Radio News broadcast completes 89 years today. The first ever news bulletin in the country went on the air from the Bombay Station on July 23, 1927 under a private company, the Indian Broadcasting Company. <br/><br/>A month later on August 26, 1927 another bulletin in Bengali was started from the Calcutta Station. Until 1935, two bulletins, one each in English and Hindustani were broadcast from Bombay and a bulletin in Bengali was broadcast from Calcutta. <br/><br/>The service was renamed All India Radio on June 8, 1936. A report from AIR correspondent- "All India Radio, now under Prasar Bharati, has the distinction of being one of the major broadcasting organizations in the world. <br/><br/>From 27 news bulletins in 1939-40, AIR news today puts out more than 654 bulletins daily in 91 languages and dialects, which includes 15 foreign languages, for its listeners in India and abroad. <br/><br/>Mr. Charles Barnes was the first news editor of this organisation. In 1936, talks on current topics were introduced for the first time. Radio Newsreel was started in 1955 both in English and Hindi. <br/><br/>It was called Radio Newsreel and Samachar Darshan. The daily and weekly reviews of the proceedings in Parliament were introduced in February 1961.The bulk of AIR news comes from its Correspondents spread all over the country. "

Radio News broadcast completes 89 years today. The first ever news bulletin in the country went on the air from the Bombay Station on July 23, 1927 under a private company, the Indian Broadcasting Company. <br/><br/>A month later on August 26, 1927 another bulletin in Bengali was started from the Calcutta Station. Until 1935, two bulletins, one each in English and Hindustani were broadcast from Bombay and a bulletin in Bengali was broadcast from Calcutta. The service was renamed All India Radio on June 8, 1936. A report from AIR correspondent:- "All India Radio, now under Prasar Bharati, has the distinction of being one of the major broadcasting organizations in the world. From 27 news bulletins in 1939-40, AIR News today puts out more than 654 bulletins daily in 91 languages and dialects, which includes 15 foreign languages, for its listeners in India and abroad. <br/><br/>Mr. Charles Barnes was the first news editor of this organisation. In 1936, talks on current topics were introduced for the first time. Radio Newsreel was started in 1955 both in English and Hindi. <br/><br/>It was called Radio Newsreel and Samachar Darshan. The daily and weekly reviews of the proceedings in Parliament were introduced in February 1961.The bulk of AIR news comes from its Correspondents spread all over the country."