The Asian News International (ANI) is a leading news agency based in Delhi

Delhi

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, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It provides multimedia

Multimedia

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 news to 50 bureaus

News bureau

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 in India and also to other parts of Asia. It covers virtually all of South Asia

South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

 since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia

South Asia

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-wide news agency. The coverage includes general news, entertainment, lifestyles, business, science, sports and features.

Headquarters & staff

The central offices are in New Delhi

New Delhi

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 and the Chairman is Prem Prakash. Apparently, Prakash was the weight behind the foundation of ANI just over 25 years ago.

Sanjiv Prakash is the Editor

Editing

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 and Chief Executive Officer

Chief executive officer

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 (CEO) of the Asian News International.

The camera and reporting crews for ANI are stationed in more locations across South Asia than any other South Asian news agency, according to its official website. To economize, foreign subscriber send their crews to the New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

headquarters and from there, the ANI crews-for-hire are sent out to remote locations, transmitting coverage from remote places.