DNA India
Indian news website of Zee Media, formerly the DNA newspaper
DNA (Daily News and Analysis) launched as a Mumbai broadsheet on 30 July 2005, a joint venture of Zee and the Dainik Bhaskar group under Diligent Media Corporation. Zee Media Corporation took control in 2012; the print editions closed by 2019 and the brand continues as the website dnaindia.com, based in Noida.Sources:1Wikipedia: Daily News and Analysis, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
Zee Media was founded by the Essel Group, whose founder and chairman Subhash Chandra sat in the Rajya Sabha from 2016 to 2022 as an independent backed by BJP legislators. The promoter group held 9.04% of Zee Media in the September 2026 quarter.Sources:2Wikipedia: Zee Media Corporation, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)3Wikipedia: Subhash Chandra, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)4Upstox: Zee Media Corporation shareholding pattern, Upstox (source, opens in a new tab)
Who it favours
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Who controls it
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- ReportedControlled by Subhash Chandra, Essel Group chairman and a BJP-backed Rajya Sabha MP in 2016–2022 (owner) · Controlled by a politician (owner, funder or director) Sources:2Wikipedia: Zee Media Corporation, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)3Wikipedia: Subhash Chandra, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
Owners, funders and directors
- OwnerZee Media CorporationOwner since 2012 Sources:1Wikipedia: Daily News and Analysis, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
- OwnerEssel GroupFounder and promoter of Zee Media; promoter group held 9.04% in September 2026 Sources:2Wikipedia: Zee Media Corporation, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)4Upstox: Zee Media Corporation shareholding pattern, Upstox (source, opens in a new tab)
- OwnerSubhash ChandraFounder and chairman of the Essel Group Sources:3Wikipedia: Subhash Chandra, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
- Bharatiya Janata Party: Member of the Rajya Sabha from Haryana (2016–2022), elected as an independent backed by BJP legislators Sources:Wikipedia: Subhash Chandra, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
- Bharatiya Janata Party: BJP-backed independent candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan (2022, lost) Sources:Wikipedia: Subhash Chandra, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
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Political links
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- ConfirmedEssel Group chairman Subhash Chandra was elected to the Rajya Sabha (2016–2022) as an independent backed by Bharatiya Janata Party Sources:3Wikipedia: Subhash Chandra, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
How we use it
1 story cites DNA India directly.
October 2026
- Air India, IndiGo and Akasa extend Saudi flight suspensions into November after Houthi attacks on airportsIndian airlines extended cancellations to Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah, Air India until 7 November, as the Houthis claimed new strikes on Saudi airports and oil sites.
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