Dasgupta		\| editor = Asoke Dasgupta
	\| ~~chiefeditor~~ =		\| chief_editor =
	\| ~~assoceditor~~ =		\| associate_editor =
	\| ~~staff~~ =		\| staff_writers =
	\| language = [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]		\| language = [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]
	\| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]		\| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], India
	\| ISSN =		\| ISSN =
	\| website = {{URL\|~~http~~://www.aajkaal.in/}}		\| website = {{URL\|https://www.aajkaal.in/}}
	}}		}}

	'''''Aajkaal''''' (~~pronounced:~~ {{IPA-bn\|~~aːdʒkaːl~~}} and ~~its~~ evening edition '''''Sandhya Aajkaal'''''~~) is a Bengali newspaper~~ in ~~[[Kolkata]]~~, ~~[[India]]~~. ''Aajkaal~~'' is simultaneously~~ published ~~from [[Kolkata]],~~ [[Siliguri]], and ~~its Tripura edition is published from~~ [[Agartala]]. ~~The newspaper was started in 1981 by Abhik Kumar Ghosh~~		'''''Aajkaal''''' ({{langx\|bn\|আজকাল}}, {{IPA\|bn\|ˈadʒkal\|pron}}) is a Bengali newspaper which is one of the principal newspapers published in [[Kolkata]], India. It covers myriad subjects (broadly business, entertainment, politics, etc.) from Kolkata and the world,<ref name="epaper"/> and has developed a reputation for political neutrality and "strong principles and authentic reporting."<ref name="TDL"/><ref name="epaper">{{cite web \|url=https://www.epapersland.com/india/aajkaal.html \|title=The ''AajKaal Epaper'' \|publisher=Epaper.hub \|accessdate=20 December 2022}}</ref> The newspaper was started in 1981 by Abhik Kumar Ghosh and includes an evening edition '''''Sandhya Aajkaal''''' and an online edition.<ref name="Session1985">{{cite book\|author=North East India History Association. Session\|title=Proceedings of North East India History Association\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qik5AAAAIAAJ\|year=1985\|publisher=The Association\|page=345}}</ref><ref name="tripura papers">{{cite web\|url=http://tripuraica.in/List_News.htm\|title=List of newspapers categorized by the state Government as per advertisement guidelines – 2009\|date=13 June 2012\|accessdate=10 August 2012\|publisher=Department of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism, Government of Tripura\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319063744/http://www.tripuraica.in/List_News.htm\|archive-date=19 March 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="TDL">{{cite web \|url=https://tumakurudigitallibrary.in/publications/aajkaal-tripura-agartala-edition \|publisher=Tamakura Digital Library \|title=Ajkal Tripura \|accessdate=20 December 2022 \|archive-date=19 December 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219195334/https://tumakurudigitallibrary.in/publications/aajkaal-tripura-agartala-edition \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="epaper"/> Aajkaal also has editions which are published in [[Siliguri]], and [[Agartala]] in Tripula state.

	~~The first~~ editor of the ~~newspaper~~ was ~~journalist Sri~~ [[Gour Kishore Ghosh]]. The ~~present editor~~ is Ashok Dasgupta.		==History==
			Abhik Kumar Ghosh helped establish the paper in 1981. Chief editor at the time was [[Gour Kishore Ghosh]], "a veteran journalist and socialist," who helped to make the paper popular and credible.<ref name="TDL"/> The current [[Editor in chief]] is Ashok Dasgupta, an established [[Sports journalism\|sports journalist]].<ref name="TDL"/>

	==References==		In May 2021, Samir Dhar, a correspondent of the ''Aajkal Tripura'' branch of the newspaper, was attacked. This was the third time since 2018. Arriving on motorcycles, "The miscreants, said to be supporters of the ruling party in the area, ... [armed] with sharp weapons and carried out the attack. They also used obscene language against the senior journalist", the Assembly of Journalists said. The Assembly demanded a full investigation and immediate arrests of the perpetrators.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/tripura/2021/05/31/aajkaal-correspondent-attacked-in-tripura-journalists-forum-condemns-act/ \|title='Aajkaal' correspondent 'attacked' in Tripura; journalists' forum condemns act \|first1=Chandan \|last1=Panday \|date=31 May 2021 \|publisher=eastmojo.com \|accessdate=20 December 2022}}</ref>

			== References ==
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	* {{cite news \|first=Manosh \|last= Chowdhury\|title= Travel Writing. Cricket, Communism, Consumerism and Krishna... Kolkata and Dhaka, we and they, are similar, yet different. The differences have similarities, and the similarities show up interesting differences. \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2003/09/06/d30906210278.htm \|work=The Daily Star \|date=6 September 2003 \|access-date=2008-04-28 }} Discusses the rivalry between and the news judgements of different newspapers in Kolkata, include ''Aajkaal''.
	* {{cite news\|title=Bowled over by the spat. Regional Roundup. \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/bsonline/storypage.php?&autono=222124 \|publisher=Business Standard \|date=30 September 2005 \|access-date=2008-04-28 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419084825/http://www.business-standard.com/bsonline/storypage.php?&autono=222124 \|archive-date=19 April 2006 }} Discusses how rival Bengali newspapers covered a cricket spat.

