Deccan Herald
Bengaluru English daily owned by The Printers Mysore
Deccan Herald is an English-language daily newspaper based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It was launched on 17 June 1948 by K. N. Guruswamy, and its sister Kannada daily, Prajavani, followed in October 1948.Sources:2Wikipedia: Deccan Herald, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
It is published by The Printers Mysore, a privately held company owned by the Nettakallappa family, Guruswamy's heirs, who have run the business since the early 1980s.Sources:2Wikipedia: Deccan Herald, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
Who it favours
We have not analysed Deccan Herald's coverage yet. When we do, this shows which side its articles favoured, story by story.
Who controls it
Whoever owns an outlet, provides most of its money or directs it controls it. Our rule.
No government, party or politician is documented as its owner, main funder or director.
Owners, funders and directors
- OwnerThe Printers MysorePublisher, a privately held company owned by the Nettakallappa family, heirs of founder K. N. Guruswamy Sources:2Wikipedia: Deccan Herald, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
- DirectorK. N. Tilak KumarJoint managing director of The Printers Mysore and a member of the owning family; his brother K. N. Shanth Kumar is a director Sources:2Wikipedia: Deccan Herald, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)3The Printers Mysore: Team, The Printers Mysore (source, opens in a new tab)
As documented, nearest first. Each note says what the source supports.
How we use it
4 stories cite Deccan Herald directly.
- Funding claims 2
- Elections and voter rolls 2
- Youth protests 2026 2
- Policing and protest 1
- Security and terrorism 1
October 2026
- Minister alleges Karnataka funds CJP; Congress leader says members will contributeKumaraswamy alleged state funding, a Karnataka minister denied it, and the state Congress chief pledged members' support.
- CJP leaders detained at Delhi airport ahead of Jantar Mantar protestPolice detained the movement's leaders on arrival as Delhi was locked down to stop a rally against the election chief.
June 2026
- RJD MP Manoj Jha denies funding the Cockroach Janta PartyA venue letter he wrote for a CJP press conference went viral; he and the CJP say there is no funding link.
January 2025
- Tribunal upholds Sikhs for Justice ban, citing ISI collaborationAn Indian tribunal confirmed the government's case that SFJ worked with Pakistan's ISI. SFJ disputes such claims.
Outside left–right raters
For comparison only. Western raters place outlets on a left–right line, which says nothing about whom they favour in a given story or who funds them; our own tally is above.
Media Bias/Fact Check: Left-Center (checked 24 Oct 2026)
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