December 15, 2025 – India Headlines

1Bihar minister Nitin Nabin appointed BJP’s National Working President

Story gist: Bihar minister Nitin Nabin was appointed as the National Working President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Hardworking, Trusted, Future-Ready: Who Is BJP Working President Nitin Nabin
— NDTV
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Bihar minister Nitin Nabin appointed BJP’s National Working President
— India Today
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV frames the story positively with adjectives like ‘hardworking, trusted, future-ready’ in a profile headline emphasizing Nabin’s personal qualities. Center outlet India Today uses a neutral, factual headline focused on the appointment. No right-leaning coverage appears, absenting any conservative outlet perspective on the BJP leadership change.

2Who Is Ahmed Al Ahmed, The Heroic Bystander Who Disarmed Sydney Shooter

Story gist: Bystander Ahmed Al Ahmed tackled and disarmed one gunman during a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, as shown in video footage. The incident resulted in 16 deaths.
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Man Tackled and Disarmed One of the Bondi Beach Gunmen, Video Shows
— The New York Times
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‘Police underprepared, civilian required to neutralise threat’: Witnesses reveal shocking details as Bondi Beach shooting toll rises to 16
— The Times of India
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NYT emphasize the bystander’s direct action and video evidence in neutral tones. Center outlets like Times of India stress police underpreparedness, civilian necessity, shocking witness details, and rising death toll. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential focus on individual heroism, security failures, or law enforcement critique.

3‘Six reasons why I lost faith in trial court’: Bhavana reacts to actor assault verdict

Story gist: Actress Bhavana reacted to the verdict in the actor Dileep assault case. She listed six reasons for losing faith in the trial court.
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Actress Assault Case: Survivor Breaks Silence After Verdict, Calls Convictions a ‘Ray of Light’
— Deshabhimani
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Prosecution failed to substantiate charges against Dileep: Court
— The Times of India
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning Deshabhimani emphasizes survivor Bhavana breaking silence and calling convictions a ‘ray of light,’ with positive victim tone. Center Times of India highlights court’s finding that prosecution failed to substantiate charges against Dileep, factual on acquittal. Right-leaning coverage absent, lacking that perspective.

4Air quality continues to be ‘severe’, likely to improve slightly to ‘very poor’ on December 15

Story gist: Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘severe’ category. It is expected to improve slightly to ‘very poor’ on December 15. India tightened pollution curbs.
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India tightens pollution curbs as Delhi’s air quality slips into severe category
— Telegraph India
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Delhi Airmergency: City gasps on 2nd dirtiest Dec air day on record; AQI reaches ‘severe-plus’ category
— The Times of India
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Telegraph India emphasize government action tightening curbs amid air quality slipping to severe. Center outlets like Times of India use alarmist tone with ‘Airmergency,’ ‘city gasps,’ and records of dirtiest days, highlighting ‘severe-plus’ AQI. Right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, leaving absent perspectives that might downplay severity or critique policy implementation.

5Beyond Thiruvananthapuram success: What numbers reveal about BJP’s performance in Kerala local body polls

Story gist: In Kerala’s recent local body polls, BJP-led NDA won significantly in Thripunithura and showed gains beyond Thiruvananthapuram. CPI(M) leader V. Joy stated they would study mistakes and correct them.
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We Will Study Where the Mistake Happened and Correct It: V. Joy
— Deshabhimani
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BJP-led NDA makes it big in Thripunithura
— The Hindu
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning Deshabhimani focuses on CPI(M) leader V. Joy’s admission of mistakes and plans to correct them, emphasizing opposition self-criticism over BJP gains. Center outlet The Hindu neutrally highlights BJP-led NDA’s ‘big’ wins in Thripunithura. Right-leaning perspective absent, omitting potentially triumphant framing of BJP’s Kerala breakthrough.