	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{Official website\|~~http~~://www.aajkaal.in/}} {{in lang\|bn}}		* {{Official website\|https://www.aajkaal.in/}} {{in lang\|bn}}
			*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150423140321/http://aajkaal.in/tripura/ ''Aajkal Tripura''] website {{in lang\|bn}}
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	The first editor of the newspaper was journalist Sri [[Gour Kishore Ghosh]]. The present editor is Ashok Dasgupta.		The first editor of the newspaper was journalist Sri [[Gour Kishore Ghosh]]. The present editor is Ashok Dasgupta.


	==References==		==References==

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	'''''Aajkaal''''' (pronounced: {{IPA-bn\|aːdʒkaːl}} and its evening edition '''''Sandhya Aajkaal''''') is a Bengali newspaper in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. ''Aajkaal'' is simultaneously published from [[Kolkata]], [[Siliguri]], and its Tripura edition is published from [[Agartala]]. The newspaper was started in 1981 by Abhik Kumar Ghosh		'''''Aajkaal''''' (pronounced: {{IPA-bn\|aːdʒkaːl}} and its evening edition '''''Sandhya Aajkaal''''') is a Bengali newspaper in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. ''Aajkaal'' is simultaneously published from [[Kolkata]], [[Siliguri]], and its Tripura edition is published from [[Agartala]]. The newspaper was started in 1981 by Abhik Kumar Ghosh

	The first editor of the newspaper was journalist Sri [[Gour Kishore Ghosh]]. The present editor is Ashok Dasgupta.		The first editor of the newspaper was journalist Sri [[Gour Kishore Ghosh]]. The present editor is Ashok Dasgupta.


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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Aajkaal
| logo = Aajkaal.png
| image = Aajkaal Frontpage of 28.03.2012.jpg
| caption = Front page of 28 March 2012
| type = Daily [[Newspaper]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| foundation = 1981<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oTx-sVXaFKYC|year=1988|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=47}}</ref>
| ceased publication =
| owners = Aajkaal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
| publisher = Aajkaal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
| editor = Asoke Dasgupta
| chiefeditor =
| assoceditor =
| staff =
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| ISSN =
| website = {{URL|http://www.aajkaal.in/}}
}}

'''''Aajkaal''''' (pronounced: {{IPA-bn|aːdʒkaːl}} and its evening edition '''''Sandhya Aajkaal''''') is a Bengali newspaper in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. ''Aajkaal'' is simultaneously published from [[Kolkata]], [[Siliguri]], and its Tripura edition is published from [[Agartala]]. The newspaper was started in 1981 by Abhik Kumar Ghosh

The first editor of the newspaper was journalist Sri [[Gour Kishore Ghosh]]. The present editor is Ashok Dasgupta.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

* {{cite news |first=Manosh |last= Chowdhury|title= Travel Writing. Cricket, Communism, Consumerism and Krishna... Kolkata and Dhaka, we and they, are similar, yet different. The differences have similarities, and the similarities show up interesting differences. |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2003/09/06/d30906210278.htm |work=The Daily Star |date=6 September 2003 |access-date=2008-04-28 }} Discusses the rivalry between and the news judgements of different newspapers in Kolkata, include ''Aajkaal''.
* {{cite news|title=Bowled over by the spat. Regional Roundup. |url=http://www.business-standard.com/bsonline/storypage.php?&autono=222124 |publisher=Business Standard |date=30 September 2005 |access-date=2008-04-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419084825/http://www.business-standard.com/bsonline/storypage.php?&autono=222124 |archive-date=19 April 2006 }} Discusses how rival Bengali newspapers covered a cricket spat.

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.aajkaal.in/}} {{in lang|bn}}

{{Newspapers in India}}

[[Category:Daily newspapers published in India]]
[[Category:Newspapers published in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Bengali-language newspapers published in India]]
[[Category:Bengali-language newspapers]]
[[Category:1981 establishments in West Bengal]]

{{India-newspaper-stub}}