India's largest state by area, Rajasthan, is also known as "Land of Kings". Rajasthan is popularly known for its largest Thar desert. Being the largest state of India, it also covers one of the large part in the area of news and media.

Rajasthan news is widely read by the people of Rajasthan who wants to know about their state and the recent happening of their state. Every big media house has a section which deals only with Rajasthan news. The state also receives a huge number of tourists throughout the year due to its historical touch. Many cities of Rajasthan are considered as the biggest tourist destination.

The ruins of Indus Valley Civilization at Kalibanga, Dilwara Temples, Rajasthan's only hill station – Mount Abu, Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar and Ranthambhore National Park (Tiger reserve) are the major attraction among tourists.

People wants to read about these places a lot so they follow every happening through news. Jaipur, being the capital and largest city of Rajasthan, grabs a huge portion of news. Jaipur news comes under Rajasthan news.

Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Kota are among other cities which cover a huge portion of news. Hindi news is majorly read by the population of Rajasthan as Hindi is the mother tongue. However, the state is ruled by Rajputs and Marwaris who follows Rajasthani and Marwari, but prefers to read news in Hindi.

The political news is also read by t he population as the state is mainly dominated by Bhartiya janta Part (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC). The chief minister of Rajasthan, who is serving her second term, Vasundhara Raje has also been a major attraction for all the media houses in the recent days.

The festivals celebrated in the state has also been an important part of news. Deepawali, Gangaur, Teej, Holi, Gogaji, Makar Sankranti, Shri Devnarayan Jayanti and Janmashtmi are the major festivals celebrated in Rajasthan every year which develops a lot of news in this state.

Reading news makes you familiar to the state and keeps you updated with all the happenings of state and makes you familiar with the culture and tradition of Rajasthan.

Rajasthan's desert festival is held in winters every year, and widely covered by the media houses. In this festival, people of the desert get dressed in hued costumes sing ballads and dances. Fairs with snake charmers, acrobats, puppeteers and folk performers are also the main attraction. Camels also play a vital role in this festival.

Apart from this, Jaipur Literature Festival also grabs a lot of attraction throughout the world and is covered by ample news organisations of the world. JLF is Asia's biggest literary festival which happens in Jaipur every year in the month of January at Diggi Palace Hotel, where people celebrates excellence in Rajasthani, Indian and International writing.

Online news has also become very popular in Rajasthan. People opt to read news on web and smartphones rather than reading newspapers. This has made local Hindi newspapers to serve Hindi news on web.