The New Indian Express is an Indian
English-language broadsheet daily
newspaper published by the Express Publications and based in
Chennai. It was founded in 1932 as the
Indian Express, under the ownership of Chennai-based
P. Varadarajulu Naidu. In 1991, following the death of the owner
Ramnath Goenka, the Goenka family split the group into two companies. Initially, the two groups shared the
Indian Express title, and editorial and other resources. But on 13 August 1999, the northern editions, headquartered in
Mumbai, retained and renamed
Indian Express as
The Indian Express, while the southern editions became
The New Indian Express. Today, the newspapers and companies are separate entities. The newspaper is known for its intrepid and anti-establishment tone. Express Publications (Madurai) Limited publishes the
The New Indian Express from 22 centres in
Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh,
Kerala and
Odisha.