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Questions about The Indian Express

Short answers, pulled from the story.

Who started The Indian Express and when was it founded?

An Ayurvedic doctor named P. Varadarajulu Naidu started The Indian Express in 1932 at Chennai.

What happened to The Indian Express premises during the fire of 1940?

A fire gutted the entire premises of The Indian Express in 1940, leading to a relocation that eventually became the landmark known as Express Estates.

How did Ramnath Goenka split The Indian Express after his death in 1991?

Two of his grandsons, Manoj Kumar Sonthalia and Viveck Goenka, split the group eight years later in 1999 with southern editions going to Sonthalia and northern editions to Goenka.

When did Indian Express begin publishing daily on the internet?

Indian Express began publishing daily on the internet on the 8th of July 1996.

Why did The Indian Express report an audio clip from May 2020 as fake news?

The newspaper reported that an audio clip shared on WhatsApp was doctored by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police regarding Saad Kandhlawi and Tablighi Jamaat members.