List of news media ownership in India

News media in India is owned by business families and individuals along with numerous investors, in the form of joint stock companies, societies, trusts and firms.[1] The Government of India owns news media such as DD News and All India Radio.[1] While the news media market (readership and viewership) in India is highly concentrated, the total number of owners includes over 25,000 individuals, 2000 joint stock companies and 1200 societies.[1]

Private ownership

T. V. Ramasubbaiyer
Dinamalar
Ramnath Goenka
Indian Express Limited
Puran Chandra Gupta
Dainik Jagran
Aroon Purie
India Today
Subhash Chandra
Zee News, WION
Rajat Sharma
India TV
Shobhana Bhartia
Hindustan Times, Hindustan, Livemint
Ramesh Chandra Agarwal
Dainik Bhaskar Group

Majority stake or ownership for news companies have changed over time, such as in the case of TV9; Srini Raju let go of his nearly 80% share in 2018.[2]

Family Individuals News media groups and news media outlets Ref Political Affiliation
Ambani Mukesh Ambani Network 18 Group [3]
Firstpost, CNN-News18, News18 India
Agarwal Ramesh Chandra Agarwal Dainik Bhaskar Group [4]
Dainik Bhaskar
Badal Sukhbir Singh Badal (P) PTC News [5] Shiromani Akali Dal
Bahl Raghav Bahl, Ritu Kapur Quintillion Media Pvt Ltd [6]
The Quint
Chopra Vijay Kumar Chopra The Hind Samachar Limited [7]
Punjab Kesari
Darda Rajendra Darda (P), Vijay J. Darda (P) Lokmat Media Group [8][9] Indian National Congress
Lokmat
Goenka Ramnath Goenka, Viveck Goenka Express Group [10]
The Indian Express, The Financial Express, Jansatta, Loksatta, Lokprabha
Gupta Puran Chandra Gupta Jagran Prakashan Limited [11]
Dainik Jagran
The Inquilab [12]
Sahu Jain –
Main article: The Times Group § Assets

The Times of India, Times Now, Mumbai Mirror, The Economic Times, Bangalore Mirror, Ahmadabad Mirror, Cricbuzz

[13]
Karunanidhi Kanimozhi Karunanidhi Kalaignar TV Private Limited [14] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Kalaignar Seithigal
Kasturi S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar Kasturi and Sons Limited [15] Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16][17]/ B. J. P
The Hindu, The Hindu Group
Khan Zahid Ali Khan (J, P) The Siyasat Daily [18][19] Indian National Congress/B. J. P
Kothari Gulab Kothari The Patrika Group [20]
Rajasthan Patrika, Catch News, Balhans, Chotu Motu, Radio FM Tadka, Patrika TV
Kumar, Chandran M. V. Shreyams Kumar (P) Mathrubhumi, Mathrubhumi News [21] Janata Dal (Secular) Kerala/B. J. P
Maheshwari Rajul Maheshwari Amar Ujala [22] B. J. P
Mappillai Kandathil Varghese Mappillai The Malayala Manorama Company [23][24]
Malayala Manorama
Maran Kalanithi Maran (B) Sun Group [25] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sun TV Network, Dinakaran, Red FM
Panda Baijayant Panda (P) Odisha Television Limited [26] Biju Janata Dal (2000-2018)

Bharatiya Janata Party (2018-present)

Odisha TV
Pawar Supriya Sule (P) Sakal Media Group [27] Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar
Sakal, Sakal Times, Gomantak, Gomantak Times, Saam TV
Purie Aroon Purie India Today Group [28][29]
India Today, India Today (TV), Aaj Tak
Aaj Tak Tez, Delhi Aaj Tak, Mail Today, Business Today
Ramoji Rao Ramoji Rao ETV Network, Eenadu [30]
Reddy Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (P) Sakshi [31][32] YSR Congress Party
Sakshi TV, Sakshi newspaper
Adani Gautam Adani NDTV [33]
NDTV 24x7, NDTV India, NDTV Prime, NDTV Profit, Good Times, Gadgets360, NDTV Imagine
Sarkar Ashok Kumar Sarkar ABP Group [4]
Anandabazar Patrika, ABP News, ABP Ananda, ABP Majha, The Telegraph
Sarma Riniki Bhuyan Sarma Pride East Entertainments Private [34] Riniki Bhuyan Sharma is married to Himanta Biswa Sarma (INC 1991-2015, BJP 2015-present)
News Live, North East Live
Sharma Rajat Sharma Independent News Service [3]
IndiaTV
Nehru-Gandhi family Sonia Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi

National Herald, Qaumi Awaz, Navjivan Indian National Congress
Nath The Caravan [35]
Rane Prahaar Maharashtra Swabhiman Party/B. J. P
Thackerey Uddhav Thackeray (P) Saamana [36] Shiv Sena (UBT)
– Rajan Raheja Group Outlook [37]
– Shobhana Bhartia, G. D. Birla (B, P) Hindustan Times, Hindustan, Livemint [8][38]
– T. V. Ramasubbaiyer Dinamalar [39]
– S. P. Adithanar Dina Thanthi [40][41] (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam sombhu)
– Subhash Chandra (P, B) Zee Media, WION, Zee News [4][42] Bharatiya Janata Party
– Chanda Mitra (P, J) The Pioneer [8] Bharatiya Janata Party (2010-2018)

Trinamool Congress (2018-present)

Note: P: politician, J: journalist, B: businessperson

Government ownership

Group Outlets Ref
Prasar Bharti DD News, All India Radio
– Sansad TV (merger of Rajya Sabha TV and Lok Sabha TV)

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