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At least eight people were killed in an explosion in a car near the historic Red Fort in a densely populated district of the Indian capital Delhi, a city police spokesperson said. CBC | World News
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Air India flight to London aborts takeoff in Delhi after ‘technical scare’
The scare comes after all but one passenger died after an Air India flight from India to the UK crashed shortly after takeoff. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »At least 18 people dead after stampede at New Delhi railway station
At least 18 people, including 14 women, were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, the Press Trust of India news agency reported Sunday. CBC | World News
Read More »Stampede at huge New Delhi Hindu festival kills ‘at least’ 15 as thousands cram on trains
The horrifying crush took place at a railway station in India as tens of millions of people travel to the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Can choking smog create mental health issues? In heavily polluted New Delhi, doctors believe it does
In New Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world, a first-of-its kind hospital clinic is helping people suffering from both physical and mental impacts of air pollution. CBC | World News
Read More »Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding minimum crop prices
The farmers are also pressing the government to keep its promises to waive loans and withdraw legal cases brought against them during earlier protests in 2021. CBC | World News
Read More »Why tens of thousands of Indian farmers are marching toward New Delhi
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are marching toward the capital to demand guaranteed crop prices, renewing a movement from two years ago that succeeded in getting the government to repeal contentious new agricultural laws. CBC | World News
Read More »Smog tower reactivated in New Delhi
A giant air purification system dubbed a ‘smog tower’ was restarted upon orders of the Supreme Court of India after it was shut down by Delhi Pollution Control Committee chair Ashwani Kumar. Kumar was criticized for his actions in light of the hazardous air quality condition currently plaguing the capital. CBC | World News
Read More »Smoggy New Delhi to restrict vehicles to reduce air pollution
New Delhi will restrict use of vehicles next week to curb rising pollution as air quality in the Indian capital remained dangerously unsafe for a third consecutive day despite mitigation efforts. CBC | World News
Read More »India executes 4 men convicted in 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
India hanged four men on Friday who were convicted for the rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, in a case that shocked the world and shamed the country over its appalling record for crimes against women. CBC | World News
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