December 29, 2025 – India Headlines

Story gist: President-elect Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida. Trump stated there is no deadline and emphasized focus on ending the Ukraine war. Zelensky plans to discuss a 20-point peace proposal.

Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN frames the story around ‘takeaways’ from Trump’s Florida meeting with Zelensky, emphasizing event highlights. Center Reuters details Zelenskiy’s 20-point peace proposal for discussion, focusing on substantive content. Right-leaning outlets are absent, omitting potential emphasis on Trump’s peace initiative or criticism of Ukraine aid.

Story gist: Indian officials denied Bangladesh police allegations that the killers of Hadi fled to Meghalaya.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any perspective on the India-Bangladesh dispute. Center outlet The Hindu reported neutrally, emphasizing Indian officials’ denial in its headline with straightforward factual framing, no added tone, emphasis on cross-border tensions, or speculation.

Story gist: Bangladesh described attacks on minorities as ‘isolated criminal incidents’ in response to India’s concerns over ‘unremitting hostilities’ against them. The rebuttal came amid ongoing tensions between the two countries.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Wire India frame Bangladesh’s response as a factual rebuttal to India’s inaccurate criticism, emphasizing Dhaka’s dismissal. Center outlets like Times of India portray Bangladesh’s rhetoric as incendiary but urge India to prioritize strategic interests over distractions. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting a perspective that might amplify India’s concerns or criticize Bangladesh more aggressively.

Story gist: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh questioned Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, claiming a proposed redefinition of the Aravalli range would fragment it. The Supreme Court initiated a suo motu case on the Aravalli definition, with a hearing scheduled for December 29 before a vacation bench.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Hindu emphasize Jairam Ramesh’s opposition criticism of the government’s Aravalli redefinition as fragmenting the range. Center outlets such as Bar and Bench neutrally report the Supreme Court’s suo motu case and December 29 hearing. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting government defenses or pro-development viewpoints on the redefinition.

Story gist: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh praised RSS discipline. Shashi Tharoor responded that Congress can learn from it.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV frames as Rahul Gandhi’s lighthearted ‘mischief’ banter with Digvijaya Singh after his RSS-BJP post, emphasizing playfulness. Center TOI highlights Tharoor’s ‘discipline’ retort as a positive signal for Congress. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting perspectives critical of Congress praising RSS.