Ei Samay is a prominent Bengali-language daily newspaper and digital news platform headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. As of 2026, it is owned by Tidings Media and Communication Private Ltd, following its sale by the Times Group in 2024.
Times group sells Ei Samay to Tidings Media and Communication Private Ltd in 2024.
While the core brand is Bengali, it has expanded into multi-language digital reporting:
News Ei Samay (English): A digital news portal launched in late 2025 to provide English-language coverage for young professionals and a global audience. It brings stories in English from the region to a wider audience, blending an approach of strong local reporting with a national and international outlooks. There is coverage over a wide variety of topics that include politics and culture, to business, technology and lifestyle.
Samachar Ei Samay (Hindi): A Hindi-language digital platform introduced simultaneously with the English version to cater to Hindi-speaking readers.
Eisamay.com (Bengali): The primary digital hub for real-time news in Bengali, featuring sections on West Bengal politics, Kolkata local updates, and international news.
The newspaper was originally launched on 15 October 2012, by The Times Group to compete directly with dominant publications like Anandabazar Patrika. In mid-2024, the publication transitioned to new ownership under Tidings Media & Communications Private Limited, a firm led by advocate Sanjay Basu and industrialist Anurag Chaudhary.
Pre-launch scenario The vernacular print media space in West Bengal comprises four major Bengali dailies: Anandabazar Patrika, Aajkaal, Bartaman and Sangbad Pratidin. Out of these, Anandabazar Patrika is said to be the dominant leader in the Bengali print media space and ranks 6th among the top 10 vernacular dailies in India as per Indian Readership Survey 2012, with a readership of about 59 lakhs.
Sections Regular sections Ei Muhurte: contains essays on different topics, tips, and analysis on different subjects like graphology and share market Ei Shahar: contains news and articles related to Kolkata Ei Rajya: contains news and articles related to West Bengal Ei Desh: deals with news of national interest Sompadokiyo: contains editorial, on this date, essays Khelar Samay: sports section contains news on different sports Byabsa Banijyo: business section contains news related to business, economics and finance
Other sections Onnya Samay: regular supplement Robibaroyari: Sunday special.
Editions Currently this daily is published from Kolkata and New Delhi.
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Ei Samay e-paper