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‘Hope water doesn’t rise further this year’: Asola residents fear the monsoon

Water up to their necks. Floating plastic chairs. Houses submerged in water. This is the ordeal of the residents of Valmiki Basti in South Delhi’s Asola every monsoon.

Newslaundry

India's leader Modi touted all was well in Kashmir. A massacre of tourists shattered that claim

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration has governed Kashmir with an iron fist in recent years

The Independent UK

May 5, 2025: After rain, cleaner air at Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar sees many protests each day with hundreds of participants. In 2017, the National Green Tribunal had pulled up the Delhi government over “noise pollution” in the area.

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Will Pahalgam attack prolong detention of Kashmiri political prisoners?

Hopes that last year’s vote would lead to their release crushed since April 22 killings and crackdown by Indian forces.

Al Jazeera

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

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

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.

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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…

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

International Business Times

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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.

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