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Asia · Saturday, 7 November 2026

India

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.


Rising

  1. 1Akka: The Protectors

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2I'm Game

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 19,664 reads

  3. 3UsmanGee Universe | Endless Nostalgia

    Rising

    Music · Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts

  4. 4Dhindora

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

  5. 5Mookuthi Amman 2

    New

    Other · Wikipedia · 25,041 reads


Top today

  1. 1Baththa

    Weekly

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  2. 2Akka: The Protectors

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  3. 3Dhindora

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

  4. 4Mookuthi Amman 2

    New

    Other · Wikipedia · 25,041 reads

  5. 5Teental

    Weekly

    Celebrities & creators · Apple Podcasts · #4 in podcasts

  6. 6I'm Game

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 19,664 reads

  7. 7List of characters in the Ramayana

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 19,246 reads

  8. 8Chanakya Neeti (Sutra Sahit)

    Rising

    Books, arts & history · Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

  9. 9iTablaPro

    Rising

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

  10. 10Gurnoor Brar

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 18,863 reads

Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · Moment Pro Camera II · Dazz Cam - Vintage Camera · Slow Shutter Cam · Blinkit. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.


Franchises and brands here

Topics that belong to the same franchise, brand, series or maker on Wikidata, among the topics on the country pages today.


What the news is talking about

How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 10,892 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 3.1% of the news · usually 3.9% · 336 articles
  2. 2.8% of the news · usually 2.1% · 306 articles
  3. 1.4% of the news · usually 2.3% · 155 articles
  4. 0.8% of the news · usually 0.8% · 92 articles
  5. Immigration More than usual
    0.8% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2.0× usual · 88 articles
  6. 0.8% of the news · usually 0.8% · 86 articles
  7. 0.6% of the news · usually 0.8% · 66 articles
  8. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.4% · 26 articles

    Survey · 2023 85% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

How the news sounds

Also in the news

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

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Issues people are looking up

The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.

  1. 1List of characters in the Ramayana

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 19,246 reads

  2. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 11,846 reads

  3. Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Diwali

    Rising

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 14,903 reads

  4. Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0

    4Sunny Deol

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 9,999 reads

  5. 52026 Israeli legislative election

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 6,078 reads

  6. 6DNEG

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 11,037 reads

  7. Daniel Torok, Public domain

    7Donald Trump

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 3,673 reads

  8. US State Department, Public domain

    8L. K. Advani

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 5,687 reads

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. india vs uaeBreakout
  2. uae vs indBreakout
  3. hong kong sixes+3,650%
  4. shashank singh+3,250%
  5. chelsea vs man utd+2,950%
  6. jago.beer+2,850%
  7. t. natarajan+2,700%
  8. barcelona vs alavés+2,700%
  9. rahul tripathi+2,600%
  10. mayank yadav+2,500%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1List of characters in the Ramayana

    New

    Wikipedia · 19,246 reads

  2. 2DNEG

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 11,037 reads

  3. 3Figuring Out with Raj Shamani

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1Metar-Taf

    App Store · #41 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Rotten Mango

    Apple Podcasts · #11 in podcasts

  2. 3Casefile

    Apple Podcasts · #77 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Chanakya Neeti (Sutra Sahit)

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

  2. Sahibdin, Public domain

    2Ramayana

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 11,900 reads

  3. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

    3Valmiki

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 5,406 reads

Education & careers

  1. 1Government Exams Guide

    App Store · #35 in paid apps

  2. 2The Mel Robbins Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #27 in podcasts

  3. 3Piano Sight-Reading Trainer

    App Store · #37 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. Verghese TK, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Kajal Aggarwal

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 8,872 reads

  2. Aditya sharma83, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Sonia Balani

    Wikipedia · 4,983 reads

  3. 3Durefishan Saleem

    Wikipedia · 1,788 reads

Food & drink

  1. Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1XXXX

    Wikipedia · 21,107 reads

  2. 2toing - Food Delivery

    Everyday app

    App Store · #24 in free apps

  3. 3Zomato: Food Delivery & Dining

    Everyday app

    App Store · #26 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1XXX

    Wikipedia · 3,360 reads

Health & wellness

  1. 1Huberman Lab

    Apple Podcasts · #15 in podcasts

  2. 2On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

  3. 3Box Breathe

    App Store · #36 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1CalcTape Paper Tape Calculator

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

  2. 2Google Pay: UPI, Cards, Loans

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in free apps

  3. 3PhonePe UPI, Payment, Recharge

    Everyday app

    App Store · #20 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Baththa

    Weekly

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  2. 2Akka: The Protectors

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  3. 3Dhindora

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

Music

  1. 1UsmanGee Universe | Endless Nostalgia

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts

  2. 2Sai Abhyankkar

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

  3. ColliderVideo . Uploader cropped., CC BY 3.0

    3Hans Zimmer

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 7,683 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Teental

