News portal website development

Building Smarter, SEO-Friendly, and AI-Enhanced News Portals

Looking for an experienced and affordable partner to develop a modern, user-friendly news portal for your organization? We deliver tailored solutions that meet your goals and budget.

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Custom news portal with user friendly dashboard and CMS integration
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Transforming News Media in the Digital & AI Era

The way we consume news has changed dramatically in just a few years. With technology evolving faster than ever, traditional newspapers have had to reinvent themselves. Many now publish e-papers and run online editions to stay connected with their readers. Digital media isn’t just complementing print anymore—it’s steadily becoming the preferred choice. And as internet use continues to grow worldwide, this shift is only set to accelerate.

Today’s online news portals are far more than digital newspapers. They operate as 24/7 newsrooms, offering real-time updates, interactive features, and instant access to stories that matter. Readers don’t just browse headlines; they join the conversation, share opinions, and engage with content across devices. The rise of smartphones, mobile apps, and high-speed connectivity has only fueled this trend, making online platforms the go-to source of news for millions every single day.

At arulmjoseph.com, we build news portals designed for the future. Our platforms are modern, SEO-friendly, and enhanced with AI-driven features that help publishers connect with audiences more effectively. Whether it’s boosting search visibility, improving user engagement, or delivering personalized content, our solutions are built to scale with your growth. If you’re looking for a reliable partner to create a powerful, future-ready news platform, we’d love to help you bring that vision to life.

Key Features of Our 2025 News & Magazine Portal

  • Responsive Design

    Fully responsive and adaptive — looks great on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices with seamless performance.

  • SEO Optimized with AI Insights

    Clean, fast-loading code with proper H-tag hierarchy, SEO best practices, and optional AI-powered content insights for better visibility.

  • Featured Posts & Smart Slider

    Highlight your top stories with customizable sliders and featured sections, with options to display trending or editor’s picks.

  • Unlimited Polls & Surveys

    Create and manage unlimited polls to boost engagement. Detailed reports help you understand audience sentiment effectively.

  • Newsletter System

    Send professional HTML newsletters to registered users with scheduling and subscriber management tools.

  • Breaking News Ticker

    Instantly display your latest and most important updates in a dynamic scrolling news bar.

  • Image & Video Gallery

    Manage unlimited images and videos with category-based organization and optional auto-tagging support.

  • Unlimited Pages, Categories & Widgets

    Add and manage unlimited sections, categories, and widgets with an intuitive interface and drag-and-drop controls.

  • Responsive Ad Spaces

    Run ads easily with flexible placements optimized for all devices. Ad-ready layouts help maximize revenue.

  • Multi-Author Support

    Manage multiple contributors with role-based access, editorial workflows, and content approval systems.

  • Reader Interaction

    Enable comments, reactions, and social sharing options to build community and increase engagement.

  • Dark Mode & Accessibility Ready

    Provide readers with a modern, user-friendly experience with built-in dark mode and accessibility features for inclusivity.

  • Multilingual & Localization Support

    Expand your reach by publishing in multiple languages and adapting to regional audiences.

  • Analytics & Performance Tracking

    Built-in dashboard to monitor readership trends, engagement, and performance, with AI-driven insights for growth.

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

A news portal or news website is an electronic version of a newspaper, magazine or a company bulletin. By uploading news of any category such as society, politics, economy, culture, environment, health, business, etc., news portals or news websites bring the information directly to the audience located at any place in the world.

The cost for developing an online news portal or website depends and varies on and according to the needs and requirements of the customer and the features they want to be in the site. Normally a standard news portal costs INR 10000+.

Yes, you can earn through online news portals. How much you can earn depends on how much traffic your website generates. You can also earn through many money making strategies like PPC (Pay Per Click) ads, banner ads, product sale, etc.

Yes, we provide our customers with all the required assistance for operating and maintaining the news portal at any time. If required, training will be given by the company.

Our payment process simpler and affordable. At the beginning of the project customer will have to pay a 50% deposit. 25% will be collected after we finalize the design with customer and before entering the programming stage of the site. The rest 25% is collected once we complete our work on the site and before launching.

Actually, the time we need to build a website will vary depending upon the needs and requirements of the customers we work with. It also depends on the quality of design, number of features, and different components the customer requires. For a best quality news portal website design, it takes 3-6 days normally.

We offer a strong all-round maintenance and support from impartial software assessment & consulting to 24/7 IT system maintenance to make sure that the news websites we create run smoothly and reliably. We also help to re-engineer or customize your solution, tackling minor and major issues that trouble system performance and functionality to ensure your system stays in line with the latest technology

Starting an online news portal in India is a simple process. Currently there is no requirement to register online news portals with any ministry or department, like there is for newspapers, TV channels and radio channels. You can start off an online news portal like any other website.

There are various guidelines from the Press Information Bureau like number of subscribers, frequency of updates, percentage of current affairs content, etc., if you are looking for accreditation for the journalists of the online news portal!

Specific criteria for accreditation are:

  • The general terms and conditions prescribed for the representatives of print and visual media will also be applicable in case of online editors, correspondents, and camerapersons.
  • A news site / portal means a website which has at least 1/3rd of its visible content related to news & current affairs originally reported by its own correspondents
  • The publications on behalf of which accreditation has already been given will accommodate their online journalists within their existing quota.
  • The site should have paid subscribers. However, it should not be insisted on the subscribers right now but some preference will be given to the news sites having subscribers.
  • Online news agencies will be governed as per the existing rules prescribed for news agencies.
  • The site should have minimum annual revenue of either Rs.20 lakhs from its news portions only OR Rs. 2.5 crores from the entire website including its news portion.
  • The site should be updated regularly and at least 6 times daily.
  • The news portal should be observing the laws of the land in terms of content, service, promotions, finances and any other aspect of functioning.
  • The news site should have been functioning for at least one year.
  • The domain name of the site should be registered for at least the next 5 years from the date of application.
  • The site should have at least 10,000 page views per day of its news-portion.
  • The issue of determining the authenticity of the site may be decided in consultation with VSNL in case of any doubt.
  • In the event of a website/portal found involved in any activity perceived as cybercrime now or in future, all accreditations given to representatives of that website/portal will be withdrawn at the discretion of the DG (M&C).
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