Newsdrum
Type of site
News
Available inEnglish, Hindi
Country of originIndia
OwnerBMI Group of Publications
Founder(s)Niraj Sharma
URLwww.newsdrum.in
LaunchedApril 2022

Newsdrum is an Indian online news platform owned by BMI Group of Publications. It was launched by journalist Niraj Sharma in April 2022.[1][2]

Achievements

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Newsdrum, which recently completed two years,[3][4][5] with its sharp analysis and major news reports has broken over three dozen stories, related to politics, economy, general elections, startups, entertainment, technology and artificial intelligence.[6]

Hindenburg Research cited Newsdrum's article[7][8] at the top in its reply to the show cause notice from the Indian stock market regulator SEBI, relating to the short-selling of Adani group stocks.

In October 2024, Wikipedia removed the 'Modi-aligned media' tags from the pages of Aaj Tak, India TV, and CNN-News18 following a NewsDrum article titled “Wikipedia’s Credibility at Stake as Its Editors Target More Indian Media Outlets.”[9]

In its October 24 report, NewsDrum highlighted suspected bias within Wikipedia, noting that its editors intensified their criticism of Indian media after the Delhi High Court's warning in the ANI matter.[10]

Products

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Multi-lingual news websites: Newsdrum is originally published in English and Hindi, catering to a larger audience. Newsdrum, as a platform, provides curated content to its consumers with special focus and attention on original content.[11]

Newsdrum Commentary: A weekday video show claiming to be an unbiased commentary on big developments with veteran journalist Shekhar Iyer. The Show is hosted by Niraj Sharma.[12]

Network behind Newsdrum

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Newsdrum is part of BMI group which owns and operates popular and impactful B2B news platforms BestMediaInfo.com adn BuzzInContent.com.

The BMI Group was founded and owned by Editor-in-Chief Niraj Sharma in 2010.[13][14][15]

Guiding principles

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Newsdrum claims to be wholly unbiased, be it religious or political, pecuniary or otherwise. The platform stays away from mudslinging and targeted slandering.

References

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  1. ^ "BestMediaInfo enters general news space; launches NewsDrum.in". The Times of India. 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ "BestMediaInfo enters general news space launches NewsDrum.in". The Week. 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "दो साल का हो गया न्यूज़ड्रम:प्लेटफॉर्म ने अपने टेक्नोलॉजी और एआई बेस्ड एक्सपेंशन प्लान रिवील किए". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 15 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Newsdrum turns two, reveals expansion plans on the back of technology and AI". Storyboard18. 18 June 2024. pp. English.
  5. ^ Singh, Malkhan (19 June 2024). "अब टेक्नोलॉजी और AI से इनोवेशन की तरफ बढ़ रहा न्यूज़ड्रम". News18 (in Hindi).
  6. ^ "Newsdrum is set to expand operations". Daily Pioneer. 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ Research, Hindenburg (1 July 2024). "Adani Update – Our Response To India's Securities Regulator SEBI". Hindenburg Research.
  8. ^ "Hindenburg quotes NewsDrum at the top of its response to SEBI". BestMediaInfo. 2 July 2024.
  9. ^ Sharma, Niraj (31 October 2024). "NewsDrum Impact: Wikipedia removes 'Modi-aligned media' tag from Aaj Tak, India TV, CNN-News18". NewsDrum.
  10. ^ Sharma, Niraj (24 October 2024). "Wikipedia's credibility at stake as its editors target more Indian media outlets". NewsDrum.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Srivastava, Akansha (16 January 2024). "NewsDrum emerges as a ray of hope for objective and informative journalism". BestMediaInfo.
  12. ^ Bastin, Come (26 August 2022). "Inde: le groupe Adani, proche du BJP, fait une offre publique d'achat sur une télé d'opposition". Radio France Internationale (in French).
  13. ^ Staff, Scroll (13 February 2021). "Arnab Goswami's Republic TV sends legal notice to media site to stop report on brands halting ads". Scroll.in.
  14. ^ J K, Anjana (17 February 2021). "Advertisers don't want to associate with toxic channels: Niraj Sharma on Republic TV legal notice controversy". Madhyamam.
  15. ^ "Media personalities, public slam Arnab Goswami for legal threat to website; come out in support of BestMediaInfo". The Times of India. 16 February 2021.
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