November 17, 2025 – India Headlines

Story gist: Following the Bihar election results, the NDA coalition finalized power-sharing arrangements. Nitish Kumar is scheduled to take oath as Chief Minister for the tenth time on November 20, with the last cabinet meeting held today.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV emphasizes power-sharing details and speculation on allocations, highlighting internal NDA dynamics. Center outlet Times of India reports factually on Nitish’s oath and cabinet proceedings without speculation. Right-leaning coverage is absent, leaving out potential emphasis on NDA’s stability or critiques of opposition fragmentation.

Story gist: A car bomb exploded near Delhi’s Red Fort in India. Authorities arrested a man in connection with the deadly blast, which the National Investigation Agency classified as a suicide attack.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Hindu emphasize the National Investigation Agency’s classification of the blast as a car-borne suicide attack, focusing on official investigative details. Center outlets like BBC highlight the arrest and the incident’s deadliness without specifying attack type, maintaining neutral reporting. Right-leaning coverage is absent, leaving out potential emphasis on national security threats or government response.

Story gist: Lalu Yadav’s four daughters were seen leaving Patna amid a reported feud between Rohini Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav. The incident follows the Bihar election results.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV frames the story with dramatic tone, emphasizing ‘family meltdown’ and delving into internal conflicts post-election. Center outlet Hindustan Times uses neutral language, focusing on factual events without sensationalism. Right-leaning coverage is absent, indicating no interest from conservative outlets, possibly due to limited relevance to their audiences or avoidance of opposition family dynamics.

Story gist: In Bihar state elections, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) received more votes than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) but won fewer seats. Analyses attribute this to vote distribution and seat allocation factors.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV frames the story as an opinion lesson for the opposition, emphasizing the need to value women voters and critiquing strategic failures. Center outlet Times of India provides a neutral, explanatory analysis of vote-seat discrepancies without partisan tone. Right-leaning coverage is absent, leaving out perspectives that might highlight NDA coalition strengths or downplay opposition vote shares.

Story gist: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor commended police for dismantling a ‘white-collar’ terror network and paid tributes to victims of the Nowgam blast. Central teams visited the Nowgam police station blast site to collect samples.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Hindu emphasize the Lieutenant Governor’s praise for police actions and tributes, framing it positively toward local authorities. Center outlets such as Hindustan Times focus on procedural investigation by central teams, maintaining neutral, fact-based reporting. Right-leaning coverage is absent, leaving out potential emphasis on national security successes or criticism of regional handling.