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Sakal is a Marathi language daily newspaper by Sakal Media Group headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Sakal is the flagship newspaper of the foundation publication, Sakal Media Group. It ranks among the top 10 language dailies of India. It is Alexas top ranked web site in Marathi category.

Mathrubhumi is a Malayalam language newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. Mathrubhumi was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British. The word Mathrubhumi roughly translates to mother land. It is the second most widely read newspaper daily in Kerala, after Malayala Manorama. They also publish a variety of magazines and supplements including the prestigious weekly literary magazine, Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu.

Hindustan Times (HT) is an Indian English language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period (Hindustan being a historical name for India). The newspaper is owned by Rajya Sabha M.P., Shobhana Bhartia.It is the flagship publication of HT Media Ltd. Hindustan Times is one of the largest newspapers in India, by circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.4 million copies as of 2010. The Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2012 revealed that HT has approximately 37.67 lac (3.767 million) readers, making it the second most widely read English newspaper in India after The Times of India, readers of either paper can in practice be readers of the other as well. It is popular in northern India, with simultaneous editions from New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Bhopal, and Chandigarh. The print location of Jaipur was discontinued from June 2006 and that of Nagpur edition was discontinued from September 1997. HT launched a youth daily, HT Next, in 2004. The Mumbai edition was launched on 14 July 2005 and the Kolkata edition was launched in early 2000.

Dinakaran is a Tamil daily newspaper distributed in India. As of March 2010, Dinakaran is the largest Tamil daily newspaper in terms of net paid circulation, which was 1,235,220. In terms of total readership, which was 16,741,000 as of May 2010, it is the second largest. Dinakaran is published from 12 centres in India namely Chennai, Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Salem, Nagercoil, Vellore, Nellai and Pondicherry.

Southern Metropolis Daily is a daily Tabloid newspaper published in Guangzhou, sister to the Southern Daily and part of the giant Southern Media Group. The paper is known for its investigative reporting, which often gets it into trouble with the Beijing authorities. Its circulation is mainly in the Pearl River Delta area, contains Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau but its special reports are much reprinted in many smaller regional newspapers.As examples of the interplay between its relatively fearless approach and official consequences, it reported on the Sun Zhigang beating case (which led to the repeal of the forced repatriation law) and on the emergence of SARS at a time when the government was not wanting it covered. Shortly afterwards, several editors were prosecuted for corruption on what were widely seen as trumped up charges.

Anandabazar Patrika is an Indian Bengali language daily newspaper published in Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai by the ABP Group. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.28 million copies making it the largest circulation for a single edition, regional language newspaper in India. According to Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2012, it is the most widely read Bengali newspaper in India with a readership of 58.59 lakhs. Thus making Anandabazar Patrika as the top Bengali newspaper in India by readership.

Thai Rath is a daily newspaper in Thai published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide. The paper is a broadsheet published with two sections. The first section is devoted to news. Although the news section is best known for its sensationalist coverage of crime and accidents, it also includes stories on Thai politics, economy and society. The second section features coverage of sport and entertainment. Thai Rath is the oldest newspaper in their native language (only Bangkok Post, the English language daily being the oldest published newspaper in the country with a history of more than 60 years) and best selling newspaper in Thailand, claiming a circulation in excess of 1 million copies daily.

The Global Times is a daily Chinese tabloid under the auspices of the Peoples Daily newspaper, focusing on international issues. The Global Times differentiates itself from other Chinese newspapers in part through its more populist approach to journalism, coupled with a tendency to court controversy.

Punjab Kesari is a Hindi language newspaper published from many centres in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi in India. It is owned by the Punjab Kesari group (The Hindsamachar Ltd.). It is one of the three newspapers started by the group; the other two are Hind Samachar in Urdu and Jagbani in Punjabi languages.The newspaper was established by Lala Jagat Narain and later on his elder son Romesh Chander took over the reins. However, during the days of terrorism in Punjab, both were assassinated, in 1981 and 1984 respectively.During those days of terrorism, Punjab Kesari worked as the newspaper of masses with its news and editorials. From then onward in a bid to provide direct and regular help to the families of terrorism affected people, the management also established Shaheed Parivar Fund for the cause.

D.B. Corp Ltd. is the largest Print Media Company of India with 19.8mn readership. It is a publisher of Indian Hindi language daily newspaper Dainik Bhaskar , Gujarati language daily newspaper Divya Bhaskar, Marathi language daily newspaper Divya Marathi, Saurashtra Samachar, DB Star & DNA. It was started in year 1958 from Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. In 1983,it commenced its ambitious journey of expansion with the launch of Dainik Bhaskars Indore edition. It expanded its presence to 14 states in 4 different languages namely Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and English. Currently, in Hindi markets under flagship newspaper Dainik Bhaskar it is present in 12 states with 37 editions. Beside this it is also present in Gujarat as Divya Bhaskarin Gujarati language with 7 editions and in Maharashtra as Divya Marathi in Marathi language with 7 editions. As of 2014, its National Editor is Kalpesh Yagnik who operates from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.