Indo-Asian News Service

Formerly	Indian Abroad News Service
Company type	News agency
Industry	Media, News media
Founded	1986
Founder	Gopal Raju
Headquarters	New Delhi
Area served	Asia
Owner	Ashish Manchanda (Editor-in-Chief)
Website	www.ians.in
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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, known for its close ties with the ruling BJP,^[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]

References

^ "Gopal Raju, 80, publishing pioneer". Boston.com, Associated Press. April 12, 2008.
^ 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.
^ Team, N. L. (2023-12-16). "After NDTV, Adani acquires 50.5% stake in news agency IANS". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
^ "Adani acquires majority stake in news agency IANS". The Indian Express. 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
^ ^a ^b "Indo-Asian News Service". ians.in. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
^ 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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[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.

[:0-5] "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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