News agency Press Trust of India's (PTI) Twitter account hacked

On Wednesday, news agency Press Trust of India’s  (PTI) Twitter account was reportedly hacked by a group calling itself Iran Crack. The group had posted a tweet which said: “Best channel in the telegram join to channel and learn something news.”This is a breaking story. More details awaited. 

https://t.co/7hK5UrphdC

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 1, 2017

join the best channel
telegram:https://t.co/dpWIR9aKFo
@irancrack

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 1, 2017

Press Trust of India (PTI) is India’s premier news agency, having a reach as vast as the Indian Railways. It employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India. Collectively, they put out more than 2,000 stories and 200 photographs a day to feed the expansive appetite of the diverse subscribers, who include the mainstream media, the specialised presses, research groups, companies, and government and non-governmental organisations.

PTI correspondents are also based in leading capitals and important business and administrative centres around the world. It also has exchange arrangements with several foreign news agencies to magnify its global news footprint. Currently, PTI commands 90 per cent of new agency market share in India. PTI was registered in 1947 and started functioning in 1949. Today, after 65 years of its service, PTI can well and truly take pride in the legacy of its work, and in its contribution towards the building of a free and fair Press in India.