What The Telegraph India - TTI does

The Telegraph India is the digital English-language news publication of ABP Group, one of India's largest media conglomerates, headquartered in Kolkata. It operates a multi-vertical platform serving general news readers, students and educators, and a regional Kolkata/West Bengal audience. The product surface is organized around three primary destinations: the main Telegraph India news portal covering India, World, Business, Sports, Entertainment, States, Opinion, Science & Tech, Health, and Culture; the Edugraph education vertical providing news, career guidance, campus coverage, a college search tool, summer workshops, and recurring youth programs including the 18 Under 18 Awards and BrightMinds startup competition; and the My Kolkata lifestyle vertical delivering hyperlocal coverage of places, people, food, events, and Durga Puja specials. Content is distributed via a web portal, native iOS and Android mobile applications, an e-paper digital replica of the print edition, Google News syndication, and Instagram, with a dedicated video section on the website. The underlying technology is a standard multi-portal digital publishing stack with no disclosed AI/ML, proprietary models, or API surface.

The business model combines advertising (primary revenue stream, both digital and print) with a recurring e-paper subscription product whose pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is product-led growth: content is freely distributed across web, apps, and aggregators to maximize reach and advertising inventory, while recurring revenue is captured only at the e-paper paywall. Sponsored youth programs (18 Under 18 Awards, BrightMinds, Summer Workshops) are funded by educational institutions including Bhawanipur Global Campus, UEM Kolkata, and Techno India Group, providing an additional revenue and brand-engagement layer. The company is privately held, operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABP Group, and has no publicly disclosed revenue, funding, ownership percentages, or independent management team roster in the source material.

Name

The Telegraph India - TTI

Legal name

The Telegraph India

Website

https://telegraphindia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Telegraph India is a Kolkata-based English-language digital news publication and wholly-owned subsidiary of ABP Group, serving readers across Eastern India through its main news portal, Edugraph education vertical, and My Kolkata lifestyle platform, with revenue from advertising and e-paper subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Publication

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA)

Keywords

• Digital news publishing
• English daily newspaper
• Regional journalism
• Digital newspaper subscription
• Education news portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Calcutta

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The primary revenue stream comes from digital and print advertising. The website displays ads and sponsored content across news, business, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle sections.
2. E-Paper Subscription: Digital newspaper subscription service providing access to the electronic version of the print edition

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Telegraph India is a digital English-language news publication that delivers daily news, opinion, business, sports, entertainment, and regional West Bengal/Kolkata coverage through its main website, e-Paper edition, and mobile applications. It also operates two dedicated vertical sub-brands: Edugraph, an education portal offering news, college search, career guidance, workshops, and youth awards programs, and My Kolkata, a hyperlocal lifestyle and culture vertical covering places, people, food, and events in the city.

