OpIndia media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places OpIndia on the right. We have seen it on 7 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is OpIndia biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places OpIndia on the right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is OpIndia left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places OpIndia on the right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is OpIndia reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for OpIndia are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What OpIndia has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with OpIndia’s own report linked underneath.
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
OpIndia reported it asUS Congress passes Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act: All you need to know (opens OpIndia 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.
OpIndia reported it asPNS Hunain returns to Pakistani harbour after sustaining severe damage: Here’s what we know about the high-seas collision with an Indian warship (opens OpIndia in a new tab)
ISRO successfully launched the GSLV-F17 rocket carrying the EOS-05 satellite on September 4, 2026. The satellite was placed in its intended orbit, marking a significant achievement for India's space program.
OpIndia reported it asExplained: The EOS-05 satellite launch by ISRO and its significance for India (opens OpIndia in a new tab)
Estonia's Centre for Defence Investments is under scrutiny for a failed €70 million ammunition deal. The controversy involves a Romanian facility contracted to supply shells to Estonia for Ukraine, with questions arising over the selection of firms lacking weapon production history.
OpIndia reported it asEstonia’s €70 million Ukraine ammo deal with Indian-owned company explained: What went wrong and why the defence minister resigned (opens OpIndia in a new tab)
The Trump administration has proposed a new regulation to establish a fee of $103,265 for new H-1B visas. This proposed fee, which would apply to petitions subject to the annual visa cap, is distinct from a previous fee that was blocked by courts. The proposal is now open for a 30-day public comment period.
OpIndia reported it asTrump administration proposes $103,265 H-1B fee, $100,000 OPT fee: Why Indians could be hit hard (opens OpIndia in a new tab)
Google’s planned $15 billion data centre in Visakhapatnam, India, is under legal challenge over water shortages and proximity to a wildlife sanctuary. Protests have erupted as construction proceeds, with the state government defending the project’s compliance with regulations.
OpIndia reported it asHow data centres are building the foundations for a new India (opens OpIndia in a new tab)
Republican Congressman Riley Moore has described India's proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act as a 'clear attack against Christians', alleging they could enable government control of churches and religious charities. The bill, which introduces a Designated Authority to manage foreign-funded assets, has drawn warnings of bilateral strain from Moore.
OpIndia reported it asFCRA Amendment Bill: US Congressman Riley Moore pushes alarmist narrative (opens OpIndia 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 CheckrightCheck 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.
Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for OpIndia.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Delhi, Delhi Division, Delhi, India
- Official site
- opindia.com
- Seen publishing on
- opindia.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
- 7
- Reports listed
- 7
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
7 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
We have not seen OpIndia cover a story that outlets rated right were largely absent from.
Across the 7 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of OpIndia: its report arrived a median of 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 21 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 21 September 2026. Ratings pulled 6 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as OpIndia, 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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