Dainik Bhaskar the English language newspapers in Chandigarh outsold the Hindi newspapers sixfold, with The Tribune as the leader with a circulation of approximately 50,000 copies. "Dainik Bhaskar"'s survey suggested that residents of Chandigarh preferred English newspapers due to quality perceptions. As a result, the newspaper incorporated the local Chandigarh dialect in the design, mixing Hindi and English. "Dainik Bhaskar" launched in Chandigarh in May 2000 with 69,000 copies sold making it No.1 in the city. In June 2000, "Dainik Bhaskar" entered Haryana, with 271,000 copies. In 2006, "Dainik Bhaskar" launched in Punjab with the Amritsar and Jalandhar editions and became the
Hindi media One 2009. "Dainik Bhaskar" is the second most popular with a total readership of 33,500,000. "Amar Ujala" with TR of 28,674,000, "Hindustan Dainik" with TR of 26,769,000 and "Rajasthan Patrika" with a TR of 14,051,000 are placed at the next three positions. The total readership of the top 10 Hindi dailies is estimated at 188.68 million, nearly five times the top 10 English dailies, which have 38.76 million total readership. Prominent Hindi television news channels include India TV, News18 India, ABP News, Zee News, Aaj Tak, NDTV India and News World India. The most popular Hindi news websites are primarily