On page 6 of The Indian Express, there is a fairly large headline. The paper says the bandh was indeed quite successful in several states – Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, et al saw a reasonable impact. But nothing on the front page.

Similarly, The Times of India. There is coverage of the Interpol case, the Babri trial, the National Herald tax case. Big headlines, prominent display. And once again, nothing on the bandh!

Just a little box on the flap on the front page of The Times Of India, as a colleague pointed out. I therefore stand corrected. I thought if there is no coverage on the front pages of two mainstream dailies, what we had put out on The Quint was perhaps fake news!