Huffington Post to start Indian version with Times of India group

New Delhi

HUFFINGTON Post, the news website owned by AOL Inc, will start an Indian version after teaming with the nation's largest English-language newspaper.

The website, which started publishing on Monday with the Times of India Group, aims to be among the nation's top five news sites within five years, Huffington Post Media Group Chief Executive Officer Jimmy Maymann said in New Delhi. The company has hired eight local journalists and plans to expand to 15 by the end of next year.