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{{Infobox magazine
| title = New India Samachar
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| editor = Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia
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| frequency = [[Fortnight|Fortnightly]]
| format = Online
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| publisher = Satyendra Prakash
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| founded = 2020
| firstdate = {{Start date and age|2020|08|15}}
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| company = [[Bureau of Outreach and Communication]]<br> [[Press Information Bureau]]<br>[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
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| language = 13 languages ([[English language|English]], [[Hindi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]], [[Urdu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Odia language|Odia]])
| website = {{URL|https://newindiasamachar.pib.gov.in/}}
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'''New India Samachar''' is a fortnightly magazine in [[India]] launched by the [[Government of India]] on August 15, 2020. It is published by the [[Bureau of Outreach and Communication]] (BOC), a media unit operating under the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]].<ref name=Print>{{cite news |last1=Nayak Dutta |first1=Amrita |title=More new talent for ‘New India Samachar’ as Modi govt expands its magazine of achievements |url=https://theprint.in/india/more-new-talent-for-new-india-samachar-as-modi-govt-expands-its-magazine-of-achievements/566747/ |publisher=[[ThePrint]] |date=December 15, 2020}}</ref>

The e-magazine's primary objective is to disseminate information about the Indian government's flagship schemes, initiatives, cabinet decisions, [[Mann Ki Baat]] broadcasts and current affairs. It is published in [[English language|English]] and 12 other Indian languages, including [[Hindi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]], [[Urdu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and [[Odia language|Odia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=सरकार के कामकाज के बारे में चाहिए जानकारी तो आ गई ‘न्यू इंडिया समाचार’ पाक्षिक पत्रिका |url=https://hindi.newsroompost.com/india/new-india-samachar-magazine-about-government-news/545285.html |publisher=NewsroomPost |date=August 15, 2020 |language=Hindi}}</ref> The e-magazine is distributed at no cost to various recipients, such as media outlets, educational institutions, panchayats, among others.<ref name=Print/>
== Controversies and reception ==
The magazine received criticism for its factual inaccuracy. In 2022, the January issue of New India Samachar, which commemorated India's 75th year of Independence during the [[Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav]], came under criticism for factual inaccuracies. The magazine featured content suggesting that [[Swami Vivekananda]]'s teachings were a precursor to the [[1857 revolt]], even though Vivekananda was not born during that period. These chronological inconsistencies were questioned by the [[All India Trinamool Congress]], leading to doubts about the accuracy of the published information.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Suryagni |title=TMC takes dig at govt e-magazine for misreporting facts on 1857 revolt |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tmc-takes-dig-at-govt-e-magazine-for-misreporting-facts-on-1857-revolt-1898859-2022-01-11 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> As the magazine's publisher, the [[Press Information Bureau]] also faced criticism from various sources, including critics, historians, politicians and political parties.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joy |first1=Shemin |title=PIB in soup for misreporting facts on 1857 revolt |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pib-in-soup-for-misreporting-facts-on-1857-revolt-1070230.html |publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=January 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Priyanka |title=‘Vivekananda-inspired 1857’ article raises hackles of many |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/vivekananda-inspired-1857-article-raises-hackles-of-many/articleshow/88866078.cms |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> Later, the government rectified the error in the English version of New India Samachar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Govt rectifies error after its e-magazine mentions Swami Vivekananda and Raman Maharshi as contemporaries of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/govt-rectifies-error-after-its-e-magazine-mentions-swami-vivekananda-and-raman-maharshi-as-contemporaries-of-chaitanya-mahaprabhu |publisher=[[The Free Press Journal]] |date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://newindiasamachar.pib.gov.in/ Official website]
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[[Category:Government agencies of India]]
[[Category:Magazines published in India]]
[[Category:Magazines established in 2020]]

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