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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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