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Pedestrian zones as driveways, parking lots: The elite encroachments Delhi won’t touch

Read the previous parts of this series here.

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‘People said it would never be done’: UK and India trade agreement defies expectations

For Britain, this is a much-needed post-Brexit boost, and for India it shows decades of protectionism are in the past

The Guardian - UK

HC grants anticipatory bail to Prabir Purkayastha in ‘foreign funding’ cases

The Delhi High Court has reportedly granted anticipatory bail to NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha in the money laundering case against him by the Enforcement Directorate over alleged foreign funding.

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Indian police arrest a suspected scammer running a fake embassy near New Delhi

Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a fake embassy from a rented building near New Delhi

The Independent UK

Fire breaks out on Air India’s flight from Hong Kong after landing in Delhi

Embattled airline says aircraft damaged but all passengers safe

The Independent UK

July 22, 2025: Despite heavy rain, AQI remains moderate

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry reached the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi – one of the country’s top educational institutions.

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In a Delhi neighbourhood, the pedestrian zone wears chains

This report is part of a series on impunity for public space encroachments by the elite. Read the previous parts here.

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South Delhi elites are encroaching on public land, one driveway at a time

“There appears to be a concerted effort to regularise illegal constructions by the affluent.”

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Trump ‘to visit Pakistan before India’ after Islamabad backs him for Nobel Peace Prize

Trump has routinely taken credit for brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, a claim that has been rejected by New Delhi

The Independent UK

Years after ‘Corona Jihad’ vilification: Delhi HC quashes 16 Tablighi Jamaat FIRs

The Delhi High Court has quashed 16 FIRs filed against 70 Indians accused of sheltering foreigners who attended a Tablighi Jamaat gathering amid the pandemic in 2020.

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History must be taught through many lenses

In the early months of 2010, I had a brief stint with the editorial team of a Delhi-based private publishing house, which brought out school textbooks. Working in the social science section of the company, I found that a part of the job’s brief was to avoid references to what…

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July 17: Aaj Ka AQI outside the new Parliament building

The Parliament had passed a slew of measures in its winter session last year to tackle air pollution in the country, including the capital, Delhi.

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In Defence Colony’s shrinking footpaths, signs of official inaction

White potted plants glare in Delhi’s summer sun outside a white bungalow. A security guard sits in a booth. Both of these on what was once a public footpath – now absorbed into the aesthetics of elite living.

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स्मृति ईरानी, कंगना रनौत, कांवड़िए और शर्माजी की बटर चिकन पत्रकारिता

गुड़गांव उर्फ गुरुग्राम उर्फ मिलेनियम सिटी. इतना भारी भरकम नाम और टाइटल सिर पर लाद कर चलने वाला यह शहर महज चालीस पचास साल पहले बसा है. और आज इसकी सच्चाई ये है कि पहली ही बरसात में यह दम तोड़ देता है.दूसरी ओर कांवड़िए हैं जिनकी हिंसा साल दर…

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Latest in Delhi’s ‘Bangladeshi’ crackdown: 8-month-old, 18-month-old among 6 detained

Six members of a family, including an eight-month-old, 18-month-old, and a 17-year-old, are the latest to be detained in the Delhi Police crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants in the national capital.

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Kanwariyas and Hindutva groups cause chaos on Kanwar route

Dipped in devotion, with Kanwars hoisted on their shoulders, Shiva devotees have begun their annual journey from Delhi to Haridwar. But once again, some among them are drawing attention for all the wrong reasons – reports of looting, vandalism, and assaults by Kanwariyas have been surfacing along the entire route.

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‘Kids can’t sleep, studies affected’: Eviction fears as hundreds left without power in Delhi slum

Around 1,000 jhuggis, housing 8,000 people, in Delhi’s Jai Hind Camp have had no electricity since Tuesday after the power connection to their houses was disconnected. Locals say they never got a notice before “Delhi police and others” came and cut off their electricity.

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July 10, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from NDMC office

The New Delhi Municipal Council recently announced that it will plant 4,000 bamboo saplings and 35 lakh shrubs across prominent roads and footpaths as part of its annual plantation drive this season.

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How Jane Street played the Indian stock market as many retail investors bled

On July 3, 2025, India’s market regulator Sebi barred the American firm Jane Street from trading in the Indian stock market, accusing it of profiting from pump-and-dump operations involving shares and their derivatives.The order said that Jane Street made a profit of Rs 36,502 crore from January 2023 to March…

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‘Better be in jail till acquitted or convicted’: Solicitor General’s departure from ‘bail is the rule’

In a striking departure from the legal principle that “bail is the rule, jail the exception”, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that those accused in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case should “better be in jail” until acquitted or convicted.

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BJP govt thinks outdoor air purifiers can clean Delhi air, but data doesn’t back official claim

The Delhi government plans to install 150 outdoor purifiers at Nehru Park to filter out PM2.5. Last month, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced that the decision was based on “successful” trials in four locations in the city.

Al Jazeera

‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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