The Times of India

The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language <a href="/facts/Daily_newspaper/q4waJGVL">daily newspaper</a> and digital news media owned and managed by <a href="/facts/The_Times_Group/KPy3ASQq">the Times Group</a>. It is the <a href="/facts/List_of_newspapers_in_India_by_circulation/QmVRAXpE">third-largest newspaper in India by circulation</a> and <a href="/facts/List_of_newspapers_by_circulation/Mg9tKRnS">largest selling English-language daily in the world</a>. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of <a href="/facts/Bori_Bunder/r7jM4RDb">Bori Bunder</a>", and is a <a href="/facts/Newspaper_of_record/ccA83WD6">newspaper of record</a>.
Near the beginning of the 20th century, <a href="/facts/Lord_Curzon/Y0l0ur32">Lord Curzon</a>, the <a href="/facts/Viceroy_of_India/NEzPygom">Viceroy of India</a>, called TOI "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a> ranked TOI among the world's six best newspapers.
It is owned and published by <a href="/facts/Bennett%2c_Coleman_%2526_Co._Ltd./KPy3ASQq">Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.</a> (BCCL), which is owned by the <a href="/facts/Sahu_Jain/87ppV89n">Sahu Jain</a> family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, TOI was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 survey, <a href="/facts/Reuters_Institute_for_the_Study_of_Journalism/R0T0eaEq">Reuters Institute</a> rated TOI as the most trusted media news brand among English-speaking, online news users in India. In recent decades, the newspaper has been criticised for establishing the practice of <a href="/facts/Paid_news_in_India/8kbTeK8Q">accepting payments from persons and entities in exchange for positive coverage</a> in the Indian news industry.

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The Times of India