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #4 in podcasts

  2. 2Wild South Raiders Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #25 in podcasts

  3. 3The Joe Rogan Experience

    Apple Podcasts · #14 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 11,846 reads

  2. Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0

    2Sunny Deol

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 9,999 reads

  3. 32026 Israeli legislative election

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 6,078 reads

Science & space

  1. 1StarTalk

    Apple Podcasts · #45 in podcasts

  2. 2Hidden Brain

    Apple Podcasts · #74 in podcasts

  3. 3Earth

    Wikipedia · 1,275 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Diwali

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 14,903 reads

  2. 2Osho Hindi Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

  3. 3The Ezra Klein Show

    Apple Podcasts · #39 in podcasts

Sports

  1. 1Gurnoor Brar

    New

    Wikipedia · 18,863 reads

  2. 2Auqib Nabi

    New

    Wikipedia · 15,389 reads

  3. NAPARAZZI, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Mohammed Shami

    New

    Wikipedia · 10,752 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1iTablaPro

    Rising

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. 2Waveform

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #22 in podcasts

  3. 3All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

    Apple Podcasts · #35 in podcasts

Travel & places

  1. Viktar Palstsiuk, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Málaga

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. SMC, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Wrexham

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. Kathy Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3West Ham

    Google Trends · 200+ searches


Industries here

Media & entertainment 54Music 10Sports & fitness 8Government & public sector 7Tech & software 5Fashion & beauty 2Telecom & internet 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Nonprofits & NGOs 1


The numbers behind the mood

The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.

Politics in the news

  • Protests in the news15reports of events, mostly in English7 Nov 2026 · usually 54 a dayThe GDELT Project
  • Violence in the news104reports of events, mostly in English7 Nov 2026 · usually 111 a dayThe GDELT Project

Economy

  • Inflation4.4%Jul 2026 · +0.0 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
  • Unemployment6.0%Dec 2021 · ±0.0 pts since Nov 2021World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
  • Consumer confidence102.4100 = long-run averageMar 2026 · −0.4 since Feb 2026OECD
  • Central bank rate5.25%Sept 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Aug 2026BIS
  • Real house prices-0.3%Q2 2026 · −1.6 pts since Q1 2026BIS
  • GDP growth7.6%2025 · +0.5 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • Youth unemployment16.0%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
  • Currency vs the euro104.9INR per euro6 Nov 2026 · euro −1.1% since 30 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB

Business

  • Business confidence99.6100 = long-run averageNov 2025 · −0.2 since Oct 2025OECD

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Plant Science
    1,647 papers
  • Artificial Intelligence
    1,325 papers
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    1,190 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Akka: The Protectors

      Breakout

    2. 2The Great Indian Kapil Show

      Falling

    3. 3Dhindora

      New

    4. 4Roadies Rebirth

      Falling

    5. 5Dead-End Job

    6. 6Lupin

    7. 7Matargashti

      Falling

    8. 9Least Eligible Bachelor

      Falling

    9. 10Shaque

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Manoj Bajpayee

    2. 2Baththa

      New

    3. 3The Paradise

      Falling

    4. 4Dorothy

    5. 5Dhoomakethu

    6. 6Sigma

    7. 7Don't Trouble the Trouble

    8. 8Avaraachan & Sons

    9. 9Sub-Inspector Yugandhar

    10. 10Vishwanath & Sons

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Karan Aujla

    2. 2Sai Abhyankkar

    3. 4Sachin-Jigar, Arijit Singh, Ed Sheeran, Madhubanti Bagchi & Kumaar

    4. 5Anirudh Ravichander

    5. 8Shashwat Sachdev, Arijit Singh, Irshad Kamil & Armaan Khan

    Apple Music · 2026-11-08

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1The Stories of Mahabharata

    2. 2Figuring Out with Raj Shamani

    3. 3Global News Podcast

    4. 4Teental

      Rising

    5. 6The Daily Brief

      Falling

    6. 7Finshots Daily

    7. 8Empire: World History

    8. 9Chanakya Neeti (Sutra Sahit)

      Rising

    9. 10Osho Hindi Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1ChatGPT

    2. 2Blinkit

      Rising

    3. 3Edits

    4. 4Google Gemini

      Rising

    5. 5Instagram

      Rising

    6. 6WhatsApp

      Rising

    7. 7YouTube app

      Rising

    8. 8Rapido: Bike-Taxi, Auto & Cabs

      Falling

    9. 9SwapEasy Diagnose

      Falling

    10. 10Snapchat

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-08

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Chromagraph Camera

      2. 2Money Manager (Remove Ads)

      3. 3Moment Pro Camera II

        Breakout

      4. 4iTablaPro

        Rising

      5. 5Procreate

        Rising

      6. 6ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera

      7. 7ProCamera. Raw+ Manual Camera

        Falling

      8. 8AnkiMobile Flashcards

      9. 9Shadowrocket

        Falling

      10. 10Tiny Computers

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-08


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