High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Economic Times is an English-language Indian daily newspaper published by the Bennett, Coleman Co. Ltd.. The Economic Times was started in 1961. It is the most popular and widely read financial daily in India, read by more than 8 lakh (800,000) people. The Economic Times is published simultaneously from 11 cities—Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Ahemedabad, Nagpur, Chandigarh, and Pune.