Short stories
Read a story in the feed. Like it, dislike it, comment, share, or save it. Read more opens the fuller piece.
Hyperlocal short news
News, close to home.
R5 News is a hyperlocal short-news app. Set your area, follow the topics you care about, and read stories or watch reels. Choose English, Telugu, or Hindi on your profile.
Topics include Politics, Sports, Business, Tech, Health, Entertainment, Jobs, Weather, and Local.
- 9 Topics you can follow
- 3 Languages on your profile
- 30s Reels in Trending and For You
What is R5 News
A short-news app for the place you live.
R5 News is a mobile app for short, hyperlocal news. You choose an area. You choose your interests. The app gives you a feed of stories and reels, with English, Telugu, or Hindi on your profile.
Your area
Search a city or district, start from the place nearest to you, or switch the feed to National.
Your topics
Nine interests shape the feed. Change them later from your profile, along with language, theme, and text size.
Languages
English, Telugu, or Hindi.
Your profile has a language control with three choices: English, తెలుగు, and हिंदी. The one you pick is marked in red, the same way the app shows English selected.
Short news from the place you live.
Switch any time from Preferences on your profile.
Interests
Pick what belongs on your feed.
The app asks you to choose at least one topic. Politics, Sports, Business, Tech, Health, Entertainment, Jobs, Weather, and Local. That choice is how R5 personalizes your feed. You can reopen it later — the profile lists your news interests as categories.
Choose at least one topic
Features
Everything the app is built to do.
Each part below is on the R5 News app: the place you read, the topics you follow, the feed, reels, saved stories, and the profile that holds it together.
Your area
Choose your area, search a city or district, and continue. Skip if you want. The feed can sit on a neighbourhood, a city, or National.
Nine interests
Politics, Sports, Business, Tech, Health, Entertainment, Jobs, Weather, and Local. Pick at least one. The profile keeps the count of categories you follow.
The feed
Tabs such as My Feed, Job Mela, Politics, Sports, and Business. Stories can be marked Breaking or Trending.
Reels
Short videos for the area you selected. Trending now is numbered. For You sits underneath. Clips are marked 30s.
Saved stories
Bookmark a story and open Saved later. You get a count, a featured story, and a recently saved list with the source.
Your profile
Saved, likes, and a streak. Language, interests, light or dark or system theme, location, notifications, and article text size.
The app
A walk through R5 News.
Every screen, in order. Start with a place, choose topics, then read, watch, save, and set your profile.
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Choose your area
Search a city or district, start from the place nearest to you, or skip.
02
Pick your interests
Choose at least one topic. Each selected card shows its own colour and a check.
03
Read your feed
My Feed, Job Mela, Politics, Sports, and Business. Like, save, or open Read more.
04
Watch reels
Trending now is numbered. For You sits underneath. Each clip is marked 30s.
05
Saved stories
A count, one featured story, and a recently saved list with the source.
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Your profile
Language, interests, theme, location, notifications, and article text size.
Sign in
Browse as a guest. Sign in to take part.
The profile puts it plainly: browse freely, and sign in to like, comment, and save. You can close the sign-in sheet and keep reading.
- Enter your mobile number. The field uses the +91 code.
- Get a one-time code, then verify and continue. You can change the number or resend the code.
- Continuing means you agree to the app’s Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Download
Get R5 News on your phone.
Install the app from Google Play or the App Store. Each button opens that store so you can download R5 News.
This is R5 News.
A hyperlocal short-news app. Your area, your interests, and your language — stories to read and reels to watch.
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