Press Trust of India
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The Press Trust of India Ltd., commonly known as PTI, is the largest news agency in India.[4] It is headquartered in New Delhi and is a nonprofit cooperative among more than 500 Indian newspapers. It has over 500 full-time employees as of 1 January 2022[update], including about 400 journalists. It also has nearly 400 part-time correspondents in most of the district headquarters of the country.[5] PTI also has correspondents in major capitals and important business centres around the world. It took over the operations of the Associated Press of India from Reuters in 1948–49.[6][7] It provides news coverage and information of the region in both English and Hindi.[8][9][10][11]
Company type | Non-profit cooperative[1] |
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Industry | News media |
Founded | 27 August 1947; 76 years ago (1947-08-27) |
Headquarters | PTI Building, 4, Parliament Street, New Delhi , India[2] |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Revenue | ₹1.73 billion (US$22 million)[3] (2016–17) |
Number of employees | 1,000+ (2014) |
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Website | www |