ABP News media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places ABP News as leaning right. We have seen it on 180 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is ABP News biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places ABP News as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is ABP News left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places ABP News as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is ABP News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for ABP News are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What ABP News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with ABP News’s own report linked underneath.
The Indian Ministry of Defence has signed contracts worth ₹53,866.50 crore for eight Next Generation Corvettes for the Indian Navy. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited will build five, and Goa Shipyard Limited will build three. This marks the first time the Navy has indigenously designed ships to be built by public sector undertakings.
ABP News reported it asA Deal Worth 53,000 Crores Has Been Signed, India Is Building 8 Warships, Which Even Radar Will Not Be Able to Detect, Know Their Strength. (opens ABP News in a new tab)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation removed a video featuring actor Dia Mirza from its pollution-free Diwali campaign after objections from BJP Mumbai chief Ameet Satam. The move sparked controversy, with the deputy mayor calling for its restoration.
ABP News reported it as‘Don’t Need Lessons On Diwali Celebration’: BJP Chief, MLC Slam Dia Mirza’s Campaign; BMC Deletes Video (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Delhi traders are warning of significant business disruption and potential losses of up to Rs 12,000 crore due to the INDIA bloc's rally at Ramlila Maidan. The Chamber of Trade and Industry estimates 2.5 lakh shops could remain shut, impacting trade during the crucial Diwali shopping season.
ABP News reported it as2.5 Lakh Shops Shut, Rs 11,000 Crore Loss: Delhi Traders’ Claim After INDIA Bloc Rally (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Three Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi. The move follows the AAP's announcement of its first list of candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. The AAP has approached the Assembly Speaker regarding the defecting MLAs.
ABP News reported it asPolitical Setback: Three AAP MLAs Quit Party in Three Days, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Joins BJP (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Tamil Nadu Minister Adhav Arjuna has proposed the creation of a separate state flag and making Tamil a compulsory subject in all schools. The BJP criticized the flag proposal as reflecting a separatist mindset.
ABP News reported it asWill the Tamil Nadu Government Consider a Separate Flag for Tamil Nadu? Vijay's Minister Makes a Major Statement. (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has criticised the INDIA bloc's rally in Delhi, held on the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Shah stated that Rahul Gandhi's turn to become Prime Minister would never come and accused the Congress of hurting Sikh sentiments.
ABP News reported it as‘Your Turn To Become PM Will Never Come’: Shah Takes Dig At Rahul Over Mock Parliament (opens ABP News in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Washington evaluated potential renewed military action against Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated diplomatic talks with Iran have continued without interruption.
ABP News reported it asTrump Speaks To Netanyahu As US Weighs Fresh Iran Strikes: Report (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has claimed the Trump administration could launch a nuclear strike on Iran within days. He alleged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressuring President Trump to attack an underground facility known as 'Pickax Mountain'. Carlson did not provide evidence for his claims.
ABP News reported it asTrump Speaks To Netanyahu As US Weighs Fresh Iran Strikes: Report (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Scientists have identified an icy object, named 2026 ED138, orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. The object's size is estimated between 600 and 1,500 kilometres in diameter. Classification as a dwarf planet depends on further study.
ABP News reported it asPossible new dwarf planet identified orbiting beyond Pluto (opens ABP News in a new tab)
The Russian Defence Ministry announced that its drones struck a workshop producing unmanned boats in the Chernomorsk port and hit several vessels, a cargo ship bound for Chornomorsk, a dry cargo ship carrying goods for the United States, and a supply ship heading to Odessa. No casualties were reported.
ABP News reported it asUkraine Resumes Attacks On Russian Oil Facilities, Targets Rosneft Refinery In Samara (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Russia launched a ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv on October 26-27, 2026. The strikes resulted in at least one death and multiple injuries, damaging key infrastructure like the Southern Bridge and subway lines.
ABP News reported it asUkraine Resumes Attacks On Russian Oil Facilities, Targets Rosneft Refinery In Samara (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Ukraine has requested five European partners provide 10% of their existing interceptor missile stocks for Patriot and IRIS-T air defence systems. Defence Minister Yevhen Khmara proposed an exchange for future deliveries, while also highlighting the urgent need for MANPADS.
ABP News reported it asUkraine Resumes Attacks On Russian Oil Facilities, Targets Rosneft Refinery In Samara (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Ukrainian drones struck the Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station in Russia's Samara region on the night of 2 November 2026. The facility, described as Europe's largest oil tank farm, has been targeted multiple times previously.
ABP News reported it asUkraine Resumes Attacks On Russian Oil Facilities, Targets Rosneft Refinery In Samara (opens ABP News in a new tab)
A new Lancet report indicates 710,000 heat-related deaths occurred globally in 2023, with over 70% attributed to human-caused climate change. Researchers are urging a formal declaration of a global health emergency to address accelerating climate harms.
ABP News reported it asIndia among top countries with highest heatwave exposure for infants, older adults: Report (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Moscow for talks, with assurances of safety. Ukrainian officials confirmed Zelensky's readiness for a meeting and a partial ceasefire, though they noted Russia's continued attacks.
ABP News reported it asDenmark Slams Finland, Norway Over Call With Putin On Ukraine (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Liechtenstein's Prince Alois during the latter's visit to India. The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation across various sectors, including trade, investment, science, technology, and innovation.
ABP News reported it asIndia, Liechtenstein Look To Deepen Ties In Trade, Technology And Talent: MEA (opens ABP News in a new tab)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending a visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals visiting the Northern Mariana Islands. The suspension, effective October 30, cites concerns including birth tourism, espionage, and illegal onward travel to Guam.
ABP News reported it asUS Suspends Visa-Free Entry For Chinese Nationals Over Birth Tourism, Security Concerns (opens ABP News in a new tab)
India has called for comprehensive reforms of the UN Security Council, advocating that all permanent members of an expanded council should possess equal veto rights. India's permanent representative stated the veto should be used with restraint and not for political gain.
ABP News reported it as'Veto Must Be Used With Restraint': India Pushes For Comprehensive UN Security Council Reforms (opens ABP News in a new tab)
A property dispute between the owner and leaseholder of Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati, Assam, resulted in a shooting that killed five people. Police arrested the leaseholder, Ghanakanta Gogoi, shortly after the incident.
ABP News reported it asIndiscriminate Firing at a Hotel in Guwahati, at Least 5 People Died, Many More Were Injured, Who Carried Out This Attack? (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd expects its Russian crude imports to fall in November because freight costs have risen and Middle‑Eastern grades are now cheaper. Russian oil made up about 37 % of its supply in the July‑September quarter, and the company will shut down units at its Mumbai and Kochi refineries for maintenance.
ABP News reported it asBharat Petroleum's Big Decision, the Company Will Reduce the Purchase of Crude Oil From Russia. (opens ABP News in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleanRightCheck it
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- ABP GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- India
- Official site
- abplive.com
- Seen publishing on
- news.abplive.com, abplive.com, bengali.abplive.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 180
- Reports listed
- 192
- We could read
- 22
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
170 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 22 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 18 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and ABP News ran the story anyway.
Across the 180 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of ABP News: its report arrived a median of 16 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as ABP News, also publishing from India, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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