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The supreme court in the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan in the west Uzbekistan has upheld a ten-year jail sentence for drug-trafficking against journalist and human rights activist Solidzhon Abdurakhmanov, Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) has reported. The court in the capital Noukous passed sentence without taking into account defence argument that the authorities targeted him because of...

Following are the top five Telugu newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 5 TELUGU DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Eenadu 142.22 144.11 2 Andhra Jyothi 56.83 68.11 3 Vartha 71.08 63.46 4...

Following are the top five Tamil newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 5 TAMIL DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Daily Thanthi 208.79 205.75 2 Dinakaran 160.76 168.25 3 Dinamalar 112.97...

Following are the top five Malayalam newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 5 MALAYALAM DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Malayala Manorama 129.08 121 2 Mathrubhumi 104.99 97 3...

Following are the top five Kannada newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 5 KANNADA DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Vijay Karnataka 99.40 92.18 2 Prajavani 66.41 58.32 3 Samyukta...

Following are the top five Gujarati newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 5 GUJARATI DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Gujarat Samachar 84.74 87.42 2 Sandesh 63.64 65.30 3 Divya Bhaskar...

Following are the top five Bangla (Bengali) newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 5 BANGLA (BENGALI) DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Ananda Bazar Patrika 157.52 153.93 2 Bartaman 87.56...

Following are the top five Axomiya (Assamese) newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 5 AXOMIYA (ASSAMESE) DAILIEs Rank Newspaper IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Asomiya Pratidin 65.87 60.19 2 Dainik Agradoot...

Following are the top ten monthlies in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 10 MONTHLIES Rank Publication Language IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Meri Saheli Hindi 62.42 54.48 2 Cricket Samrat Hindi 51.04 47.93 3...

Following are the top ten fortnightlies in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 10 FORTNIGHTLIES Rank Publication Language IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Saras Salil Hindi 106.36 84.61 2 Vanitha Malayalam 62.92 57.35 3...