Background on your region
The map to the right was put together by a Reddit user who tracked Google auto-complete for the sentence "Why is [insert state name] . . ." Read more about it on the IndiaTimes.
Encyclopedia Britannica has entries on each state in India.
How to find a news site for your region
Many of the news outlets in India, both national and regional, are in English. A good way to find newspapers or online news sources for specific regions in India is to follow this path:
- Start at the Open Directory: India Portal
- The site is broken down by state and region
- Within many of the states there is a link to news and media outlets
If you find that a site is not written in English you can use Google translate. Check with Carolyn if you want to use a translated article. Translated articles will definitely get you started exploring regional issues, however you should be able to find other articles on the same topic written in English. If you find yourself in this position please talk to one of the librarians about finding more articles.
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General Indian News Sites
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Times of IndiaNational news source for India. If you click on 'India' you will go to a new page. In the red bar along the top, scroll over the . . . and a list of the states will come up. If you click on 'City' you will get a drop down menu with many cities.
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Hindustan TimesAnother national news source with city specific news stories - click on the 'Cities' tab.
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DNA IndiaOne more national news site with a few city specific sections when you click on the 'India' tab.
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The Indian ExpressThis is a national news source, and under the 'Cities' tab, you can search for news in a specific location.
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United News of IndiaThis government-linked news agency gives state-specific news by geographic area.
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Watch news from India in English. Below are two clips, one from their news programming and the other from their series of animated political cartoons.
From January 2019
The weeks after the Lok Sabha elections were quite rough for the opposition, especially for Mamata Didi. In this edition of So Sorry, watch the inside story behind TMC leaders' shifting allegiances to the BJP in West Bengal. (June 2019)
In February 2021, both Petrol and diesel rates in the country have sharply increased after the latest round of fuel price hike by oil marketing companies (OMCs).