.press Domain Registration India
.press is an open generic top-level domain for publishing — news portals, digital magazines, independent journalists, PR agencies and corporate newsrooms. Radix Technologies Inc. has operated it since its 31 May 2014 delegation. WebJi® bills ₹8,180 for the first year and ₹9,733 per renewal, before 18% GST.
For Indian editors and PR teams comparing a ₹9,733-renewal newsroom address against .blog, .media and .in.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹8,180/yr
- Renewal
- ₹9,733/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 15 November 2026.
What is a .press domain?
.press is an open generic top-level domain for publishing and journalism, operated by Radix Technologies Inc. and delegated on 31 May 2014 in the ICANN new-gTLD programme. Radix is one of the largest independent registry groups — it also runs .site, .online, .tech and .website — and it positions .press squarely at newsrooms, magazines and the PR trade. The zone is unrestricted: no press card, RNI registration or eligibility form exists; allocation is first-come, first-served.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Generic top-level domain, unrestricted |
| Registry manager | Radix Technologies Inc. (Services Cayman Limited) |
| Delegated | 31 May 2014 |
| DNSSEC | Signed — secure delegation |
| Registry family | Also runs .site, .online, .tech, .website, .space |
| Term | 1 to 10 years |
Newsrooms, magazines and PR teams who buy .press in India
.press sells to anyone whose product is the news itself: regional-language news portals, digital magazines, independent journalists, PR agencies and corporate newsrooms. In a market where a city's Hindi, Marathi or Telugu news portal competes with a hundred look-alike .com names, the extension marks the site as a publication before the headline loads.
| Publication or team | Example name | The job the name does |
|---|---|---|
| Regional-language news portal | shaharnews.press | City news identity that stands apart from .com clones |
| Digital magazine or e-zine | longformindia.press | Reads like a masthead, not a blog |
| Independent journalist | bylines.press | Portfolio and newsletter home with authority |
| PR agency press room | releaseroom.press | Press-release archive clients and reporters can cite |
| Corporate newsroom | yourbrand.press | Media kit, statements and coverage, separate from the shop |
| Campus or community paper | campusvoice.press | Student journalism with its own address |
Planning a full publication, not just the name? Our guides on starting a news website in India and news website hosting cover the build and the traffic side.
How much a .press domain costs, and what renewals do
.press bills at ₹8,180 for year one and ₹9,733 for every renewal at WebJi®, before 18% GST. This is a professional-budget extension: the first invoice with tax is ₹9,652.40, and each later year is ₹11,484.94. Dictionary words — think city names or "daily" — are registry premium labels quoted before payment.
| Holding period | Composition | Before GST (₹) | With 18% GST (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | registration only | 8,180.00 | 9,652.40 |
| 3 years | ₹8,180 + 2 × ₹9,733 | 27,646.00 | 32,622.28 |
| 5 years | ₹8,180 + 4 × ₹9,733 | 47,112.00 | 55,592.16 |
A planning scenario of the first year plus successive renewals, not a prepaid multi-year invoice. Prices read from WebJi® billing on 4 November 2026; checkout confirms current charges.
| Extension | Registration (₹/yr) | Renewal (₹/yr) | Better when |
|---|---|---|---|
| .press | 8,180 | 9,733 | The site is a publication or newsroom |
| .blog | 2,700 | 3,267 | Personal writing, newsletters, opinion |
| .media | 2,722 | 3,289 | Video, podcast and multi-format brands |
| .report | 2,861 | 2,977 | Research, analysis and white papers |
Restrictions: what .press does and does not check
The registry checks nothing about who you are — no press accreditation, no RBI/RNI style registration, no minimum audience. What is enforced is the standard gTLD contract: correct registrant data, a live mailbox for verification and renewal notices, and use that respects the acceptable-use policy. Journalistic obligations in India — RNI registration for a newspaper title, defamation law, the IT rules — attach to the publication, not to the domain name.
- Who can buy: any individual, proprietorship, company or society, worldwide.
- Paperwork at order: none; GSTIN only if the invoice needs it.
- Premium names: quoted before payment and renewing at the premium rate.
- Expiry sequence: grace, then redemption with a fee, then pending-delete and release — auto-renew is the safe setting for a newsroom.
.press or .blog and .media — an editor's decision
Pay for .press when the masthead is the business; pay .blog or .media rates — under ₹2,900 a year — when the writing is a channel of a broader brand. Ranking is identical across extensions, so let the reader's ear decide: a newsroom on .press sounds institutional, the same name on .blog sounds personal.
From registration to a live newsroom
Nameservers to your host, records published, and the publication's address answers within a few hours. A WordPress news site fits shared hosting from ₹299 a month and grows onto larger plans with traffic; desk@yourpaper.press mailboxes come from business email hosting; the domain renewal guide and domain transfer page cover the lifecycle. The checkout itself is described on the domain registration India hub.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need RNI registration to hold a .press domain?
No. The registry verifies no journalistic credentials — a developer, a student or a company can register any available .press name. RNI registration matters in India only if you publish a newspaper under the Press and Registration of Books Act; it is a publishing obligation, not a domain one.
Who runs .press, and what else do they operate?
Radix Technologies Inc., associated with Services Cayman Limited, manages .press under the IANA record, delegated 31 May 2014. The same group runs .site, .online, .tech, .website and .space, among the highest-volume new gTLDs.
Is .press worth it for a Hindi or regional-language news portal?
It can be, when the portal's brand is city- or beat-specific and the matching .com is taken or parked. The extension signals a publication instantly, works in any script on the page, and the name is often free where the .com equivalent is not. Weigh it against .in at ₹1,000 before committing to the ₹9,733 renewal.
What does a .press domain cost over five years with GST?
₹55,592.16 in the renewal-budget scenario: ₹8,180 registration, four renewals at ₹9,733, and 18% GST across the total. Registry-premium names such as common city words price above this band.
Can a company use .press just for its media kit?
Yes — the corporate newsroom is a common pattern: yourbrand.press carries press releases, fact sheets and executive photos while the main .com stays commercial. Redirecting the newsroom to a sub-page also works if you would rather not maintain two sites.
Last editorial update: 15 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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