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Sites like The Hindu

The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to The Hindu, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 12 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to The Hindu? The closest matches are Hindustan Times, The Indian Express and India Today. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About The Hindu

The Hindu thehindu.com

The Hindu: Latest News today from India and the World, Breaking news, Top Headlines and Trending News Videos. | The Hindu

The Hindu Newspaper: Get latest News on Politics, Sports, Business, Arts, Entertainment and trending news Videos from The Hindu

Wikidata: English-language daily newspaper in India

Top 10K · #2,987 English 12 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

Website of The Hindu, an Indian English-language daily newspaper, publishing national, state and world news, opinion, business, sport, entertainment, science and education coverage, with an e-paper and premium subscription content.

Who it’s for
English-speaking readers in India and the Indian diaspora
Business model
Subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to The Hindu’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

South China Morning PostThe GuardianIndiatimesOutlook IndiaAaj TakNDTVBusiness StandardDainik JagranIndia TodayThe Indian Express

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to The Hindu

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to The Hindu, thumbs down if it isn’t.

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  1. 01
    Hindustan Times hindustantimes.com Top 10K English

    Hindustan Times: Breaking News, Latest News, India News, World News & Cricket Today's Headlines | Hindustan Times

    Hindustan Times: Stay updated with Hindustan Times for the top India news, world events, and breaking stories. Get real-time updates on politics, wars, live cricket scores, entertainment news, and lifestyle updates.

  2. 02
    The Indian Express indianexpress.com Top 10K English

    Latest News Today, Breaking News, India News, Top Headlines | The Indian Express

    Get the latest news today, breaking news, and top news headlines updates from India and around the world. Stay updated on politics, business, sports, entertainment, and more with The Indian Express.

  3. 03
    India Today indiatoday.in Top 10K English

    Latest News, Breaking News Today - Entertainment, Cricket, Business, Politics - India Today

    Check out the latest news from India and around the world. Latest India news on Bollywood, Politics, Business, Cricket, Technology and Travel.

  4. 04
    Dainik Jagran jagran.com Top 10K Hindi

    Hindi News, हिंदी न्यूज़, Latest News in Hindi, Aaj ki Taaja Khabar, Breaking Hindi News, Hindi Samachar

    Read the latest hindi news on the most trusted Hindi News Paper in India Dainik Jagran. Politics, Bollywood, sports, technology, and more. Aaj ki taaja khabar के लिए सबसे भरोसेमंद नाम, दैनिक जागरण पर पढ़ें राजनीति, व्यापार, बॉलीवुड, टेक्नॉलॉजी, ऑटोमोबाइल, ज्योतिष, क्रिकेट, देश और दुनिया से जुड़ी आज की ताजा हिंदी ख़बरें।

  5. 05
    Business Standard business-standard.com Top 10K

    Indian English-language daily newspaper

  6. 06
    NDTV ndtv.com Top 10K

    Indian news network

  7. 07
    livemint.com Top 10K English

    Business News Today: Read Latest Business News, Live India Share Market News, Finance & Economy News | Mint

    Business News: Read latest Business News headlines, LIVE share market news and updates, financial, economic and banking news from India & across the World on Mint.

  8. 08
    Aaj Tak aajtak.in Top 10K Hindi

    Hindi news, हिंदी न्यूज़ , Hindi Samachar, हिंदी समाचार, Latest News in Hindi, Breaking News in Hindi, ताजा ख़बरें, Aaj Tak News

    AajTak: Hindi news (हिंदी समाचार) website, watch live tv coverages, Latest Khabar, Breaking news in Hindi of India, World, Sports, business, film and Entertainment. आज तक पर पढ़ें ताजा समाचार देश और दुनिया से, जाने व्यापार, बॉलीवुड, खेल और राजनीति के ख़बरें

  9. 09
    Outlook India outlookindia.com Top 10K English

    Outlook India - India's Best Magazine| Find Latest News, Top Headlines, Live Updates

    Visit Outlook India for breaking, latest and live news and explainers, election and politics, sports, business, entertainment, magazine, video and audio stories. Outlook is India's leading news magazine and provides trusted and in-depth news content.

  10. 10
    Indiatimes indiatimes.com Top 1K English

    Indiatimes: Latest in Lifestyle, Health, Fashion, and Wellness

    Indiatimes is your destination when it comes to exploring the latest in lifestyle trends, health and wellness hacks, and fashion advice. From food fads to travel tips and relationship rules, we tell you how to live your best life. Bookmark this for all the latest lifestyle content tailored just for you.

  11. 11
    The Straits Times straitstimes.com Top 10K English

    The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia

    The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.

  12. 12
    The Guardian theguardian.com Top 1K English

    Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian

    Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

  13. 13
    The Daily Telegraph telegraph.co.uk Top 1K

    British daily broadsheet newspaper

  14. 14
    South China Morning Post scmp.com Top 10K English

    Breaking China, Asia, HK News, Opinions and Insights | South China Morning Post

    News, opinions, infographics and videos on China issues: geopolitics, diplomacy, economy, technology and lifestyle.

  15. 15
    The Times thetimes.co.uk Top 10K

    British daily national newspaper based in London

  16. 16
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K English

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

  17. 17
    Eenadu eenadu.net Top 10K Telugu

    Latest Telugu News | Breaking News Telugu | Telugu News Today | News in Telugu - Eenadu

    Eenadu.net - Online edition of the largest circulated Telugu daily Eenadu. Read todays latest and breaking Telugu news at Eenadu online news.

  18. 18
    USA Today usatoday.com Top 1K English

    Latest World & National News & Headlines - USATODAY.com

    USA TODAY delivers current national and local news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, and videos.

  19. 19
    Rediff rediff.com Top 10K English

    Rediff.com: News | Rediffmail | Stock Quotes | Rediff Gurus

    ✔Read Latest India News ✔Get Realtime Stock Quotes ✔See Live Cricket Scores ✔Log in to Rediffmail ✔Expert advice on career, personal finance and relationships

  20. 20
    The Independent independent.co.uk Top 1K English

    News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news

    The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to thehindu.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones The Hindu uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What The Hindu is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

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  • Bootstrap asset https://www.thehindu.com/theme/css/th-online/bootstrap.min.css?ver=1793107377
Fonts
  • Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Merriweather:wght@300;400;700&family=Merriweathe…
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