''Amar Ujala'' () is a Hindi-language daily newspaper published in India which was founded in 1948. It has 22 editions in six states and two union territories covering 180 districts. It has a circulation of around two million copies. The 2019 Indian Readership Survey reported that with 9.65 million it had the 4th-largest daily readership amongst newspapers in India. ''Amar Ujala'' was founded in

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in 1948. In 1994, ''Amar Ujala'', along with another Hindi daily, shared nearly 70 per cent of the Hindi newspaper readership in the state of

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. ''Amar Ujala'' sold 4.5

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copies through its five editions. ''Amar Ujala'' publishes a daily 16- to 18-page issue, as well as supplements focusing on matters such as careers, lifestyle, entertainment and women.

Editions

''Amar Ujala'' has 22 editions, in six states (

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, Punjab, Delhi NCR and

) and two union territories (

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, Jammu & Kashmir) covering 180 districts. Amarujala.com is one of the leading Hindi news websites catering to 60mn+ users across India. As of December 2022, Amarujala.com has 8.4mn followers on Facebook and 3.89 million subscribers on

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. MyResultPlus is also owned and managed by Amar Ujala Web Services Pvt Ltd.

Notable columnists

* Varun Gandhi, via syndication

References

External links

* Hindi-language newspapers Newspapers published in Varanasi 1948 establishments in India Companies based in Noida Daily newspapers published in India Newspapers published in Uttar Pradesh {{india-newspaper-stub