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Putin-Modi talks today: trade and defence top the agenda as US scrutiny grows

Vladimir Putin is set to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an annual summit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump Jr warns US could end support for Kyiv ahead of London peace talks

Sir Keir Starmer will meet with Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz in London on Monday

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Putin arrives in New Delhi on a state visit aimed at bolstering Russia-India ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting India to strengthen economic and bilateral ties

The Independent UK

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India’s opposition lawmakers demand Delhi air crisis be declared ‘national emergency’

Millions of people in Delhi alone face severe respiratory risks as pollution levels skyrocket in October and November

The Independent UK

Dec 4, 2025: AQI in Vasant Kunj is significantly worse than official data

For today’s AQI, Newslaundry visited Vasant Kunj in South Delhi. The nearest air quality monitoring station at Sri Aurobindo Marg, operated by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, showed an AQI reading of 283 at 9 am, which falls in the ‘Poor’ category. But when we deployed our portable air quality…

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Putin and Modi to meet amid politically treacherous times for Russia and India

Delhi visit gives Russian leader a chance to reduce Moscow’s isolation but both countries need each other to negotiate Trump’s US and a powerful China

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Who moved my Hiren bhai?

Is Hiren Joshi leaving the PMO? Is it a routine transfer? A reshuffle? An “administrative adjustment”?

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‘We have to live with air pollution’: Delhi’s athletes, parents and coaches feel they have no choice

Sitting in his chair at a cricket ground in West Delhi’s Shakurpur, 73-year-old Shrawan Kumar watches around 50 school-going boys and girls rotate through their drills. The stern but good-humoured coach seems unbothered by the haze settling over the ground.

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Dec 3, 2025: AQI near L-G house far worse than official data

For today’s AQI, Newslaundry visited Raj Niwas, the official residence and office of Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (L-G), VK Saxena, located in the Civil Lines area of North Delhi.

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From oil to S-400s: The calculus behind Putin’s India visit

As Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi on Thursday for the 23rd India–Russia annual summit, the visit comes at a moment when continuity and change sit side by side in the relationship.

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Delhi police accuse anti-pollution protesters of having Maoist ties as smog crisis continues

Several people were arrested from a protest held at Delhi’s India Gate organised by student and climate groups

The Independent UK

Putin-Modi talks: What’s on agenda, from India’s oil imports to other issues

Vladimir Putin is in India this week for a summit focused on strengthening economic, defense and energy ties

The Independent UK

Dec 1, 2025: Delhi air worsens a day after improvement

A day after recording an improvement, the average air quality in Delhi returned to the ‘very poor’ category on Monday.

Newslaundry

Two-thirds of Delhi does not have reliable air quality data

As winter deepens, New Delhi is once again losing the fight for breath. Every winter, Delhi continues to choke under hazardous air — and this year is no exception. On November 18, the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB’s) 24-hour bulletin recorded a city-wide Air Quality Index (AQI) of 374, placing Delhi…

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TV Newsance 323 | Distraction Files: India is choking. But TV news is distracting

On this week’s TV Newsance, while India observed Constitution Day, our beloved Godijeevis did what they do best — lose themselves in Ram Mandir flag-hoisting visuals. Hours of primetime were spent decoding Prime Minister Modi’s “body language”, “divine emotions”, and “historic hand gestures”… all while Delhi gasped through its worst…

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Karnataka’s Congress crossroads: A leadership test for a weakened high command

Murmurs of a power struggle within the Karnataka government have grown louder. The Congress leadership in Delhi is reportedly weighing the rival claims of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who wants to continue in the role, and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who seeks to replace him.

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When media ‘solves’ terror cases, Kashmiris are collateral damage

The story about the Delhi blast on November 10, where a car exploded at peak hour in the Red Fort area, killing 15 people and injuring many more, continues to unravel as we read every day about the police and investigating agencies uncovering so-called “terror modules” and arresting more people.

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Public money skewing the news ecosystem? Delhi’s English dailies bag lion’s share of govt print ads

In India’s media economy, few forces distort the news landscape as powerfully as government advertising. And the Narendra Modi government’s own data shows just how sharply public money is concentrated in a handful of Delhi newspapers.

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Nov 27, 2025: Who’s sitting in a hot air balloon when the AQI is over 500?

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has remarked that Delhi’s air is so toxic that even a morning walk is difficult. But with GRAP restrictions on physical attendance rolled back, thousands in the capital are compelled to go to schools and work despite poor air quality.

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HC raps MHA for ‘distorted’ paperwork in Reuters journalist’s OCI case

Hearing the case of Reuters journalist Raphael Satter, whose Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card was revoked in December 2023, the Delhi High Court reportedly pulled up the Ministry of Home Affairs’ counsel for inadequate paperwork. According to Bar and Bench, the judge said, “Your officers have completely distorted it.”

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Commonwealth Games hosts Ahmedabad vow not to repeat Delhi 2010 farce

Ahmedabad has vowed not to make the same mistakes as Delhi in 2010 after being confirmed as the hosts of the 2030 Commonwealth Games

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Last year, L-G slammed Delhi govt over pollution. This time, he is in a balloon

While Delhi’s residents wheeze their way through a toxic gas chamber and the Yamuna foams up like a hazardous bubble bath, Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has found the perfect moment to launch hot air balloon rides on the banks of the polluted river.

The Independent UK

Anti-pollution protest turns violent as anger rises over Delhi’s toxic air

Indian capital continues to see protests as city remains covered in toxic haze

Newslaundry

Nov 26, 2025: ‘Very poor’ AQI even in Delhi’s lungs

Sanjay Van is one of the greenest stretches in Delhi – a 784-acre forest thick with thousands of trees and a daily refuge for walkers and runners. But even here, the air is far from clean.

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Month after govt’s Chhath ‘clean-up’ claims, Yamuna is toxic white again

Pollution levels in Delhi’s Yamuna have risen again, with toxic foam reappearing near Kalindi Kunj. This comes despite the Delhi government’s tall claims during Chhath Puja that the river had been cleaned – a claim we challenged in an earlier report.

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