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{{Short description|Largest private news agency in India}}
{{Short description|Private news agency in India}}
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| founder = [[Gopal Raju]]
| founder = [[Gopal Raju]]
| hq_location_city = [[New Delhi]]
| hq_location_city = [[New Delhi]]
| area_served = [[Asia]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| owner = Sandeep Bamzai (Editor-in-Chief & CEO)
| owner = Adani Group
| former_name = Indian Abroad News Service
| former_name = Indian Abroad News Service
| founded = 1986
| founded = 1986
| website = {{URL|https://www.ians.in/}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.ians.in/}} {{URL|https://ianslive.in/}}
}}  
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'''Indo-Asian News Service''' or '''IANS''' is a private [[India]]n news agency. It was founded in 1986 by [[Indian American]] publisher [[Gopal Raju]] as the "India Abroad News Service" and later renamed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 12, 2008 |title=Gopal Raju, 80, publishing pioneer |work=[[Boston.com]], [[Associated Press]] |url=https://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/04/12/gopal_raju_80_publishing_pioneer/}}</ref> Their main offices are located in [[Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The service reports news, views and analysis from the [[Indian subcontinent|subcontinent]] about the country, across a wide range of subjects, to subscribers via the Internet.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
'''Indo-Asian News Service''' or '''IANS''' is a private [[India]]n news agency. It was founded in 1986 by [[Indian American]] publisher Gopal Raju as the "India Abroad News Service" and later renamed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 12, 2008 |title=Gopal Raju, 80, publishing pioneer |work=[[Boston.com]], [[Associated Press]] |url=https://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/04/12/gopal_raju_80_publishing_pioneer/}}</ref> In December 2023, [[Adani Group|Adani group]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farrer |first1=Martin |title=Media freedom fears in India after Modi ally Adani buys 29% stake in NDTV |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/24/media-freedom-fears-in-india-after-modi-ally-adani-buys-29-stake-in-ndtv |access-date=2024-09-21 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2022-08-24 |archive-date=30 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230214325/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/24/media-freedom-fears-in-india-after-modi-ally-adani-buys-29-stake-in-ndtv |url-status=live }}</ref> acquired majority stake in the agency making it a subsidiary to Adani's AMG Media Networks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=N. L. |date=2023-12-16 |title=After NDTV, Adani acquires 50.5% stake in news agency IANS |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/12/16/after-ndtv-adani-acquires-505-stake-in-news-agency-ians |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Newslaundry}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-16 |title=Adani acquires majority stake in news agency IANS |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/adani-acquires-majority-stake-in-news-agency-ians-9070766/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>


While IANS is primarily known as a wire service in [[Indian English|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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shrivastava|first=K. M.|title=News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MHujEBLJcvIC&pg=PA65|year=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-1-932705-67-6|pages=65–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ians.in/index.php?param=common/about_us|title=About Us|publisher=IANS}}</ref>
The IANS main offices are located in [[Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The service reports news, views and analysis from the [[Indian subcontinent|subcontinent]] about the country, across a wide range of subjects, to subscribers via the Internet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Indo-Asian News Service |url=https://ians.in/about-us |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=ians.in}}</ref>
 
While IANS is primarily known as a wire service in [[Indian English|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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shrivastava|first=K. M.|title=News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MHujEBLJcvIC&pg=PA65|year=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-1-932705-67-6|pages=65–}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


== References ==
== References ==
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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
* {{cite book|last=Shrivastava|first=K. M.|title=News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MHujEBLJcvIC&pg=PA65|year=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-1-932705-67-6|pages=65–}}
* {{cite book|last=Shrivastava|first=K. M.|title=News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MHujEBLJcvIC&pg=PA65|year=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-1-932705-67-6|pages=65–}}
== External links ==
* [https://ians.in/ Official Website]


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Latest revision as of 08:55, 6 November 2025


"IANS" redirects here. For other uses, see IANS (disambiguation).
Indo-Asian News Service
Formerly
Indian Abroad News Service
IndustryMedia, News media
Founded1986
Founder(s)Gopal Raju
Headquarters
New Delhi
Area served
Worldwide
OwnerAdani Group
Websitewww.ians.in ianslive.in

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]

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  1. ↑ "Gopal Raju, 80, publishing pioneer". Boston.com, Associated Press. April 12, 2008.
  2. ↑ Farrer, Martin (2022-08-24). "Media freedom fears in India after Modi ally Adani buys 29% stake in NDTV". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  3. ↑ Team, N. L. (2023-12-16). "After NDTV, Adani acquires 50.5% stake in news agency IANS". Newslaundry. 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. ↑ Shrivastava, K. M. (2007). News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-1-932705-67-6.

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