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‘Deeply concerned’ over India press censorship, says X as accounts blocked

Social media platform says India government ordered it last week to block 2,355 accounts, including two Reuters handles.

Al Jazeera

At least 300 end-of-life vehicles in Delhi Police fleet, RTI suggests

While several citizens in Delhi have faced action over end-of-life petrol and diesel vehicles, the Delhi Police itself appears to be violating the same rules it is meant to enforce.

Newslaundry

July 7, 2025: The petrol pumps at the centre of fuel ban backlash

Vehicles cause nearly half of Delhi’s air pollution – and old vehicles pollute even more.

Newslaundry

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China can live with Pakistan’s slow progress on Belt and Road Initiative

When US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir for lunch at the White House Cabinet Room and later in the Oval Office, it is said to have touched a “raw nerve” in New Delhi.

Newslaundry

Delhi government forced to withdraw plan to scrap old cars after public backlash

Plan to deny fuel to older vehicles sparks anger among middle-class car owners

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s army says it killed 30 fighters trying to cross Afghan border

Islamabad has blamed India for backing groups that carry out attacks in Pakistan, something New Delhi denies.

Al Jazeera

Delhi’s war on old cars: Great for headlines, not so much for anything else

Drawing room conversations often reveal what’s truly on people’s minds.

Newslaundry

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Modi Pushes Further India-Africa Cooperation On Ghana Visit

Indian Prime Minister Nerendra Modi on Thursday outlined plans for deeper ties between his country and Africa, as New Delhi increasingly vies for a stronger economic presence on the continent along with China and Russia.

International Business Times

How good is the air near Delhi’s Safdarjung Tomb?

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Safdarjung Tomb, located at New Delhi's Lodhi Road.

Newslaundry

How will the next Dalai Lama be chosen – and who could it be?

Dalai Lama confirms that a successor will be chosen. Here’s how – and why it matters to Beijing, Washington, New Delhi.

Al Jazeera

The ‘big, beautiful’ trade deal India and US are rushing to seal as tariff deadline looms

Can New Delhi and Washington overcome red lines to strike a trade deal ahead of Donald Trump’s tariff deadline?

The Independent UK

Did Prada ‘steal’ Indian sandal designs without giving credit?

The luxury brand faces accusations of cultural appropriation after models wore Kolhapuri sandals without giving credit.

Al Jazeera

‘Existence of a motive is no substitute for proof’: Court accepts CBI closure report in Najeeb case

Nearly nine years after the disappearance of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, a Delhi court today accepted the Central Bureau of Investigation’s closure report in the case.

Newslaundry

How Delhi plans to make it rain to combat air pollution

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Al Jazeera

Why did India lose jets to Pakistani fire in May fight?

Navy Captain Shiv Kumar’s comments suggesting the government stopped the military from hitting back spark furore.

Newslaundry

Delhi’s demolition drive: 27,000 displaced from 9 acres of ‘encroached’ land

“Now I have to worry about where to live,” said Sulekha Paswan, a 45-year-old domestic worker in Delhi. “And food for my children.”

The Independent UK

Delhi plans to create first artificial rain in bid to tackle toxic air

The move would mark the first time Delhi has deployed weather modification to tackle its chronic smog

Newslaundry

June 30, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Connaught Place

Four years ago, the AAP installed a smog tower in Delhi’s Connaught Place at a cost of Rs 22 crore. Now, the BJP has decided to install 150 air purifiers at Nehru Park in a pilot project to clean Delhi’s unbreathable air. It begs the question – do these really…

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How farm fires intensify Delhi’s post-monsoon smog problem

Extreme air pollution from farming fires meets high population density, causing substantial harm to health

Newslaundry

June 26, 2025: Waiting for treatment at AIIMS, many exposed to toxic air

Every day, thousands of patients come to AIIMS in Delhi seeking treatment. For many of them, clean air is crucial. But they are often exposed to toxic air as they wait along the road or under the underpass.

Newslaundry

Negotiating realities in frosty India-Bangladesh relations

The manipulation of historical memory is often inseparable from the pursuit of political power. In Bangladesh, successive governments have used state machinery to revise official narratives about the 1971 Liberation War and post-independence politics. However, the current interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus appears to be undertaking the most far-reaching transformation yet.

The Guardian - UK

Traffic, crowds and construction: India’s hill stations swamped by tourists escaping Delhi heat

In 2024, more than 2 million visitors went to the small towns of Landour and Mussoorie in the Himalayan foothills, prompting authorities to introduce daily limits

Newslaundry

Ahead of monsoon in Delhi, a locality exposes cracks in 100% desilting claim

With the monsoon set to arrive in Delhi this week, questions are swirling over the city’s preparedness. Nowhere are the cracks more evident than in the southwest locality of Palam, where a ground visit by Newslaundry has found that the Public Works Department’s claim of “100 percent desilting” doesn’t hold…

Al Jazeera

India says it will ‘never’ restore Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan

New Delhi put into ‘abeyance’ its participation in the 1960 treaty after 26 people were killed in Kashmir in April.

Newslaundry

June 19, 2025: A good air day in Laxmi Nagar amid Delhi’s clean air gap

Laxmi Nagar is a hub of commercial activity in East Delhi. It is also home to scores of coaching institutes attended by thousands of students from across the capital every day.

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