Hitesh Vyas

Hitesh Vyas is an experienced financial journalist with over 18 years in the field. Based in Mumbai, he reports on a wide range of sectors including banking, NBFCs, equity markets, mutual funds and insurance. He covers policy announcements from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), focusing on their impact on the economy. Vyas also tracks foreign exchange and bond markets while contributing to The Indian Express's personal finance section. His expertise lies in simplifying complex financial terms for readers.

Biography:  https://indianexpress.com/profile/author/hitesh-vyas/

91%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

75%

Examples:

  • The author implies that SEBI's actions are in line with other Indian government elements that have targeted critics of Adani.
  • The author suggests SEBI may be protecting another powerful businessman by not mentioning a Kotak board member.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

SEBI Investigates Hindenburg Research for Alleged Collusion with Foreign Investor Over Adani Group Short-Selling

SEBI Investigates Hindenburg Research for Alleged Collusion with Foreign Investor Over Adani Group Short-Selling

Broke On: Tuesday, 02 July 2024 In January 2023, Hindenburg Research accused India's Adani Group of stock manipulation and accounting fraud, leading to significant losses. However, the short-seller itself came under investigation by India's Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) for collusion with a foreign investor using non-public information to bet against Adani stocks. Kotak Mahindra Bank is also entangled in the controversy for its role in an offshore fund structure used by the investor. Hindenburg denies these allegations, but SEBI's investigation raises questions about transparency and regulatory oversight in India's financial markets.