2.  Attractive page layout  The contrast and blend of clolours is well balanced  Legible fonts  Headlines, brief news items, photos and videos provided in the home page  News items are well categorised

3. Home page

4.  User friendly layout designed to ensure easy access of information for all users  Easy navigation  Loading time is comparatively short  Compatible with all browsers and operating systems commonly used today  Compatible with mobile phones and its browsers

5.  Links to all top stories are provided in the home page.  All links are categorised under different sections making it easier for the user to spot them.  Well documented archives provides user the access to older articles  A search engine that helps the user search within the website makes navigation that much more easy.  Links to different sections like city, India, world, business, sports, entertainment etc. are also provided

6.  Almost all news stories have accompanying photos, videos or sound bytes.  Links to other related articles are also provided.  In case of follow up stories, links are provided to articles that give a background on the issue.

7. Video links provided in the Times of India home page

8. City, India and world Politics Crime Business Sports Technical Entertainment Health and fitness Lifestyle Environment Science Education

10.  Covers all the latest, important news stories.  Top headlines are given in the homepage to facilitate a quick run through the latest events  Detailed, in-depth reports covering all aspects of the issue are published  Carries stories relevant to the people and not unnecessary gossip like some other web sites

11. Local news from all major cities is covered

13.  Interesting feature stories on various topics ranging from the latest technologies and cars to health, environment and lifestyle  Opinion pieces on the latest issues by top journalists  All categories of readers are catered to  Classifieds and travel deals are also available

14.  The writing style is not very rigid and boring. Most stories have very interesting beginnings that catch the readers attention  They do not strictly stick to the inverted pyramid format  The language used is simple and precise making it easy for the common man to understand  Headlines are catchy and yet it gives the reader a clear picture regarding the topic of the article

15.  The readers can comment and post their opinions on the articles published  The articles can be shared by the readers  The users can interact among themselves and discuss their opinions on the latest issues in a section called ‘My Times, My Voice’  Public opinion polls are conducted on the latest issues  Blogs of top journalists and columnists are posted in ‘Times Blogs’

16. Comments of the users can be posted

18.  Around 7 advertisements are present in the homepage at all times  The advertisements, however, are small and do not compromise the news space  The positioning of the ads are in such a way that they are visible but do not distract the reader too much.

19. SUBMITTED BY PANCHAMI WARRIER