United News of India
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United News of India is one of the two primary Indian news agencies
. It works in collaboration with several foreign news agencies and partners, including Reuters
and DPA
.
UNI began its operations on March 21, 1961, though it was registered as a company in 1959. Its head office is located in New Delhi. It employs approximately 325 journalists around India and 250 "stringer
s" covering news events in other parts of the world, with correspondents in Washington, London, Dubai, Islamabad, Dhaka, Colombo, Kathmandu, Singapore and Sydney. UNI serves roughly 1000 subscribers globally. United News of India is the first News Agency to place its Stringer in remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands. At present UNI has a correspondent, Sanjib Kumar Roy
posted at Port Blair, the capital city of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
UNI became the first Indian news agency to serve subscribers abroad in 1981, selling its wire service directly to newspapers in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf
and in Singapore through satellite channels. Its services are currently available in three languages: English, Hindi and Urdu. The Hindi language service, "UNIVARTA", was launched on May 1, 1982, while the Urdu service began in June, 1992.
UNI is said to be the first news agency in India to launch a Finance service, a Stock Exchange service and a National Photo service. Other services offered include:
News agency
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. It works in collaboration with several foreign news agencies and partners, including Reuters
Reuters
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and DPA
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
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.
UNI began its operations on March 21, 1961, though it was registered as a company in 1959. Its head office is located in New Delhi. It employs approximately 325 journalists around India and 250 "stringer
Stringer
Stringer may refer to:* Stringer , a type of freelance journalism* Stringer * Stringer , or longeron, a strip of wood or metal to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened...
s" covering news events in other parts of the world, with correspondents in Washington, London, Dubai, Islamabad, Dhaka, Colombo, Kathmandu, Singapore and Sydney. UNI serves roughly 1000 subscribers globally. United News of India is the first News Agency to place its Stringer in remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands. At present UNI has a correspondent, Sanjib Kumar Roy
Sanjib Kumar Roy
Sanjib Kumar Roy is a prominent journalist and a well-known media figure of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He is the first television journalist of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, who had worked for various news-channels like NDTV, ETV, INDIATV and STAR NEWS, before and after the 2004 Boxing day...
posted at Port Blair, the capital city of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
UNI became the first Indian news agency to serve subscribers abroad in 1981, selling its wire service directly to newspapers in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf
Arab states of the Persian Gulf
"Arab states of the Persian Gulf" or "Arab Persian Gulf states" or "Persian Gulf Arab states" or "Arabic Persian Gulf states" or "Arab States of The Gulf", are terms that refer to the six Arab states of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, bordering the Persian Gulf....
and in Singapore through satellite channels. Its services are currently available in three languages: English, Hindi and Urdu. The Hindi language service, "UNIVARTA", was launched on May 1, 1982, while the Urdu service began in June, 1992.
UNI is said to be the first news agency in India to launch a Finance service, a Stock Exchange service and a National Photo service. Other services offered include:
- UNIDARSHAN (TV news and features)
- UNISCAN (News display on TV sets for hotels, and government or corporate clients)
- UNIDirect (Services for executives in government, corporate and other sectors)
- UNI GRAPHICS (Ready-to-use computer-designed graphics)