Maharashtra Times
Marathi language newspaper in India
Maharashtra Times (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स), colloquially referred to as 'Ma Ta' (मटा) from its Marathi initialism, is a Marathi newspaper based in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest selling daily Marathi newspapers in the country and part of The Times of India group.
According to the IRS 2005 survey, Maharashtra Times enjoys the second largest readership in Mumbai. Other than The Times of India, Maharashtra Times is the only newspaper in Mumbai which has more than one million readers in the city.
Editions
Supplements
MATA Wealth (Monday)
Times Property (Saturday)
Maifal (Saturday)
Samvad (Sunday)
Discontinued supplements
Pune Times, Nashik Times, Nagpur Times, Thane Vishesh (superseded by newer supplements)
Ongoing supplements
References
External links
Official website
Maharashtra Times
Times Syndication Service, syndication arm of The Times Group, deals with content syndication of Maharashtra Times.
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