Keywords: Times of India employees in 1898.jpg en This group portrait by E O S and Company shows employees of the Times of India newspaper at Mumbai on the occasion of the newspaper's Diamond Jubilee 60 years November 1898 The newspaper was established in the 1830s following Lord Metcalfe's Act of 1835 which removed restrictions on the liberty of the Indian press On the 3rd November 1838 the 'Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce' was launched in bi-weekly editions on Saturdays and Wednesdays It contained news of Europe America and the sub-continent and was conveyed between India and Europe via regular steam ships From 1850 the paper appeared in daily editions and in 1861 the 'Bombay Times' became the 'Times of India' By the end of the 19th century the paper employed 800 people and had a wide circulation in India and Europe 1898-11 http //www oldindianphotos in/2009_01_18_archive html E O S and Company other versions Custom license marker 2014 10 16 PD-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard The Times of India 1898 in Mumbai |