The Hindu

The Hindu is a major Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Chennai, known for its in-depth national, international, and policy coverage. It serves a broad, educated readership across India and maintains print and digital editions. It is regarded as one of the country's most established and influential newspapers.

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The Hindu at a glance

Country: India
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Left-leaning
Founded: 1878
Owner: The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons)
Published from: Chennai
Website: thehindu.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups The Hindu

Crosswire groups The Hindu as Left-leaning for comparisons within India's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In India, Times of India and Hindustan Times are listed as Centrist — so you can open The Hindu beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where The Hindu sits in India's press

The Hindu was founded in 1878, is published from Chennai and is owned by The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons). It is one of 5 outlets tracked in India, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being Times of India, Hindustan Times and The Indian Express. By outlets tracked, India ranks 16th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Hindu outside India, starting with South Asia, are Dawn (Pakistan), Prothom Alo (Bangladesh), Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) and The Kathmandu Post (Nepal). Opening one of them beside The Hindu is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.