We are always told that you should read newspapers to gain knowledge, stay updated with what's going on, and so on. Well, we all ignore it but it's quite evident. Whether it's about celebrity gossips or about football matches, BJP vs Congress, or if you want to know about the best investment options, you get it all.
Not going much into the history of Newspapers, the first newspaper that started in India was Bengal Gazette in 1780. The oldest newspaper which is still being published is Bombay Samachar. While now that news is available online the demand for newspapers is going downhill. There are a lot of benefits you get by reading them daily like, vocabulary development, personality development and also helps you in competitive exams.
Here below I have listed the 5 best newspapers you must read daily.
It is one of the oldest newspapers circulated in the whole country and is managed by the Times group. The current newspaper editor is Jaideep Bose. It has a large audience with around 3 million+ copies sold. It covers a variety of genres like sports, politics, entertainment, religion, and many more. There is also a special column named “Speaking tree” which includes topics related to spiritualism. Although the language used by them is quite comprehensive but useful to enhance proficiency.
2. Hindustan Times
Another newspaper circulated across the country and inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi. This newspaper played a pivotal role during the Independence era and was a nationalist newspaper. It had a start with 3000 copies and now a million copies are sold. It includes a direct approach on all issues and unnecessary facts are not included.
3. The Hindu
This one is founded by a group of 4 Law students known as Triplicane six. Earlier it was distributed thrice a week and has now become the second most circulated paper. The owner of this newspaper is Hindu group and Kasturi and Sons LTD. Also, a good fact that it was the first Indian newspaper to launch its website. This newspaper is famous among UPSC aspirants
4. The Indian Express
This newspaper was sold to The Free Press Journal but the journal was shut down so Ramnath Goenka became the sole owner. It faced a lot of competition from Hindu and other newspapers. Again this is famous amongst UPSC aspirants. It mainly uses terminology related to business and finance.
5. Economic Times
This is owned by The Times group and published by Bennet. It covers both North and South India and deals with topics of economic affairs, finance, stock market, shares, securities. It has secured second place after Wall street Journal. It is a complete pack of business and finance
