Deccan Chronicle is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. It is published in Hyderabad, India by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited. The newspaper's name derives from the originating place, the Deccan regions of India. Supplements are "TV Guide", "Sunday Chronicle", "Chennai Chronicle", and "Bengaluru Chronicle". It also supplies other weekly features like "School Chronicle" and "Teen Chronicle". The newspaper has a total readership of over 10.88 lakhs. It has eleven editions being published from Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Anantapur, Karimnagar and Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, Chennai and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, Bengaluru in Karnataka, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode in Kerala.
The company started its operations in AP as a partnership concern in 1938. The late T Chandrashekar Reddy took over the operations in 1976 after the earlier promoters declared bankruptcy. Mr Reddy subsequently handed over the operations to his two sons T Venkattram Reddy and T Vinayak Ravi Reddy (The current IPL franchisee Deccan Chargers owners) , who have been managing its operations since late 1970s.
Since May 2004, it started printing the International Herald Tribune in Hyderabad[3] and sold for Rs 30 per copy.[4]
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The Indian Premier League cricket franchise of the Deccan Chargers is owned by Deccan Chronicle. The Deccan Chargers represent the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. The media group acquired the franchise from IPL auction for $107 million on January 24, 2008.
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