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Pollution curbs lifted in Indian capital although air quality 'very poor'

Primary schools will reopen in India's capital New Delhi this week and curbs will be lifted on certain construction activities, authorities said on Monday, after pollution levels improved to the 'very poor' category from 'severe'.

Reuters · Nov 7, 2022

Delhi's air branded 'hazardous', spurs calls to close schools

Delhi's 20 million residents were effectively breathing smoke on Thursday as the air quality index (AQI) breached the "severe" and "hazardous" categories in nearly all monitoring stations of the Indian capital, spurring calls to close schools.

Reuters · Nov 3, 2022

Kashmiri journalist barred from leaving India to receive Pulitzer Prize says treatment ‘disturbing’

‘I am a journalist and I do my work, you can’t criminalise my work,’ says Sanna Irshad Mattoo

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022

India at 75: Modi says country eyeing ‘developed’ tag in 25 years

India PM makes the pledge while addressing the nation on the 75th anniversary of India’s independence from British rule.

Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2022

Modi says India aims to become developed nation in 25 years

India will aim to become a developed nation within 25 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a national day address on Monday, with policies to support domestic production in power, defence and digital technology.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

As India marks 75 years since independence from British colonial rule, Indians share their hopes for the future

In a swirl of orange, green and white, India celebrates the day when almost 200 years of British colonial rule ended in 1947. To mark the occasion, the ABC spoke with Indians on their ambitions and concerns for the future.

ABC News · Aug 14, 2022

How crisis unfolded in Sri Lanka

A deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka sparked mass protests that forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country, leaving his successor, Ranil Wickremesinghe, to declare a state of emergency while seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

Reaction to Sri Lankan raid on protest site

Sri Lankan security forces raided an anti-government protest site in the hours before dawn on Friday, arresting nine people and sparking reactions from opposition politicians, lawyers and foreign diplomats.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

Sri Lankan security forces raid anti-government protest camp

Sri Lankan security forces raided a protest camp occupying government grounds in the main city of Colombo early on Friday and cleared out a section of it, a sign that the country's new president was cracking down a day after his swearing-in.

France 24 · Jul 22, 2022

Sri Lankan security forces raid protest camp as new leaders sworn in

Sri Lankan security forces raided and partially cleared a protest camp occupying government grounds in Colombo early on Friday, fuelling fears that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had launched a crackdown a day after being sworn in.

Reuters · Jul 21, 2022