Weather tracker: Deadly storms in India and huge hailstones in Paris Severe thunderstorms around Delhi cause seven deaths, with western Europe also hit by stormy conditions The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025
Iran's top diplomat is in Pakistan to mediate in escalation with India over deadly Kashmir attack Iran’s foreign minister is in Pakistan to try and mediate in the escalation between Islamabad and New Delhi after last month’s deadly attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled section of Kashmir The Independent UK · May 5, 2025
Delhi mayoral polls: How the turncoats turned the tables in BJP’s favour From sequestering MLAs in luxury hotels to knocking the Supreme Court's doors with disqualification petitions, come election season and parties struggle to keep their flock together. Newslaundry · May 5, 2025
Hafta 535: World Press Freedom Day, aftermath of Pahalgam attack In a special episode for Press Freedom Day, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by historian and author Ramachandra Guha. The panel begins with a discussion on the history of press freedom in India. Ram reflects on the similarities and differences between 1975’s Emergency… Newslaundry · May 3, 2025
Sweat, surveillance, and silence: Lives at the margins of India’s quick e-commerce boom At 6 am, with the sun just rising over Delhi, Akash Singh* is already on the move. A Zepto delivery worker, he zigzags between Laxmi Nagar and Mayur Vihar, chasing the shifting incentive targets set by the app. Newslaundry · May 1, 2025
US Calls On India And Pakistan To 'De-escalate' The United States has appealed to India and Pakistan to de-escalate after a deadly attack in Kashmir, as New Delhi on Thursday said that both sides again traded border gunfire overnight. International Business Times · May 1, 2025
Rubio urges de-escalation in India, Pakistan calls amid soaring tensions Islamabad asks the US to help ease tensions with New Delhi after receiving ‘credible intelligence’ of imminent strike. Al Jazeera · Apr 30, 2025
Pakistani mother, Indian son: Post-Kashmir attack, they can’t live together Mothers have been forced to leave their children behind, the colour of their passport their only identity now. Al Jazeera · Apr 30, 2025
Pakistani nationals leave India as tensions between the two nations escalate over Kashmir attack Dozens of Pakistani nationals living in India are heading to the main land crossing between India and Pakistan, following New Delhi’s decision to order almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country after last week’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025
India and Pakistan already sweltering in ‘new normal’ heatwave conditions Temperatures south Asians dread each year arrive early as experts talk of ever shorter transition to summer-like heat The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025
Pakistan minister warns of possible Indian military strike in 24-36 hours Islamabad says will ‘decisively respond’ to any military action as tensions with New Delhi soar after Kashmir attack. Al Jazeera · Apr 29, 2025
Narine shines as Starc's treble fails to save Capitals Micth Starc took 3-43 and earned a sapling for bowling a dozen balls that were not scored off, but finished on the losing side in the Indian Premier League. AAP · Apr 29, 2025
Kashmir Attack Unites Political Foes In India, Pakistan India and Pakistan are exchanging fire over their de-facto border since the Kashmir attack, but in New Delhi and Islamabad political foes are coming together and looking to score points. International Business Times · Apr 29, 2025
India signs multi-billion-dollar deal with France for 26 Rafale jets India has reached a multi-billion-dollar deal to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets from France, New Delhi's defence ministry said Monday. The agreement will see India acquire both single and twin-seat versions of the advanced aircraft. Radio France Internationale · Apr 28, 2025
International Business Times · Apr 28, 2025 India Says Signs Deal With France For 26 Rafale Fighter Jets India has signed a contract to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets from France, New Delhi's defence ministry said Monday, with the multi-billion-dollar deal to include both single and twin-seat planes.
International Business Times · Apr 28, 2025 India Kashmir Crackdown Sparks Anger As Pakistan Tensions Escalate Anger in Indian-run Kashmir escalated on Monday over sweeping detentions in the hunt for the gunmen who carried out a deadly attack last week that New Delhi blames on arch-rival Pakistan.
Newslaundry · Apr 28, 2025 Aaj Ka AQI: The air at Udyog Bhawan Amid a political controversy over air monitoring stations, Newslaundry visited the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises at Udyog Bhawan in Delhi. The air monitor pegged PM2.5 levels at 100, while PM10 was estimated to be over 110 on Monday.
Al Jazeera · Apr 28, 2025 ‘Burst balloon’: How Pahalgam attack shattered Modi’s Kashmir narrative Since 2019, Modi government has argued Kashmir was returning to ‘normalcy’. The attack exposed holes in its approach.
International Business Times UK · Apr 26, 2025 Will '2019 Balakot Airstrike' Repeat?: India Expected To Retaliate Following Kashmir Attack Following a militant attack in Kashmir that killed 26 tourists, India has reacted strongly, demanding all Pakistani nationals leave the country within 72 hours.
International Business Times · Apr 26, 2025 Indian Army Says New Exchange Of Gunfire With Pakistan Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged gunfire overnight in contested Kashmir for a second day running, the Indian army said Saturday, following a deadly shooting that New Delhi blames its arch-rival.
International Business Times · Apr 26, 2025 India And Pakistan's Kashmir Fallout Hits Economy Too Rapidly deteriorating relations between India and Pakistan over a deadly shooting in Kashmir are starting to have small but prickly economic consequences for both nations.
Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2025 ‘We’re cursed’: Kashmiris under attack across India after Pahalgam killings India blames Pakistan for the killing of 26 tourists. But on city streets, Kashmiris are facing Indians’ anger.
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025 Here's why a flare-up between India and Pakistan over Kashmir matters India and Pakistan have intensified their hostilities over the hotly contested Kashmir region following a massacre of 26 mostly Indian tourists, which New Delhi linked to Pakistan
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025 What is the Resistance Front – US-designated terror group accused of Pahalgam attack? India put out bounty on three suspected Kashmiri and Pakistani gunmen
Newslaundry · Apr 25, 2025 ‘Good measures, poor implementation, no legal teeth’: Can Delhi’s heat action plan face the heat? Summer is upon us, and as Delhi braces for heatwave conditions, the focus is now on the recently released Heat Action Plan (HAP).