The Indian Express
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Polyview rates The Indian Express Lean Left. Its news coverage is mostly straight, with story choices and framing that tilt slightly left. The rating is relative to the political centre of India, and reflects story selection, framing, word choice and sourcing in its news coverage, plus the weight of its opinion section.
What The Indian Express chooses to cover (last 72 hours)
The Indian Express covered 22 stories that other outlets also reported. Across those stories, 40% of the coverage came from left-leaning outlets, 37% from the centre and 23% from the right, against 29% / 46% / 25% across every story on Polyview. It leans towards stories that left-leaning outlets care about. It was first to report 6 of them, and covered 3 stories that outlets on the other side largely ignored.
Who owns The Indian Express?
The Indian Express is owned by Indian Express Group (Goenka family) (family-owned).
How factual is The Indian Express?
Polyview rates the factuality of The Indian Express High. Its reporting is generally accurate and well sourced, with corrections when it errs.
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Stories The Indian Express covered
Last 72 hours, compared with how the rest of the press covered them
- Politics2d ago27 sourcesIndia News Highlights, 6 October 2026 | Delhi Police release Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi from detention hours after Opposition’s anti-CEC protest
- Business13h ago22 sourcesRBI repo rate news LIVE: RBI raises GDP growth forecast to 7.1 per cent for FY27
- Conflict1d ago41 sourcesAt least 12 Indian sailors injured in attacks in Black Sea, Hormuz; MEA condemns
- Conflict3d ago18 sourcesWe are in talks with both Russia and Ukraine: Jaishankar
- Politics21h ago17 sourcesCEC Gyanesh Kumar postpones 2-day Chhattisgarh visit
- Politics1d ago10 sources‘You need partners for strategic autonomy, you can’t do everything by yourself’: Finland envoy to India
- Politics2d ago11 sourcesBy-Elections 2026 Live Updates: TN’s Madurantakam tops bypoll turnout at 83.86%, Bengal’s Nandigram records 79.39% until 5 PM
- Politics1d ago6 sources‘Sudden action seems bit strange’: Omar Abdullah after 150 flown out of J&K for deportation
- Politics1d ago11 sourcesTamil Nadu bypolls are an early test for Vijay’s young government
- Politics48m ago9 sources‘They have come for me’: Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh ‘detained by ICE agents’ at US airport
- Politics2d ago9 sourcesTelangana CEO orders action against Form 7 misuse to delete eligible voters
- Climate23h ago7 sources4.9 Magnitude earthquake hits Uttarakhand, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
- Politics17h ago5 sourcesMPs wanted a meeting in Parliament Annexe against protocol, says Election Commission
- Politics17h ago16 sourcesParliament street shuts down for much of the day; opposition parties step up protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, leaders held
- Politics2d ago9 sourcesBJP’s list of 8 for Rajya Sabha poll: 2 women candidates, 1 big name dropped
- Climate17h ago3 sourcesAndhra government declares drought in 21 districts; 283 mandals ‘severely affected’
- World17h ago2 sourcesPress Council of India operating at half strength, without a single working journalist or newspaper editor
- General1d ago4 sourcesRajnath Singh stresses on self-reliance in aerospace sector as HAL delivers its 2,000th aero-engine
- Politics2d ago5 sourcesDozen Bengal tribunal judges flag EC portal: ‘Can’t restore deleted voters’
- Climate13h ago6 sourcesIndia News Highlights, 7 October 2026: Maharashtra CM meets Amit Shah in Delhi to seek special assistance for drought
- General2d ago2 sources‘No land for burial’: Chhattisgarh village resolution raises concerns for Christians
- World2d ago2 sourcesWhen did India begin latest round of talks with Russia, Ukraine? Jaishankar reveals