ThePrint
Indian digital news site founded by Shekhar Gupta in 2017
ThePrint is an Indian online newspaper focused on politics and policy, launched in August 2017 by the journalist Shekhar Gupta. It is owned by Printline Media Pvt Ltd, incorporated in New Delhi in September 2016, of which Gupta is founder-chairman. It publishes in English and Hindi and earns revenue from advertising, subscriptions and reader donations.Sources:1Wikipedia: ThePrint, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)2ThePrint: About us, ThePrint (source, opens in a new tab)
Its about page lists individual investors including Nandan Nilekani, N. R. Narayana Murthy, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Uday Kotak and Bhavish Aggarwal, and describes the site as "socially and economically liberal and not doctrinaire Left or Right". Media Bias/Fact Check reports that Gupta holds 99% of Printline Media's shares.Sources:2ThePrint: About us, ThePrint (source, opens in a new tab)3Media Bias/Fact Check: ThePrint – Bias and Credibility, Media Bias/Fact Check (source, opens in a new tab)
Who it favours
Our reading of 2 articles by ThePrint on stories with competing sides. A story counts only when two signals point the same way; balanced coverage counts too. How we decide.
Balanced in every story we analysed.
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.
"A space for non-hyphenated journalism: socially and economically liberal and not doctrinaire Left or Right."
Owners, funders and directors
- OwnerShekhar GuptaFounder, editor-in-chief and founder-chairman of Printline Media; reported to hold 99% of its shares Sources:2ThePrint: About us, ThePrint (source, opens in a new tab)3Media Bias/Fact Check: ThePrint – Bias and Credibility, Media Bias/Fact Check (source, opens in a new tab)4Wikipedia: Shekhar Gupta, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
- OwnerPrintline Media Pvt LtdParent company Sources:1Wikipedia: ThePrint, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)2ThePrint: About us, ThePrint (source, opens in a new tab)
As documented, nearest first. Each note says what the source supports.
- Ownership disclosed on its site
- Published corrections policy
- Funding disclosed
- Sources:2ThePrint: About us, ThePrint (source, opens in a new tab)
How we use it
4 stories cite ThePrint directly.
- Policing and protest 2
- Iran war 1
- Oil prices 1
- Elections and voter rolls 1
- Youth protests 2026 1
- Security and terrorism 1
October 2026
- Air India, IndiGo and Akasa extend Saudi flight suspensions into November after Houthi attacks on airportsIndian airlines extended cancellations to Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah, Air India until 7 November, as the Houthis claimed new strikes on Saudi airports and oil sites.
- INDIA bloc plans mock impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and 1 November rally; Amit Shah reviews Delhi securityThe opposition INDIA bloc announced a mock impeachment of the Chief Election Commissioner on 30 October and a 'Dilli Chalo' rally on 1 November; Amit Shah held a security review the same day and the BJP attacked the rally date.
- Freed CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka clear surety check; next hearing on 17 NovemberTwo days after a magistrate ended their judicial custody, CJP co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka had their sureties verified and said the movement will continue.
December 2020
- NIA charges Pannun and 15 other Sikhs for Justice membersIndia's counter-terror agency charged SFJ members over the 'Referendum 2020' secessionist campaign.
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: Right-Center (checked 24 Oct 2026)
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