The New Indian Express media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The New Indian Express 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 95 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The New Indian Express biased?
The rating organisations do not give The New Indian Express 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 The New Indian Express left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The New Indian Express 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 The New Indian Express reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The New Indian Express are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The New Indian Express has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The New Indian Express’s own report linked underneath.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
The New Indian Express reported it asTrump says Denmark to give US 'permanent control' over Greenland security (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the 81st session via video link. The decision follows the United States' denial of a visa to Abbas, preventing his in-person attendance in New York.
The New Indian Express reported it asUS lets Iran’s Pezeshkian attend UNGA, denies Abbas visa for second straight year (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
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.
The New Indian Express reported it asUS House approves Russia sanctions bill threatening 100% tariffs on India, other trading partners (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
The US has named India, China, and Pakistan among 23 countries designated as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing nations for fiscal year 2027. The determination acknowledges India's efforts to combat opium cultivation but identifies Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, and Colombia as having failed counternarcotics obligations.
The New Indian Express reported it asUS lists India, China and Pakistan among 23 major drug transit, producing countries (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
The European Commission plans to propose a ban on social media for children under 13. Those aged 13 to 15 would have restricted access, potentially via parent-supervised 'mini-accounts'. The legislation is to be known as the 'EU Kids Act'.
The New Indian Express reported it asEU chief proposes bloc-wide social media ban for kids under 13 (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit, created in 2021, is plagued by staffing problems, leading to case backlogs and families not receiving necessary victim services. Federal spending has increased, but a significant portion of funds are redirected, and many positions remain unfilled.
The New Indian Express reported it asStaffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for shooting down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib province. He also alleged Saudi Arabia conducted over 450 airstrikes this week and that other Saudi aircraft were forced to withdraw. Saudi authorities have not confirmed these claims.
The New Indian Express reported it asHouthis claim to have shot down a Saudi F-15 Fighter Jet (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
The New Indian Express reported it asFBI thwarted Russian plot to kill a prominent dissident in Washington, authorities say (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
New Zealand's Parliament has passed legislation to implement its free trade agreement with India. The deal will eliminate or significantly reduce tariffs on approximately 95% of New Zealand's exports to India and includes a NZ$20 billion investment commitment.
The New Indian Express reported it asIndia-New Zealand trade pact may come into force by late October: Commerce Secretary (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
The New Indian Express reported it asUS military says Iran war has led to munitions shortfall (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
The United States has imposed 50% tariffs on a select group of Canadian products, including motorboats and steel, while simultaneously removing tariffs on others like cement and toilet paper. The measures are part of an escalating trade war between the two nations.
The New Indian Express reported it asNew US tariffs, exemptions take effect on Canadian goods (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas announced that an explosive device was found on a drone shot down over Lithuania and has been neutralized. The drone had entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and was downed by Italian fighter jets.
The New Indian Express reported it asNATO fighter jets shoot down drone in Lithuania (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries have significantly reduced the country's diesel production. Three of Russia's six largest diesel-producing refineries cut production or halted operations entirely in September due to damage from these strikes.
The New Indian Express reported it asZelenskyy says Ukraine will pause strikes on Russia if Kremlin spares critical infrastructure (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
India and the Mercosur bloc have signed an additional protocol to their Preferential Trade Agreement, allowing for electronic Certificates of Origin. This move is intended to streamline customs operations and promote paperless trade documentation.
The New Indian Express reported it asIndia, Brazil-led bloc Mercosur ink pact to accept electronic Certificates of Origin (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man in the leg during a confrontation over grazing land in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses claim settlers initiated the conflict, leading to Israeli forces firing on villagers. The IDF confirmed a soldier fired and has launched an investigation.
The New Indian Express reported it asRights group says Israeli actions in West Bank designed to 'eliminate' Palestinian nationhood (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
A multi-vehicle crash on South Africa's N1 highway in the Western Cape Province has resulted in at least 21 fatalities. Three individuals sustained serious injuries and were transported to hospital.
The New Indian Express reported it asA road crash involving multiple vehicles in South Africa kills at least 21 people, officials say (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The New Indian Express reported it asHouthis seize more key Red Sea islands, tighten grip on Bab el-Mandeb shipping route (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham for the first time in Liverpool. The meeting is part of Carney's three-day European trip, during which they will discuss bilateral relations and other key issues.
The New Indian Express reported it asCanada's Carney seeks closer Europe ties to counter hostile US (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has downplayed reports that Chinese entities provided Iran with satellite imagery of a US military base in Jordan. The attack killed three American soldiers. Trump stated that China spies on the US, and the US spies on China as well, calling accusations of assistance 'unfounded'.
The New Indian Express reported it asTrump downplays report China gave Iran intel before deadly strike on US base (opens The New Indian Express in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
The New Indian Express reported it asOne dead, 103 rescued after Indonesia ferry with 243 on board loses contact; others missing (opens The New Indian Express 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
Who owns it
- Express Publications (Madurai) Private LimitedIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Official site
- newindianexpress.com
- Seen publishing on
- newindianexpress.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
- 95
- Reports listed
- 96
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
93 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 52 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The New Indian Express ran the story anyway.
Across the 95 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The New Indian Express: its report arrived a median of 17 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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