OnManorama media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give OnManorama one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 18 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is OnManorama biased?
The rating organisations do not give OnManorama one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are 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 OnManorama left or right?
The rating organisations do not give OnManorama one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is OnManorama reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for OnManorama are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What OnManorama has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with OnManorama’s own report linked underneath.
Saudi Arabia confirmed an attempted ballistic missile attack on its capital, Riyadh, by Houthi rebels. The Saudi-led coalition stated the missile was intercepted. The Houthis claimed to have targeted sensitive sites in Riyadh and oil facilities in Yanbu, reporting significant fires.
OnManorama reported it asSaudi-led coalition says it destroys Houthi drone south of Mecca (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercepted a drone south of Mecca, an act the kingdom attributed to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Houthis have denied targeting the holy city, which Saudi Arabia declared a 'red line'.
OnManorama reported it asSaudi-led coalition says it destroys Houthi drone south of Mecca (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
A Pakistan Navy vessel collided with an Indian Navy warship in the North Arabian Sea on September 15, 2026. India lodged a strong protest, citing a violation of a 1991 agreement on advance notice of military exercises. The incident occurred in international waters and caused no major damage.
OnManorama reported it asIndia, Pakistan naval vessels collide; MEA lodges strong protest (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in New Delhi, discussing ways to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030. They reviewed progress in defence, energy, and space, and Modi gifted Putin a Russian translation of the Thirukkural.
OnManorama reported it asPutin arrives in Delhi for BRICS summit; capital under tight security (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a car ride in Delhi on Friday. This was their fourth joint car journey, following previous instances in Bishkek and Tianjin. The leaders met at Bharat Mandapam before the BRICS summit.
OnManorama reported it asPutin arrives in Delhi for BRICS summit; capital under tight security (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
Several merchant vessels were targeted by gunfire in the northern Gulf and Gulf of Oman during military activity. The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported the incidents but could not confirm casualties or environmental damage. Iran has claimed responsibility for attacking some vessels.
OnManorama reported it asHormuz choked off as Iran, US target tankers; biggest shipping attack in 6 months (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
Explosions were reported near Iran's Kharg Island and the port city of Jask. A US official confirmed strikes on Iranian oil tankers, while Iran's military warned of retaliation if its vessels are attacked. Oil prices rose following the news.
OnManorama reported it asIran attacks US base in Jordan, captures American submarine drone in Strait of Hormuz (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the war in Iran will conclude immediately after the US midterm elections in November. He accused Iran of prolonging the conflict to influence the election outcome and suggested the country seeks nuclear weapons.
OnManorama reported it asIran attacks US base in Jordan, captures American submarine drone in Strait of Hormuz (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
Russia launched a large aerial assault on Ukraine's Kyiv and Odesa regions using missiles and drones. At least 11 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded, including children. Ukrainian forces reported destroying most of the incoming aerial targets.
OnManorama reported it asIndian citizen among 12 killed in latest Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Zelenskyy (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
Flash floods and landslides swept away villages along the Nepal-Tibet border, killing at least 165 people. Experts suggest a glacial collapse, not an earthquake, was the cause, with climate change and the region's topography exacerbating the risks.
OnManorama reported it asExplainer: What triggered the catastrophic flood on the Nepal-Tibet border? (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
Eight South Koreans working on a hydropower plant project are missing and 10 others are stranded after a flash flood in Nepal. South Korea's Foreign Ministry has established a task force and plans to send a response team to the affected Rasuwa district.
OnManorama reported it asSudden flood devastates Nepal border settlements, 5 districts on alert (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
A 24-year-old Nepali labourer survived a flash flood by clinging to a mango tree after being swept away by a torrent of mud and rock. The disaster has killed at least 150 people and left hundreds missing in Nepal.
OnManorama reported it asSudden flood devastates Nepal border settlements, 5 districts on alert (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
The United Arab Emirates activated missile warning sirens on 18 August after air defences detected a potential threat, the first such alert since 12 July. Residents received emergency phone alerts, but the defence ministry said the country remained safe and no interception was confirmed.
OnManorama reported it asUAE accuses Iran of launching 2 ballistic missiles targeting maritime traffic (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
Donald Trump said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz as US territory, asserting that Iran had been heavily defeated in the war and that no vessel could transit the waterway without American approval. Outlets disagreed on whether his tone was serious or joking.
OnManorama reported it asIran defiant on Strait of Hormuz as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the US military has sufficient assets to maintain its naval blockade of Iran for as long as necessary. The blockade has redirected over 55 commercial vessels since its imposition, with US forces disabling three and boarding two.
OnManorama reported it asUS warns Iran of indefinite naval blockade as Strait of Hormuz deadlock continues (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
An Air India Airbus A320 en route from Phuket to Delhi lost approximately 300 feet of altitude on 4 August 2026 after all three hydraulic systems failed, leaving pilots unable to control the aircraft for four seconds. Twenty-four people were injured. The cause remains unclear.
OnManorama reported it asAir India A320 briefly lost key flight controls during 300-foot drop, Airbus analysis shows (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft last month after an Iranian assassination threat was detected, according to reports. The White House had stated he was aboard Air Force One, but the press was left on a decoy flight as part of an elaborate ruse to conceal his departure.
OnManorama reported it asTrump 'hid in catering truck, sneaked into military jet' from Turkey amid Iran threat (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
Michael Boulos, son-in-law of former US President Donald Trump, arrived in Kerala on 8 August 2026 for a private visit. He toured Alappuzha’s backwaters with US Ambassador Sergio Gor, who met Chief Minister V D Satheesan separately. The Chief Minister’s Office denied Boulos met Satheesan.
OnManorama reported it asDonald Trump's son-in-law Michael Boulos visits Kerala, goes on backwater cruise (opens OnManorama in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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.
Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for OnManorama.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- India
- Official site
- onmanorama.com
- Seen publishing on
- onmanorama.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 18
- Reports listed
- 18
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 8 August 2026
16 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 2 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 12 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and OnManorama ran the story anyway.
Across the 18 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of OnManorama: its report arrived a median of 20 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 25 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 24 September 2026. Ratings pulled 10 September 2026.
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