Urdu Times Daily
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaUrduFounded in 1960, Urdu Times Daily is one of Mumbai's most prominent and oldest Urdu language newspapers. It provides comprehensive coverage of local, national, and international news, focusing on the socio-political issues affecting the Muslim community and Urdu-speaking population in Maharashtra and beyond.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN MUMBAI
Driven by commercial and linguistic demographics, the local press operates as a heavily multilingual market split between English business dailies and robust Marathi, Gujarati, and Hindi print sectors. The historical landscape features Bombay Samachar, an 1822 broadsheet recognized as Asia's oldest continuously published newspaper. English-language readers rely on foundational general interest dailies such as the Free Press Journal, established during the independence movement in 1928, alongside specialized financial titles like the Financial Express. Paperboy lists 25 newspapers in Mumbai.
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