Formerly | Indian Abroad News Service |
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Company type | News agency |
Industry | Media,News media |
Founded | 1986 |
Founder | Gopal Raju |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Asia |
Owner | Sandeep Bamzai (Editor-in-Chief & CEO) |
Website | www |
Indo-Asian News Service orIANS is a privateIndian news agency. It was founded in 1986 byIndian 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 rulingBJP,[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 inNoida,Uttar Pradesh. The service reports news, views and analysis from thesubcontinent about the country, across a wide range of subjects, to subscribers via the Internet.[5]
While IANS is primarily known as a wire service inEnglish andHindi, 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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