Hindustan Times media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Hindustan Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 966 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Hindustan Times biased?
The rating organisations do not give Hindustan Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Hindustan Times left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Hindustan Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Hindustan Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Hindustan Times are Ad Fontes Media: Low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Hindustan Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Hindustan Times’s own report linked underneath.
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal met with senior European Commission officials in Brussels to discuss the implementation of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement. The pact is slated for signing in December 2026 and aims to eliminate tariffs on most exports.
Hindustan Times reported it asBrussels: India, EU Officials Hold High-Level Talks On Trade, Market Access, Green Technology (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
Hindustan Times reported it asMore than 51 million Americans have voted before US midterms. How early polling works (opens Hindustan Times 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.
Hindustan Times reported it asDelhi traders' body claims up to ₹11,000 crore losses due to INDIA bloc's Ramlila Maidan rally (opens Hindustan Times 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.
Hindustan Times reported it asExclusive| Dia Mirza on cracker free Diwali video being taken down by BMC: Video was recorded in the interest of public awareness (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
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.
Hindustan Times reported it asDefence ministry signs ₹53,867 crore deals for 8 next-generation Navy corvettes (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
The United States has been pressing since September to resume Russian natural gas exports to Europe through pipelines that cross Ukraine. This initiative is reportedly part of talks aimed at securing a ceasefire over energy facilities, with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff said to have proposed the idea.
Hindustan Times reported it asTrump admin pushes to resume Russian natural gas to Europe via Ukraine in bid to reach peace deal (opens Hindustan Times 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.
Hindustan Times reported it asBig blow to AAP as three MLAs join BJP ahead of 2027 Punjab Assembly elections (opens Hindustan Times 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.
Hindustan Times reported it asTucker Carlson claims Trump admin could soon launch nuclear strike on Iran with Netanyahu ‘pushing hard’ (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
Hindustan Times reported it asUS judge dismisses Trump election lawsuit in Alaska (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated he believes a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine is nearing completion. He suggested a deal could be finalized at the G20 summit in December, which is scheduled to take place at his resort in Doral, Florida.
Hindustan Times reported it asTrump, Carney discuss possible US-Canada deal to ease trade tensions (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats gain a majority in Congress, indicating he would reject legislation before eventually making deals. The comments were made in an interview with the New York Post.
Hindustan Times reported it asTrump says he may become 'Mr Veto' if Democrats win the midterms: 'I'm not going to let them ruin it' (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Russia vetoed a US-drafted resolution aimed at ending the UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara and establishing a new political one. A subsequent Russian proposal to extend the existing mission for a year also failed to pass.
Hindustan Times reported it asUN’s peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years following US-Russia standoff (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Pentagon officials have asked several NATO countries, including Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, to tone down their public rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia. The request stems from concerns that some European statements have undermined continental security.
Hindustan Times reported it asDon't poke the Russian bear? 'Scared' Trump warns Baltic NATO allies to dial back Russia rhetoric (opens Hindustan Times 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.
Hindustan Times reported it as'Your turn to become PM won't come': Amit Shah takes potshots at Rahul Gandhi amid INDIA bloc protest (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump stated the United States is examining a report alleging a Chinese spy plot targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Trump expressed respect for Huang, calling him 'brilliant' and saying the US would investigate the matter closely. China has denied the allegations.
Hindustan Times reported it as'He's a great, brilliant person': Trump backs Nvidia CEO after report says he was target of Chinese spy plot (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
North Korea's defense research institutes have tested a cluster bomb warhead intended for tactical ballistic missiles. State media reported the weapon can destroy an area of up to 13 hectares, and Pyongyang plans to equip military units with various types by the end of 2026.
Hindustan Times reported it asNorth Korea tests ‘high-density power’ cluster bomb warhead as tensions with South Korea remain high (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared the UK's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations and MI6 as a hostile group. The decision is a response to what Iran describes as hostile actions by the British government.
Hindustan Times reported it asIran designates UK Royal Navy, RAF 'terrorist organisations', terms MI6 'hostile group' amid war with US: Report (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that the US has neutralized much of Iran's military but still needs to address one or two targets, including a suspected nuclear site. He suggested these could be dealt with quickly.
Hindustan Times reported it asTrump says remaining Iran nuke sites can be hit in ‘10 minutes’ as Mojtaba warns of attacks without ‘geographic limits’ (opens Hindustan Times 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.
Hindustan Times reported it asTrump, Netanyahu speak as US weighs renewed military action against Iran (opens Hindustan Times 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.
Hindustan Times reported it asTrump, Netanyahu speak as US weighs renewed military action against Iran (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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.
Mixed factuality
Who owns it
- HT MediaIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New Delhi, Delhi, India, India
- Official site
- hindustantimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- hindustantimes.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
- 966
- Reports listed
- 1066
- We could read
- 316
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
750 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 316 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Hindustan Times is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 966 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Hindustan Times’s on 10 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 October 2026.
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