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India's Supreme Court called for responsible celebrations during festivals, particularly Diwali, as it addressed the issue of air pollution in Delhi. DW has more.

In July, the high court had refused to grant interim bail to Siddiqui and permitted him to meet his wife on custody parole on three dates.

The Delhi Directorate of Education has directed all government and private schools to conduct classes up to class 5 in hybrid mode in view of worsening air quality in the national capital

Delhi’s north east District Election Officer (DEO) Ajay Kumar told The Hindu that they have verified the news report independently and found 36 of the 37 Form 7s to be false/fabricated

Autorităţile din India le-au ordonat şcolilor din oraşul New Delhi şi din împrejurimile sale să organizeze cursuri online, încurajând totodată populaţia să lucreze de acasă şi să amâne reuniunile private, în contextul în care calitatea aerului din capitala ţării şi din zonele înconjurătoare s-a deteriorat rapid în cursul zilei de vineri, informează Reuters.

New Delhi’s air quality has turned hazardous days before Diwali, when celebrations often involve fireworks.

Despite years of government interventions, emergency restrictions and public outrage, Delhi continues to battle dangerously polluted air every winter. Why isn't there a lasting solution to a predictable crisis?

Despite years of government interventions, emergency restrictions and public outrage, Delhi continues to battle dangerously polluted air every winter. Why isn't there a lasting solution to a predictable crisis?

Nora Fatehi appeared as a listed witness before Additional Sessions Judge Gagandeep Singh. The Court proceedings are currently underway

Judge says allegations on FDI, share valuation and expenditure do not disclose criminal offences

The Bench highlighted the large number of vehicles plying on roads connecting Delhi with neighbouring areas, including Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram and Faridabad

Multiple building collapses and fires in unauthorised or illegal constructions, killing several people just this year, have once again exposed the larger urban infrastructure problem of Delhi, where lakhs of people are living in unplanned areas

Many parts of the national capital, including IIT Delhi, ITO, Dwarka, Rohini, Punjabi Bagh, Alipur, Bawana, and Jahangirpuri, witnessed “severe” level air pollution

Al Falah University group chairman Siddiqui sought interim bail or custody parole to care for his ailing wife

The two leaders said they will cooperate with investigation; Mr. Ranka maintains that waving the national flag at Jantar Mantar should not be a crime

In their petitions, the two have contended that their continued incarceration for over six years, with the trial yet to commence, violates the Constitutional guarantee of personal liberty under Article 21

Police said the case dates back to October 2025, when the accused allegedly sexually assaulted a woman, who worked with him at a private company, in a hotel in the Karol Bagh area, after an employee gathering

Approximately 10 links were flagged in a complaint alleging the circulation of such material, following which the police initiated an investigation to verify the allegations, says an official

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The Indian capital's winter pollution worsened a week ahead of the Diwali festival, when firecrackers typically intensify the haze.

Of the 20 BJP-appointed Booth Level Agents named in 787 deletion applications, 16 deny submitting or signing the forms, while one says he filed “over 500”

The Delhi High Court issued notices to the Centre, CBSE, NCERT and PARAKH on a PIL seeking to extend the calculator facility, now available only to students with Dyscalculia, to students with other disabilities in Class 12 mathematics and accountancy papers

The development follows the recent extradition of Chandrakar from Oman to Delhi, after which he was brought to Raipur on a private flight on November 3 evening.

Die indische Hauptstadt gehört zu den Städten mit der schlimmsten Luftverschmutzung weltweit. Trotz einiger Gegenmaßnahmen dürfte sich die aktuelle Lage in den kommenden Tagen aber noch verschlimmern.

Special Cell invoked the BNS and IT Act after a video alleging Sergey Lavrov criticised India over internal affairs and oil purchases was flagged as fake by government fact-checkers and the Russian Embassy

Officials said the measures were introduced after forecasts suggested air quality would remain very poor over the coming days.

Six orders issued on August 20 or immediately before or after this date, came a month after the July 20 protests witnessed violence in New Delhi district; one of them imposes prohibitions from September 26 to November 24

On October 28, the Supreme Court made it clear that the ECI was in “error” to force pre-existing voters, deleted from the electoral rolls, to apply as new voters under Form 6 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960

The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was 379 (very poor) at 9 a.m. on November 4, 2026, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data

In an affidavit in the Supreme Court, Delhi Police Commissioner says none can insist on a right to protest only at a specific site and the State has power to change venue

Regarding those electors flagged for ‘no mapping’ notices, several BLOs claim that Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) were directing them to revisit voters and seek additional documents to establish that they were not ‘Bangladeshi’ or ‘Rohingya’

The Bench expressed sympathy for the right to livelihood of the small traders, hawkers and push cart vendors, noting that their right competed with the right to expression of the protestors

Air pollution becomes a severe problem for the region around this time of the year when cold, dense air traps emissions, pushing pollution levels to the highest in the world and exposing residents to serious respiratory risks.

The fire was confined to domestic articles on the first floor of the building, spread over 235 square yards, which comprises a ground floor and three upper floors

Special judge also directs that no coercive action be taken against the Congress MP until November 5, the next date of hearing

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) will launch an indefinite protest at Jantar Mantar demanding protection of workers’ rights and repeal of ‘anti-worker’ labour codes

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Manasvi Vashishta had joined around 100 police personnel protesting outside police headquarters against his transfer and that of Shahdara SHO Arun Kumar, after lawyers alleged the two officers had threatened advocates seeking action in an assault case.

The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was 330 (very poor) at 8 a.m. on November 3, 2026, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data

Authorities have razed hundreds of houses in a neighbourhood in central Delhi, saying they were built on government land.

Gęsty smog spowił Nowe Delhi, a jakość powietrza w mieście bardzo się pogorszyła. Szaro-biała kurtyna zanieczyszczeń rozciągała się nie tylko nad indyjską stolicą, co pokazują zdjęcia satelitarne.

CM Revanth and PCC president Mahesh Goud made it possible with minute preparations

AQI of Delhi stood at 324 (very poor) at 4 p.m. on November 2, up from 261 (poor) a day earlier; NCR State governments to enhance vehicle parking fees to discourage use of private vehicles, staggered timings to be introduced for public offices and municipal bodies; Delhi Metro to run 20 more trips on weekdays

The Central Bureau of Investigation sought his transit remand to produce the accused before a special court in Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Jairam Ramesh of Congress said the National Clean Air Programme focuses heavily on PM10, but it is the finer particulate matter PM2.5 that is the real killer as far as public health is concerned

Protesters demand reinstatement of Manasvi Vashistha and Inspector Arun Kumar, transferred after an advocate suffered a head injury and lawyers launched an indefinite strike

The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was 310 (very poor) at 8 a.m. on November 2, 2026, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data

The rally is one of the biggest against the Indian prime minister since he took power in 2014.

In Indien gab es erneut große regierungskritische Proteste. Mehrere Oppositionsparteien fordern den Chef der Wahlkommission auf, seinen Posten zu räumen.

He was addressing a gathering in Chandigarh after the inauguration and foundation stone-laying ceremony of various development projects worth ₹258 crore

Après la radiation des listes d’environ 130 millions d’électeurs indiens, dénoncée comme discriminatoire par l’opposition et des ONG, une nouvelle manifestation se tient à New Delhi, dimanche, pour demander le départ du chef de la commission électorale.

Hundreds of police, some carrying batons and shields, are deployed around the rally site.

The CCB also found that the mobile phone used for uploading the video was purchased in Karol Bagh, Delhi, specifically for the alleged operation