THE HINDU
Online edition of India's National Newspaper

About Us

The Hindu, started in 1878 as a weekly, became a daily in 1889 and from then on has been steadily growing to the circulation of 14,66,304 copies (ABC: July-December 2009) and a readership of about 4.06 million.

The Hindu's independent editorial stand and its reliable and balanced presentation of the news have over the years, won for it the serious attention and regard of the people who matter in India and abroad.

The Hindu uses modern facilities for news gathering, page composition and printing. It is printed in fourteen centres including the Main Edition at Chennai (Madras) where the Corporate Office is based. The printing centres at Coimbatore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Madurai, New Delhi, Vizag, Thiruvanathapuram, Kochi, Vijayawada, Mangalore, Tiruchirapalli, Kolkata and Hubli are connected with high speed data lines for news transmission across the country.

The Hindu is the only newspaper which brings out supplements and features on all days of the week.

On Mondays
Metro Plus
Business Review
Education Plus
On Tuesdays
Metro Plus
Young World
Book Review
On Wednesdays
Metro Plus
Job Opportunities
On Thursdays
Metro Plus
Nxg
Science, Engineering, Technology & Agriculture
On Fridays
Friday Features
Cinema Plus
On Saturdays
Metro Plus Weekend
Property Plus
On Sundays
Weekly Magazine
Downtown
Retail Plus
Classifieds
Open Page
Literary Review , every first Sunday

Apart from The Hindu, the group includes the following publications:

  • The Hindu Business Line - Business Daily
  • Sportstar - Weekly Sports magazine
  • Frontline - Fortnightly magazine
  • Survey of Indian Industry - An annual review on Indian Industries
  • Survey of Indian Agriculture - An annual review on Indian Agriculture
  • Survey of the Environment - An annual review of the Environment
  • Indian Cricket - An annual record book on Cricket
  • The Hindu Index - Monthly and Cumulated Annual
  • Special Publications under the series THE HINDU SPEAKS ON Libraries: Information Technology, Management, Education, Religious Values, Music, Scientific Facts.
  • Special Publication under the series FROM THE PAGES OF THE HINDU: Mahatma Gandhi - The Last 200 days.

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