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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. 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> 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}}


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>
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>
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Revision as of 02:55, 10 October 2022


Indo-Asian News Service
Formerly
Indian Abroad News Service
IndustryMedia, News media
Founded1986
Founder(s)Gopal Raju
Headquarters
Area served
Asia
OwnerSandeep Bamzai (Editor-in-Chief & CEO)
Websitewww.ians.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] Their 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.[citation needed]

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.[2][3]

References

  1. "Gopal Raju, 80, publishing pioneer". Boston.com, Associated Press. April 12, 2008.
  2. Shrivastava, K. M. (2007). News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-1-932705-67-6.
  3. "About Us". IANS.

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