Product overview

The Telegraph India is a comprehensive multi-platform news publication organized as a main news portal with two major sub-brands: Edugraph (education vertical with news, college search, career guidance, workshops, and youth awards programs) and My Kolkata (lifestyle/entertainment vertical focused on Kolkata). The main Telegraph India platform offers news across India, World, Business, Sports, Entertainment, Opinion, Science & Tech, Health, Culture, and States categories, supplemented by an e-Paper digital edition and video content platform. Edugraph serves students with college discovery tools, exam/career information, campus news, and youth development programs including the 18 Under 18 Awards, Summer Workshops, and BrightMinds startup competition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Telegraph India main news portal The primary news website covering national, international, business, sports, entertainment, West Bengal, and culture stories with video news content, targeted at English-speaking readers in Eastern India and across the country.
• e-Paper digital edition Digital edition of The Telegraph India newspaper available online for subscribers who want the print reading experience in digital form.
• Edugraph education portal Education-focused vertical of The Telegraph India delivering news, college search, career guidance, campus stories, and youth development programs aimed at students, parents, and educators in Eastern India.
• My Kolkata lifestyle vertical Hyperlocal lifestyle and culture sub-brand of The Telegraph India covering places, people, food, lifestyle, happenings, and Durga Puja recommendations for residents and visitors of Kolkata.
• 18 Under 18 Awards Awards program for school students run by Telegraph Edugraph that recognizes 18 young achievers under age 18 in Eastern India across multiple categories.
• Edugraph Summer Workshops Hands-on summer learning workshops for children aged 8-18 covering topics like AI/ML, Robotics, Photography, and Creative Writing, delivered under the Edugraph vertical.
• BrightMinds inter-school competition Inter-school startup ideas competition for school students in Eastern India that culminates in a Grand Finale, run by Telegraph Online Edugraph.
• Telegraph India video section Dedicated video news section of The Telegraph India website offering explainers, exclusive video stories, and topical video coverage.
• Edugraph Colleges search platform College discovery and search tool for prospective students under the Edugraph vertical, filtering institutes by stream, study goal, degree type, accepted exam, and location.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ABP GroupcoreOthersThe Telegraph India is a flagship publication under ABP Group (Ananda Bazar Patrika), one of India's largest media conglomerates. ABP Group provides corporate infrastructure, advertising sales, distribution networks, and technology platforms across all its media properties including Telegraph India.
• Bhawanipur Global CampusmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting Sponsor for the 18 Under 18 Awards 2026. Bhawanipur Global Campus is backed by a combined legacy of over 90 years, established by The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society and NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata. NAAC A+-accredited institution affiliated to MAKAUT and approved by AICTE.
• UEM KolkatamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPowered By sponsor for the 18 Under 18 Awards 2026. University of Engineering & Management aims to provide international ambience and exposure with innovative teaching techniques and courses tailor-made for the job market.
• Techno India GroupmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-Powered By sponsor for the 18 Under 18 Awards 2026. Techno India Group is an educational institution group operating in Eastern India.
• BIT MesraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIT Mesra (Birla Institute of Technology Mesra) signed MoU with IIT Kharagpur to advance research, innovation, and academic collaboration, covered by Edugraph news.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Scroll.in: Digital-first English news and opinion platform in India. Comparable as a digital-native English news product competing for online reader attention and ad spend, though without a print legacy or regional concentration.

Broad incumbents

• NDTV: Major digital-first English news platform in India with strong national brand. Comparable as a multi-platform English news destination competing for the same readers and digital ad budgets, though with a TV-led legacy rather than print.
• Hindustan Times: Major pan-India English daily with substantial digital presence. Comparable in offering (English news, digital subscriptions, multiple verticals) and competes with The Telegraph India for English-speaking Indian readers and national advertising budgets.
• Times of India: India's largest English-language newspaper and digital news platform. Operates pan-India English news with a broad portfolio of digital verticals, comparable to The Telegraph India's core news offering but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• The Hindu: Leading English-language daily with strong regional heritage and a credible digital newsroom. Directly comparable as an English daily with digital subscriptions and a premium editorial brand, though anchored in South India rather than Eastern India.
• The Indian Express: English-language daily with strong editorial brand and growing digital readership. Closely comparable as an English news publisher with opinion-led content, web and app distribution, and subscription/E-Paper monetization.
• Deccan Herald: Regional English daily with a credible digital newsroom, anchored in South India. Comparable as an English-language regional daily with digital subscriptions and editorial depth, mirroring The Telegraph India's regional-daily positioning in a different geography.
• The Statesman: Historic English daily with deep roots in Kolkata and Eastern India. Directly comparable as a regional English daily competing for the same Kolkata/Bengal reader base and regional advertising, though with a smaller digital footprint.

Regional players

• ABP Ananda: Bengali-language news channel and digital property under ABP Group. Sister property sharing infrastructure and audience; relevant as a regional-language comparable within the same media group ecosystem.
• Anandabazar Patrika: Bengali-language flagship daily under the same ABP Group parent. Sister publication to The Telegraph India sharing corporate infrastructure and advertising sales; comparable as a regional language news product targeting West Bengal and Eastern India.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/telegraphonline
• Xx.com/ttindia
• Facebookfacebook.com/111614355546372
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meraza-travel-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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