MUMBAI, India, April 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal today launched an "India Real Time" blog (http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime">http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime) – a destination for readers in India and around the world who want a smart perspective on the country's latest developments. India Real Time provides continually updated analysis into Indian business, finance, politics, culture and sports during the Indian day.
Regular posts from Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires reporters around the country will provide a unique take on the main stories in the news, shed light on what else mattered and give global readers a snapshot of what Indians are talking about.
"India Real Time expands our offering of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones' real time analysis of Asia's most important markets and follows in the footsteps of the highly successful China Real Time Report, which has a strong following in China and around the world," said Almar Latour, editor-in-chief, Asia, The Wall Street Journal.
Paul Beckett, the Journal's South Asia bureau chief, said, "India Real Time will provide readers globally with quick and interesting insights into the most important and most interesting news on any given day in the world's largest democracy. It will be unique in its analysis, combining the editorial heft of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires in India with a sharp and entertaining presentation befitting the format. We hope readers with an interest in India worldwide will find it a valuable resource and will join the conversation it will spark."
"India Real Time" is the latest in a series of Dow Jones online initiatives in India since the doubling in size of the company's India news bureau; the launch of a dedicated homepage for India (http://india.WSJ.com); a Web page about rural India operated jointly with India Knowledge@Wharton (http://online.WSJ.com/public/page/rural-india.html); The India Chief Mentor blog; and an India management page (http://india.WSJ.com/management).
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