December 1, 2025 – India Headlines

Story gist: Cyclone Ditwah weakened into a deep depression, located 50 km from the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts. Weather office predicts intensified rainfall across Andhra Pradesh.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV emphasizes weather office prediction of intensified rainfall in Andhra Pradesh, focusing on escalation risks. Center Hindustan Times offers neutral live tracker on weakening and coastal proximity. Right-leaning India TV highlights school holiday queries for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, stressing practical disruptions for families. Absent: Broader economic or government response angles.

Story gist: India’s Parliament Winter Session opens today. The government is expected to table a new cess bill on sin goods.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Deccan Herald emphasizes government’s tabling of key bills in Parliament’s Winter Session, focusing on broad legislative plans. Center Hindustan Times highlights the specific new cess bill on sin goods as likely. Right-leaning outlets offer no coverage, leaving that perspective absent and potentially underemphasizing government fiscal measures.

Story gist: A Republican senator stated the US told Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to flee to Russia or another country. Former President Donald Trump confirmed he recently spoke with Maduro.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian frame the story around Trump’s confirmation of speaking with Maduro, emphasizing the conversation itself. Center outlets like livemint.com report the Republican senator’s claim about urging Maduro to flee straightforwardly. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting the story and any perspective on US-Venezuela interactions.

Story gist: The Election Commission of India extended the Special Intensive Revision schedule by one week, pushing the enumeration form submission deadline to December 11. Final electoral rolls will be published on February 14.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV frames the story as ‘Voter List Cleanup Deadline Extended,’ emphasizing purification of rolls. Center Hindustan Times neutrally reports ‘ECI extends SIR schedule’ with final rolls date, using official terms. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting perspectives on election integrity or government election preparations.

Story gist: Opposition parties demanded a debate on SIR and national security during an all-party meeting in Parliament.

Bias summary: No left- or right-leaning outlets covered the story, omitting their perspectives entirely. Center outlet The Hindu frames it neutrally and factually in a straightforward headline mirroring the event title, emphasizing opposition demands without added tone, context, or emphasis on government response.