The Latest Breaking News from New Delhi

Protest erupts in India's capital city over lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh

A protest has erupted in India after a Hindu man was allegedly lynched and burned alive in Bangladesh

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025

India and New Zealand finalize a free trade agreement, eyeing growth as global uncertainties persist

India and New Zealand have reached a free trade deal to deepen economic ties amid global trade uncertainties

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

Arvid Lindblad to drive Red Bull F1 car on Delhi streets in 2026 showrun

Arvid Lindblad will make his first Formula 1 showrun as a Racing Bulls driver by taking a Red Bull F1 car onto the streets of Delhi for the Red Bull Moto Jam 2026

Motorsport · Dec 21, 2025

Dec 18, 2025: Construction in the heart of Delhi amid ‘severe’ AQI

For this episode of AQI, Newslaundry stood outside Kartavya Bhavan on Mansingh Road to document the air quality index (AQI) at 8 pm last night. 

Newslaundry · Dec 18, 2025

China says Delhi should copy Beijing to end its winter smog crisis. Is it really that simple?

While Beijing’s clean-air campaign was driven by a one-party governance system that enforced sweeping measures, India’s democratic political structure is far more fragmented. But even then, experts tell Stuti Mishra, there are lessons India can draw from China’s war on air pollution

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025

Unreliable data mask just how bad the air quality crisis is in India

India’s air-quality crisis is deepened by unreliable data

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025

At least 13 killed in massive pile-up on Indian highway amid dense smog near Delhi

Thick fog and severe air pollution across northern India has sharply reduced visibility

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

India Chokes Under Thick Smog: Viral Noida Video Highlights Delhi-NCR Air Crisis

Viral footage from Noida captures Delhi-NCR's smog crisis, with buildings vanishing in haze. AQI at 381 ('very poor') as GRAP-4 curbs construction and schools go online

International Business Times UK · Dec 16, 2025

Toxic smog overshadows Messi tour as pollution crisis threatens to embarrass India on world stage

Smog grounds and delays hundreds of flights, including those of Narendra Modi and Lionel Messi

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

Bad air, big crowd: Fans say seeing Messi was unmissable in a city used to breathing poison

Amid GRAP-4 restrictions and worsened air quality, thousands waited at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi to catch a glimpse of Lionel Messi at the concluding event of the footballer’s ‘GOAT India Tour’.

Newslaundry · Dec 15, 2025