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Asian News International (ANI) is an Indian news agency that offers syndicated multimedia news feed to news bureaus in India and elsewhere.[3][4][5] Established by Prem Prakash in 1971, it was the first agency in India to syndicate video news[6] and as of 2019,[update] is the biggest television news agency in India.
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Company type | News agency |
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Industry | Media, news media |
Founded | 9 December 1971; 52 years ago (1971-12-09)[1] |
Founder | Prem Prakash |
Headquarters | New Delhi |
Area served | India, South Asia |
Key people | |
Owner | ANI Media Private Limited[2] |
Website | aninews |
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The news agency has been criticized for having served as a propaganda tool for the incumbent central government,[7][8] distributing materials from a vast network of fake news websites,[9][10][11][12][13] and misreporting events.[7][14]