Prabhasakshi ( hi, प्रभासाक्षी, prabhaasaakshee) is a free digital
Hindi
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news
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website, founded in 2001. Th
websitehas news, features, analysis, and videos on national, international, sports, health, entertainment and elections related topics from India and around the world. Operations are managed by the incorporated organizatio
History
Prabhasakshi was founded by its current
Chief Editor
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
Gautam Morarka. The name of the website is derived from Hindi that means and literally translates to ‘the witness of breaking dawn' In
English
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The website is run from
New Delhi
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office since 2001. Prabhasakshi is self financed website and earns through advertisements and private and government advertisements.
Content and Contributors
Prabhasakshi’s content is procured from contracted, freelance and occasiona
writers Prabhasakshi claims to publish around 150 articles every day. Some of the well known names who have written on the site include Mr.
Tarun Vijay
Tarun Vijay (born 2 March 1956) is an Indian author, social worker and journalist. He was the editor of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) weekly in Hindi, ''Panchajanya'', from 1986 to February 2008. He also writes for the ''Daily Pioneer''. ...
, Mr.
Sanjay Dwivedi, Late Mr.
Arun Jaitley
Arun Jaitley (28 December 1952 – 24 August 2019) was an Indian politician and attorney. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Jaitley served as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of the Government of India from 2014 to 2019. Jait ...
to name a few. The website also has an Android app. The website is among top Hindi news sites listed on Indian Government's Rajya Sabha's official portal.
Reach
The site's monthly user base is approximately 20 Lakh (1.05 million). Prabhasakshi also has partnerships with browsers and mobile
News Aggregators
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, which publish the website's content on their platforms. Prabhasakshi news is available on platforms like
DailyHunt
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Viru serves as Founder of Dailyhunt with C ...
and JioNews
References
External links
*{{Official website
Hindi-language websites
Mass media in Uttar Pradesh
2001 establishments in Delhi
Asian news websites