Claim 185

On February 1, 1976, the government consolidated the country's four major news agencies, Press Trust of India, United News of India, Samachar Bharati and Hindustan Samachar, into a single entity named Samachar.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: On February 1, 1976, the government consolidated the country's four major news agencies, Press Trust of India, United News of India, Samachar Bharati and Hindustan Samachar, into a single entity named Samachar.
Field: action
Value: News agencies merged into Samachar
About: incident 1975-india-emergency-press-censorship
Source: The Emergency in India
Publisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India
Method: primary document
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

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