thehindu.com
Last scanned Jun 22, 2026
thehindu.com received 65 out of 100 in its WCAG 2.2 accessibility scan completed on June 22, 2026, meeting some requirements but with room for improvement. The scan identified 8 distinct accessibility violations totalling 264 instances, including 129 critical, 131 serious, 4 moderate issues. The most pressing issues include images missing alternative text (WCAG 1.1.1), 91 instances; links without accessible names (WCAG 2.4.4, 4.1.2), 90 instances; and buttons without accessible names (WCAG 4.1.2), 38 instances. The assessment covered 10 pages across 205 unique page templates. The site relies on TrustArc as its consent management platform but does not implement IAB TCF v2.3 or Google Consent Mode v2. 424 third-party requests were detected from 12 vendors.
WCAG AA
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Key Accessibility Issues
264 violations found across 8 rules — 129 critical, 131 serious, 4 moderate, 0 minor
Ensures <img> elements have alternate text or a role of none or presentation
WCAG 1.1.1 · 91 instances found · How to fix →
Ensures links have discernible text
WCAG 2.4.4, 4.1.2 · 90 instances found · How to fix →
Ensures buttons have discernible text
WCAG 4.1.2 · 38 instances found
Ensures the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
WCAG 1.4.3 · 22 instances found · How to fix →
Ensures <iframe> and <frame> elements have an accessible name
WCAG 4.1.2 · 9 instances found
Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color
WCAG 1.4.1 · 6 instances found
Ensure touch target have sufficient size and space (mobile 320px)
WCAG 2.5.8 · 4 instances found
Heading level skipped from <h1> to <h4>
WCAG 1.3.1 · 4 instances found · How to fix →
Cookie Consent & Compliance
thehindu.com relies on TrustArc as its consent management platform. The site does not implement IAB TCF v2.3, which means consent signals are not standardised for programmatic advertising vendors. Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected, which may affect measurement accuracy in Google Analytics and Google Ads. Learn about cookie consent requirements.
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Third-Party Trackers
424 requests detected from 12 vendors — Microsoft, Piano, Twitter, Amplitude, Chartbeat...
Third-Party Trackers
424 requests detected from 12 vendors — Microsoft, Piano, Twitter, Amplitude, Chartbeat...
Analytics
74
Marketing
10
Necessary
60
Functional
0
Other
0
| Vendor | Category | Type | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Advertising | pixel | bat.bing.com |
| Piano | Advertising | script | cdn.cxense.com |
| Piano | Advertising | script | www.npttech.com |
| Advertising | pixel | static.ads-twitter.com | |
| Advertising | script | t.co | |
| Amplitude | Analytics | script | cdn.amplitude.com |
| Chartbeat | Analytics | script | ping.chartbeat.net |
| Cloudflare Inc. | Analytics | script | static.cloudflareinsights.com |
| Google LLC | Analytics | script | www.googletagmanager.com |
| JWP Connatix | Analytics | script | prd.jwpltx.com |
| Amazon | Essential | script | dmc1acwvwny3.cloudfront.net |
| Chartbeat | Essential | script | static.chartbeat.com |
| Essential | script | www.gstatic.com | |
| JWP Connatix | Essential | script | content.jwplatform.com |
| JWP Connatix | Essential | script | assets-jpcust.jwpsrv.com |
| JWP Connatix | Essential | script | entitlements.jwplayer.com |
| JWP Connatix | Essential | script | ssl.p.jwpcdn.com |
| Piano | Essential | script | api-esp.piano.io |
| Piano | Essential | script | experience.tinypass.com |
| Google LLC | Marketing | script | imasdk.googleapis.com |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Marketing | script | snap.licdn.com |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Marketing | pixel | px.ads.linkedin.com |
| Cloudflare Inc. | Necessary | script | cdnjs.cloudflare.com |
| Google LLC | Necessary | script | fonts.gstatic.com |
| Google LLC | Necessary | script | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Other | script | pagead2.googlesyndication.com | |
| Other | script | s0.2mdn.net | |
| TrustARC | Other | script | consent.trustarc.com |
| TrustARC | Other | script | consent.truste.com |
Cookies
28 cookies detected — 0 necessary, 0 analytics, 0 marketing
Cookies
28 cookies detected — 0 necessary, 0 analytics, 0 marketing
Total
28
Necessary
0
Functional
0
Analytics
0
Marketing
0
Unknown
28
| Name | Domain | Category | Provider | Expiry | Secure | HttpOnly | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMP_00730dafdd | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 363 d | — | — | 1st |
| AMP_MKTG_00730dafdd | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 363 d | — | — | 1st |
| atatus-aid | www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | Session | — | — | 1st |
| atatus-sid | www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | Session | — | — | 1st |
| cX_G | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| cX_P | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| g_state | www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 178 d | — | — | 1st |
| notice_behavior | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | Session | ✓ | — | 1st |
| pnespsdk_ssn | www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | Session | — | — | 1st |
| pnespsdk_visitor | www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 363 d | — | — | 1st |
| RUM_EPISODES | www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | Session | — | — | 1st |
| TAsessionID | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | Expired | ✓ | — | 1st |
| usprivacy | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 178 d | ✓ | — | 1st |
| xbc | .www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | — | — | 1st |
| _cb | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _chartbeat2 | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _pcer | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | Session | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _pcid | .www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _pctx | .www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _pcus | .www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| _pc_thgpremiumexp | www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 3 d | — | — | 1st |
| _twpid | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | ✓ | — | 1st |
| __adblocker | www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | Expired | — | — | 1st |
| __pat | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 28 d | — | — | 1st |
| __pid | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 28 d | ✓ | — | 1st |
| __pnahc | www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 88 d | — | — | 1st |
| __pvi | .thehindu.com | Unknown | — | Expired | — | — | 1st |
| __tbc | .www.thehindu.com | Unknown | — | 1.1 yr | — | — | 1st |
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