November 23, 2025 – India Headlines

Story gist: An Indian pilot died in a Tejas jet crash at the Dubai Air Show. Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif condoled the death.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV emphasizes new photos of the Tejas crash, showing the jet descending and in flames, focusing on dramatic visuals of the incident. Center outlet Times of India highlights Pakistan Defence Minister Asif’s condolences for the Indian pilot. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential nationalist framing of the military crash or cross-border gesture.

Story gist: COP30 delegates agreed on a roadmap to end deforestation and a commitment to transition away from fossil fuels.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian frame COP30 positively, emphasizing progress toward ending the fossil fuel era after a bitter standoff. Center outlets like the BBC present it neutrally as a deeply divisive summit with five key takeaways. Right-leaning coverage is absent, indicating potential skepticism or lack of interest in highlighting the climate agreement.

Story gist: Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a Pulwama electrician in connection with the Delhi blast case. A court allowed an accused in the Delhi blast case to meet a lawyer at NIA headquarters, while the Delhi High Court rejected a Red Fort blast accused’s similar plea.

Bias summary: Left-leaning The Hindu factually reports court approval of an accused’s plea to meet a lawyer in the Delhi blast case, emphasizing access granted. Center Bar and Bench highlights rejection of a Red Fort blast accused’s plea with the court’s ‘You are not special’ quote, explaining denial reasons and underscoring judicial firmness. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting potential emphasis on security or anti-terror priorities.

Story gist: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Mark Carney and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Modi announced the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation Partnership.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Telegraph India frame the story around G20 successes, emphasizing India’s role in advancing climate action, terrorism outcomes, and digital infrastructure. Center outlets like livemint.com report factually on Modi’s meetings and partnership announcement. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential scrutiny of India’s global alignments or economic implications.

Story gist: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor posted cryptically on social media about a meeting between Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani. The post received approval from BJP leaders.

Bias summary: Left-leaning NDTV emphasizes BJP thumbs-up for Tharoor’s post, framing it as cross-party praise. Center India Today highlights the cryptic post as potential ‘jab at Congress,’ stressing internal party tension. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting any amplification of Tharoor’s critique from a BJP-supportive angle.