December 24, 2025 – India Headlines

Story gist: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena wrote a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticizing him for pollution in New Delhi. AAP responded by telling the L-G to ask Rekha Gupta.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV highlights AAP’s defensive retort (‘Ask Rekha Gupta’), framing the L-G’s letter as partisan attack on Kejriwal. Center outlet The Hindu neutrally reports the letter’s content and criticism without emphasis. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting potential support for L-G’s central government-aligned stance against AAP governance.

Story gist: India introduced the SHANTI Bill to expand its nuclear sector and attract foreign capital. The United States praised the bill as a step toward stronger energy security partnership.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV emphasizes positive US praise and frames it as advancing energy security partnership, highlighting international cooperation. Center outlet DW uses neutral, factual language focused on economic expansion and investment. Right-leaning coverage is absent, leaving out potential perspectives on national security implications or economic risks.

Story gist: Indian media reports question whether the MGNREGA rural jobs guarantee scheme faces threats from G RAM G. Coverage appears in left- and center-leaning outlets.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Wire frame it as ‘rollback of a hard-won right’ and ‘dismantling MGNREGA,’ using alarmist tone and emphasis on political economy critique. Center outlets like BBC pose neutral question of potential threat. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting defenses of policy or government perspective.

Story gist: World Health Organization held a global summit on traditional medicine. WHO South-East Asia Regional Office building was inaugurated.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian frame WHO’s traditional medicine efforts positively as a ‘potential treasure trove,’ emphasizing benefits. Center coverage from WHO reports the South-East Asia Regional Office building inauguration factually. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting skeptical perspectives on promoting traditional medicine.

Story gist: Protests have occurred in India’s Aravalli hills. Opposition parties lent support, while the Union Environment Minister stated the hill range is safe.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like TheWire.in use dramatic ‘erupt’ language, emphasize opposition support, and contrast it with the minister’s safety claim, implying government dismissal. Center outlets like BBC offer neutral, explanatory framing focused on the protests’ context. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting defenses of government policy or development interests.