🇮🇳 Indian Express

About Indian Express

The Indian Express is owned by Indian Express Limited, a company controlled by the Goenka Family. Viveck Goenka, the Managing Director and Chairman, along with his son Anant Goenka, Executive Director, hold a significant majority stake in the company. The group also owns The Financial Express.

Media Bias/Fact Check rates the Indian Express as Left-Center biased, noting a slight lean towards the left in story selection and editorial positions, including criticism of the right-leaning Modi government. They also rate its factual reporting as 'Mixed' due to poor sourcing techniques and some failed fact checks. Ground News similarly rates its bias as 'Lean Left' but its factuality as 'High'. The outlet has faced controversies, such as a Delhi Police claim that one of its reports was incorrect, leading to a reporter being summoned, and an accusation by Shashi Tharoor of misrepresenting his remarks. The broader media environment in India, as reported by Reporters Without Borders and Freedom House, indicates a 'partly-free' press with increasing government pressure, harassment of journalists, and a decline in press freedom rankings.