Navbharat Times

Navbharat Times
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
Publisher	Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd.
Editor	Ram Kripal Singh (Delhi) and Sunder Chand Thakur (Mumbai)
Political alignment	Independent
Language	Hindi
Official website	NavbharatTimes.com

Navbharat Times (NBT) is the largest circulated as well as largest read Hindi newspaper of Delhi and Mumbai.^{citation needed} From the stable of Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd which also publishes other dailies like The Times of India, The Economic Times, Maharashtra Times and also magazines like Filmfare & Femina. NBT is one of the oldest product of the group.

With a circulation of 4.23 lac odd copies (Source: JJ-10, ABC India) in Delhi and a strong readership of 19.7 lac readers; NBT rules the roost. Hindi being the second language in Mumbai; NBT circulates to 1.3 lac copies in the Greater Mumbai area (source JD-10, ABC India) and attracts 4.7 lac NBT readers according to the industry benchmark – the Indian Readership Survey. (Source: IRS Survey R4, 2010). NBT has been the number one newspaper in the respective cities since inception.

History

The first issue of Navbharat Times hit the stands on the 3rd of April, 1947, the year India gained its independence. It was the only Hindi publication those days to use rotary machines for producing the paper. A skeletal staff of 12 people used to produce a 6 pages newspaper which was then sold for one anna. The publication was led by few of the renowned Hindi journalists and was considered to be mecca of journalism. NBT was the first Hindi national newspaper those days with editions in Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna & Jaipur. However NBT now has editions only in Delhi & Mumbai. Delhi’s upcountry edition was also shut down to give more value to the advertisers, even as www.navbharattimes.com/www.nbt.in would serve outside audiences.

Editions

Delhi & Urban Environs (Delhi edition, sub editions of City, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad & Jaipur )
Mumbai

NBT Brand

Delhi’s No1 Hindi Daily reaching 2 million Delhi-ites, it’s a medium for the masses and also the classes (20% of Delhi’s SUV owners read NBT). This newspaper has evolved with Delhi and its people, catering to the desire for upward mobility, in a manner that is both useful & positive, and a language that’s zippy! The circulation is, by design, limited to Delhi & NCR only, providing a sharper focus on the Capital city thus one can feel the pulse of the city not only in the news, special reports, and exclusives, but on every word, punctuation, and syllable. NBT celebrates the joy of being a Delhi-ite with all its communities, every single day!

Supplements

Hello Delhi: Hello Delhi is the lifestyle Bollywood supplement of Navbharat Times which gets published six days in a week (barring Mondays). Now in new design with masaledaar Bollywood interviews, scoops, features and tidbits, along with all the hot gossip. There is variety of special feature pages on Travel, Women, Style, TV & Movie masala.

NBT Property & NBT Education:Property & Education are the vertical supplements catering to the readers’ demand for the very latest in education and real estate. Showcasing the latest trends, passing real tips and being an empowering guide, is second nature for these brands, coming from NBT palette.

NBT Faridabad/Ghaziabad/Noida/Gurgaon:With increasing segmentation of the city (Delhi plus NCR) and attitude exceeding that of most mini-metros there was a need to create a hyper-local product which caters specifically to these locations. Circulated with the main edition of NBT, these citi-centric products offer a good local reading experience.

Online Edition

The online edition of Navbharat Times, available at www.navbharattimes.com and www.nbt.in, is the numero uno Hindi News website with a monthly unique visitor base of more than 22 lac. Apart from providing all print content online, it is highly appreciated for its original content and fast updates.