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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...

Following are the top ten weeklies (magazines and newspapers both) 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 WEEKLIES Rank Publication Language IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Kumudam Tamil 81.59 70.14 2 Kungumam Tamil...

Following are the top ten magazines (overall) 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 MAGAZINES Rank Magazine Language IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Saras Salis Hindi 106.36 84.61 2 Kumudam Tamil 81.59 70.14 3...

Following are the top ten Hindi daily 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 10 HINDI DAILIES Rank Newspaper IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Dainik Jagran 536.07 557.43 2 Dainik Bhaskar 305.78 338.31 3 Amar...

Following are the top ten English daily 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 10 ENGLISH DAILIES Rank Newspaper IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 The Times of India 134.78 133.32 2 Hindustan Times 60.92 63.47...

Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, IBN Network, has been unanimously been elected as President of Editors’ Guild of India. Sardesai is the first TV editor to be elected to this post. He takes over from Alok Mehta, Editor, Naidunia Delhi. K Sachidananda Murthy, Resident Editor – Delhi, the Week, has been re-elected General Secretary, while India TV COO Rohit Bansal has been elected the treasurer at...

The Press Council of India has issued a new set of guidelines for reporting within India on people suffering from HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), revising a set of guidelines issued last in 1993. The guidelines, developed in association with UNAIDS, were released on Sunday, and emphasise on factual accuracies and ask journalists to report a story...

The Wall Street Journal, published by Dow Jones & Company, is all set to launch its facsimile edition in India next month, Business Standard has reported. The newspaper, to be launched in Mumbai, is likely to be priced at Rs 30 a copy. The edition will be in the Berliner format, slightly longer and wider than the tabloid or compact format. WSJ’s facsimile edition plans to print 2,000 copies to...

The Indian embassy in Sweden has denied visas to journalists for writing critical reports about social issues in the country, including trafficking of women in Mumbai and changing gender roles in India. Freelance journalist Ulrika Nandra and foreign correspondent of daily Göteborgs-Posten, Marina Malmgren, are two of the Swedish journalists whose visa applications have been rejected, according to...