Hyderabad, India

Hyderabad (????????? in Telugu, ???????? in Urdu), the 5th largest metropolis of India http://www.world-gazetteer.com/t/t_in.htm, is the capital of the present day State of Andhra Pradesh. It is known for its rich history and culture with monuments, mosques, temples, and a rich and varied heritage in arts, crafts and dance. Hyderabad and Secunderabad are Twin cities, separated by Hussain Sagar (also known as Tank Bund), an artificial lake constructed during the time of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali in 1562.

Media & Newsprint

Hyderabad has a well-developed communication and media infrastructure. The city is covered by a large network of optical fiber cables by Reliance Telcom Company. The city's telephone service is serviced by four landline companies: BSNL, Tata Indicom, Reliance Infocomm and Airtel. There are six mobile phone companies: BSNL, Hutch, Idea, Airtel, Tata Indicomm and Reliance Infocomm. Several phone companies also offer broadband Internet access.

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Hutch - Idea - Airtel - Tata Indicomm - Reliance Infocomm

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Doordarshan runs several terrestrial television channels and two satellite television channels from its Hyderabad Doordasrshan centre. The city has two AM and one FM radio station, operated by All India Radio. The city also has a World Space radio network.

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Telugu Television channels are classified as

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• News channels

:ETV2, TV9 (A professional 24/7 NEWS channel), Teja News, DD News

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• Entertainment Channels

:ETV, Maa TV, Teja, Gemini, C Channel, Siti Cable, Vissa, Zee Telugu, Aditya TV

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Hyderabad has about three print media groups that publish several newspapers and magazines in English, Telugu, and Urdu. The major Telugu dailies include the Eenadu, Vaartha, Andhra Jyoti, Andhra Bhoomi, Udayam and Andhra Prabha.

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Eenadu - Vaartha - Andhra Jyoti - Andhra Bhoomi - Udayam - Andhra Prabha

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The major Urdu dailies are, The Siasat Daily (the first Urdu newspaper in the world to go on-line), The Munsif Daily, The Rahnuma-i Deccan, and The Daily Milap.

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The Siasat Daily - The Munsif Daily - The Rahnuma-i Deccan - The Daily Milap

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The major English dailies are The Deccan Chronicle, Business Standard, The Hindu, The Times of India, The Indian Express and The Economic Times. Besides these major newspapers, there a number of localised neighbourhood newspapers that cater to several localities. Magazines published from Hyderabad include Swati, Navya, Andhra Prabha, Andhra Jyoti, Vipula, Vanita and Chandamama. Movie magazines include Sitara, Siva Ranjani and Jyoti Chitra.

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The Deccan Chronicle - Business Standard - The Hindu - The Times of India - The Indian Express - The Economic Times - Swati - Navya - Andhra Prabha - Andhra Jyoti - Vipula - Vanita - Chandamama - Sitara - Siva Ranjani - Jyoti Chitra

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