December 7, 2025 – India Headlines

Story gist: At least 23 people died in a midnight fire at a club in Goa. Several tourists were among the dead.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian emphasize international victims by noting ‘several tourists’ and use vivid terms like ‘blaze’ and ‘nightclub,’ adding human interest. Center outlets like The Indian Express deliver neutral, precise facts matching the title with exact death toll and timing. Right-leaning coverage is absent, leaving that perspective unrepresented and potentially deprioritizing the story.

Story gist: India’s DGCA served a show-cause notice to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers amid the airline’s flight cancellations despite a government cap on airfares.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Telegraph India positively frames government fare caps as a ‘leash on ticket prices’ while emphasizing IndiGo’s continued cancellations critically. Center-leaning The Hindu uses a neutral, factual headline matching the official notice. Right-leaning coverage absent, lacking perspectives defending the private airline or critiquing regulatory actions against business.

Story gist: At the HTLS 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a 10-year deadline for India to eliminate its colonial mindset. He stated that the term ‘Hindu rate of growth’ was used to malign faith or the entire civilization.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV frames Modi’s remark as the ‘Hindu rate of growth’ maligning ‘faith,’ emphasizing religious connotations. Center Indian Express broadens it to maligning the ‘entire civilisation,’ with neutral attribution. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting potential emphasis on Modi’s decolonial agenda or national pride.

Story gist: Calcutta High Court refused to stay foundation stone ceremony for Babri Masjid-inspired mosque in Beldanga, West Bengal. Villagers donated bricks and cash, choking NH-12.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Telegraph India emphasizes enthusiastic donations with vivid language like ‘donation spree’ and villagers ‘flooding’ Beldanga, portraying communal fervor positively. Center Bar and Bench reports neutrally on the court’s legal refusal to stay the ceremony. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting potential criticism of Babri Masjid reference or Hindu sentiments.

Story gist: India and Russia signed 16 agreements in defense, trade, economy, and healthcare. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated no country has veto power over India’s bilateral ties amid US concerns on Putin visit. Bihari MLA Abhay Kumar Singh supported Putin in Russian elections.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets (NDTV) frame the story around Jaishankar’s defiant quote resisting US influence on India-Russia ties, emphasizing sovereignty against Western pressure. Center outlets (India Today) use a light-hearted profile of Bihari MLA Abhay Kumar Singh’s quirky role in Russian polls. Right-leaning outlets (News On AIR) focus on the factual signing of 16 agreements, highlighting positive bilateral achievements without external tensions.