India

Lionel Messi's tour of India started from Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata: walked around the pitch waving to fans, he was surrounded by a large group of people and left within 20 minutes; in response, fans invaded the pitch throwing objects and equipment

New Delhi’s Air Quality Index reached 700 and turned “severe”; concentration of fine particles is over 30 times higher than WHO’s safe limit, with thousands seeking medical care and others protesting to demand government action

Nearly 30% of private cars taking the Delhi-Chandigarh highway have chosen the FASTag annual pass, though much more expensive than the average toll, a higher percentage compared to other areas; 1 million users are expected this year

Following increasing number of stray dog attacks on children in Delhi, a court ordered earlier this week to place them in shelters within two months, never to be released into public spaces again; vaccination is now being considered as an alternative

Deaths due to accidents on national highways have marginally decreased over the past three years, with latest figures showing -10% in each annual report, with more controls in place; 26.770 lives were claimed on NH in the first 6 months of 2025

A preliminary investigation into last month’s plane crash found that the fuel was switched off to both engines after takeoff, but offered no explanation why; experts say it can either be intentional or an electronic failure, basically excluding mistake

India won't enter any trade agreement based on deadlines and will accept a proposed trade deal with the US when it is fully finalised, concluded and in the national interest, Commerce Minister Goyal said, adding he will pursue FTAs with more countries

The black boxes of the Air India aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad causing over 270 casualties may be analysed by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau at its new laboratory inaugurated on 9 April instead of being sent abroad

Mumbai was flooded by the earliest monsoon ever recorded, breaking over 100 years of data on rainfall for the month of May; rainfall hit an unprepared city, resulting in disrupted train service, structural damage, water logging in areas never flooded yet