National Herald

National Herald
Freedom is in Peril, Defend it with All Your Might
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Associated Journals Limited,[1] Shiva Publications
Founder(s)Jawaharlal Nehru
PublisherThe Associated Journals Limited
Editor-in-chiefZafar Agha [2]
Founded9 September 1938; 86 years ago (1938-09-09)
Political alignmentIndian National Congress
LanguageEnglish
Relaunched1 June 2017
HeadquartersNew Delhi
CityNew Delhi and Lucknow
CountryIndia
Sister newspapersQaumi Awaz (Urdu) and Navjivan (Hindi)[2]
Websitenationalheraldindia.com

The National Herald is an Indian newspaper published by The Associated Journals Ltd and owned by Young India Limited a company by Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi and Shiva Publications a partnership firm by Vishnu Goyal & Rekha Goyal. [3] It was founded by India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1938 as a tool to win independence.[4] It was banned by British government in 1942 during the Quit India movement. It was one of the major English language newspapers in India after the end of the British Raj, and occasionally published op-eds authored by Nehru.[5] The newspaper ceased operations in 2008 for financial reasons. In 2016, it was relaunched as a digital publication.[6] The newspaper has been linked to and controlled by members of the Indian National Congress political party.[7][8]

The newspaper is an accused in the National Herald corruption case along with Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi.[9][10]

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  2. ^ a b "About Us | National Herald, the Associated Journals Ltd". Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ Subramanian, N. Sundaresha (16 December 2015). "National Herald's Indore owner says will join Swamy's case". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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  6. ^ "Congress set to revive National Herald newspaper after 8-year break". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ Real estate at core of Associated Journals controversy, Live Mint, 14 November 2012, archived from the original on 11 December 2015, retrieved 13 May 2019
  8. ^ What is the National Herald case all about?, India Today, 8 December 2015, archived from the original on 20 December 2015, retrieved 13 May 2019
  9. ^ Gupta, Smita; Jain, Akanksha (27 June 2014), "Delhi court summons Sonia, Rahul in National Herald case", The Hindu, archived from the original on 6 July 2014, retrieved 13 May 2019
  10. ^ "How National Herald newspaper funds Rahul and Sonia Gandhi's Young Indian", Daily News and Analysis, New Delhi, 2 July 2014, archived from the original on 11 December 2015, retrieved 13 May 2019