The news agency gathers news and news material with the purpose of presenting facts and distributes this to a group of news enterprises. Today, India has four main news agencies.
Press Trust of India (PTI): This is the biggest news agency in India. More than 200 newspapers in India subscribe to PTI service, besides AIR, Doordarshan, Central and State Governments, commercial establishments, universities and public institutions.
It has foreign correspondents in UK, USA, Moscow, Colombo and other world capitals. It has a vast teleprinter network, and employs many journalists.