Supreme Court to Hear Centre's Plea Against Jharkhand DGP Appointment
The Supreme Court will hear the Centre's plea seeking contempt proceedings against the Jharkhand government for appointing IPS officer Tadasha Mishra as state DGP on December 30, 2025, a day before her retirement. The Centre alleges this appointment violates the Supreme Court's Prakash Singh guidelines requiring at least six months of residual service for DGP appointments. The Jharkhand government amended its regulations to facilitate Mishra's appointment, which the Centre contends is illegal and undermines police reform directives. The court is set to consider these issues on Thursday.
First-hand measurement across 4 sources
We measured how 4 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 84%, Right 16%). Overall sentiment is neutral (46/100). Lens Score 56/100.
Outlets measured: news18, hindustantimes, news18, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 2 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (32–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 7 Oct, 06:37 am. Other outlets followed.