Pranesh Prakash [13/05/10 22:13 +0530]:
For all its various faults (including some of those that Suresh accuses N. Ram of) the Hindu is still much better than most, and ought not even be compared to the Times.
Never done that. I HAVE compared the ToI to the Deccan Chronicle though. I remember one epic occasion in the late 90s when two people from (I think, CMC or some other PSU IT company) forwarded one of those Fw:Fw: Virus Warning emails to the Deccan Chronicle editor's desk (back when that insufferable AT Jayanthi was editor, is she still there). DC went and printed that "two local techies discover new virus" - as their front page leader story, 48 point bold headline and all.
P.S. Mint (with its very different political outlook) and (many times) the Indian Express + New Indian Express and (sometimes) Mail Today are also quite good. I haven't read Mail Today except for the articles that people have sent me, so there is very likely a strong selection bias.
Mint gets its political viewpoint (distinctly right of center) from the Hindustan Times, right? Indian Express was very good indeed - decades back. The "new" - far better than most current ones but not a patch on its earlier history.
