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,[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]
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- Gopal Raju, 80, publishing pioneer Boston.com, Associated Press, April 12, 2008^
- Martin Farrer. Media freedom fears in India after Modi ally Adani buys 29% stake in NDTV The Guardian, 2022-08-24, retrieved 2024-09-21^
- N. L. Team. After NDTV, Adani acquires 50.5% stake in news agency IANS Newslaundry, 2023-12-16, retrieved 2023-12-16^
- Adani acquires majority stake in news agency IANS The Indian Express, 2023-12-16, retrieved 2023-12-16^
- Indo-Asian News Service ians.in, retrieved 2024-02-06^
- K. M. Shrivastava. News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd, 2007^