The Times of India

The Times of India one of the leading English language newspapers published from Kolkata. Apart of Kolkata it also published in many important cities of the country. It is considered to be the most widely circulated English Daily in India. The Times of India was established on the 3rd of November in the year 1838. The newspaper was initially published under the title of The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.

The present name of this News Daily came into existence from the year 1861. The Times of India is published by the media group named Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. The other publications of this include the Maharashtra Times, Mumbai Mirror, The Economic Times and the Navabharat Times. Their headquarter is situated in New Delhi. Jaideep Bose is functioning as the Executive Editor from the year 2005.

The of The Times of India can be traced back to the British owners of the organization. For a long time it served the British colonizers who resided in the western parts of India. Initially it was launched as a bi-weekly edition and was published on Wednesdays and Saturdays. By the year 1850 daily editions of the newspaper began to be published. Then it used to cover news from America, Europe as well as the Indian Subcontinent. Each edition of The Times of India were regularly transported to some of the European countries. Steamships were used for the purpose.

Two of the most popular supplements of The Times of India are the Education Times and the Times Ascent.