Indian Express Limited (IEL) is an Indian news media publishing company that was bought by Ramnath Goenka in 1932 from the monies of capitalists partner Raja Mohan Prasad and is held in trust by the current legal heirs for the family of Raja Mohan Prasad as per the trust deed given by Ramnath Goenka to Raja Mohan Prasad. It publishes several widely circulated dailies, including The Indian Express and The Financial Express in English, the Loksatta in Marathi and the Jansatta in Hindi. The company's newspapers are published from over a dozen cities daily, including New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Pune, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Kochi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Nagpur, Vadodara and Chennai. Its weekly entertainment magazine Screen, covering the Indian film industry, also has a popular following.[1]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Founder | Ramnath Goenka |
| Headquarters | Sector-10, Noida , |
Key people | Raj Kamal Jha |
| Products | Newspaper |
| Owner | Viveck Goenka |
| Website | indianexpress.com |
On 2 November 2006, the Indian Express Group signed a print syndication deal with The Economist, which included allowing the Indian Express Group to publish surveys, some reports, and various other content published in The Economist magazine.[2]
Publications
editThe following brands and concerns are owned by the Group:
- The Indian Express – a national daily (English)
- The Sunday Express – a news weekly
- The Financial Express – a business daily
- Loksatta – Marathi daily
- Lokprabha – Marathi weekly
- Jansatta – Hindi daily for North India
- Screen (magazine) – Periodical dealing with the film and entertainment industry
- Express Online – the portal for hosting IndianExpress.com, FinancialExpress.com, ScreenIndia.com, tamil.indianexpress.com, Jansatta.com, Loksatta.com and Lokprabha.com, ExpressCricket.in, and KashmirLive.com[3]
Other ventures
editBusiness Publications Division
editEstablished in 1990, the division manages leading B2B publications and events catering to major industry verticals like Information Technology, Hospitality & Travel, Pharma & Healthcare, etc.[4]
Express Towers
editIndian Express Limited earlier owned a 25-storey building named Gali Desawar Company at Marine Drive, Mumbai. The building houses offices of several corporate entities. In the year 2018, Pune based Panchsheel bought the building for 900 crores.[5]
Controversies
editIn 2022, Indian Express published a piece in its newspaper claiming that the director generals of few Indian paramilitary forces were not invited to the Republic Day parade. The concerned forces later clarified that the news was incorrect and the director generals had attended the event.[6]
References
edit- ^ "The Express Group". India Express. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ Sahad, PV (2 November 2006). "Indian Express Group Signs Content Deal With The Economist". Content Sutra. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ "Our Brands". The Indian Express. 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Business Publications Division, which published scores of niche magazines catering to the IT, Hospitality, Pharma, and Textile industries during the early nineties". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "SoBo's Express Tower finally finds a buyer; deal likely for Rs 900 cr". Firstpost. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Agencies (30 January 2022). "All CAPF DGs were invited, attended R-Day Parade 2022: Officials". The Shillong Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.