Which Indian outlet reports first?
We group articles from the outlets we track into single stories, then compare publication times. This is what that shows about how each newsroom publishes — measured, not opinion.
The table is ranked on the last 30 days, so it reflects how outlets are publishing now. Form compares that against each outlet’s own lifetime rate — who is getting faster, and who is slipping.
| # | Outlet | Earliest / tracked · 30d | Rate · 30d | Form | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | theprint.in | 1873 / 3482 | 54% | ▲ +2 | 52% of 7038 |
| 2 | hindustantimes.com | 1505 / 3262 | 46% | no change | 46% of 6316 |
| 3 | indiatoday.in | 1631 / 3179 | 51% | no change | 51% of 6297 |
| 4 | deccanherald.com | 2151 / 2937 | 73% | ▲ +2 | 71% of 6069 |
| 5 | ndtv.com | 1436 / 2518 | 57% | ▲ +1 | 56% of 5022 |
| 6 | thehindu.com | 1987 / 2411 | 82% | ▲ +3 | 79% of 4913 |
| 7 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 1200 / 1950 | 62% | ▲ +2 | 60% of 3900 |
| 8 | newindianexpress.com | 979 / 1768 | 55% | ▼ −1 | 56% of 3563 |
| 9 | sports.ndtv.com | 645 / 798 | 81% | ▲ +3 | 78% of 1677 |
| 10 | ndtvprofit.com | 382 / 618 | 62% | ▼ −3 | 65% of 1388 |
| 11 | economictimes.indiatimes.com | 295 / 547 | 54% | ▼ −1 | 55% of 1088 |
| 12 | livemint.com | 232 / 522 | 44% | no change | 44% of 1238 |
| 13 | business-standard.com | 266 / 472 | 56% | ▼ −3 | 59% of 1093 |
| 14 | gadgets360.com | 114 / 269 | 42% | ▼ −2 | 44% of 482 |
| 15 | gadgetsnow.indiatimes.com | 0 / 1 | — | — | — |
| 16 | thestatesman.com | no activity | — | — | 39% of 299 |
Method: “published earliest” means that outlet’s article carried the earliest publication time among the outlets we track on that story. It is not a claim about who broke the story — an outlet we do not track may have been first. The 30-day rate is withheld below 5 tracked stories in the window and the lifetime rate below 10; Form is shown only when both sides clear their floor, so a dash there means not enough data to compare rather than no change. How we choose sources.