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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicDelhi NCR

Topic: Delhi NCR

Delhi’s air quality stays in ‘severe’ zone for 3rd straight day, calm winds & moisture to blame

The city also recorded its first spell of fog Monday. Visibility as low as 50 metres early in the morning disrupted dozens of flights across the region.

Delhi men are charging Rs 5,000 for Cuddle Therapy. Expect new Crime Patrol episodes

Delhi may be meri jaan, but it is also jaanlewa or deadly—especially when it comes to such experiments. I would like to keep my distance.

Delhi’s smog is back. Here’s how GRAP kicks in to control it

A 2021 study by environmental scientist Dr. Gaurav Gulia and colleagues found that while GRAP has improved emergency responses in Delhi–NCR, the region’s air pollution problem remains far more complex.

India’s sober revolution—the young in the cities are cutting down on drinking

India’s nightlife still echoes with the sound of cocktail shakers, only now, the buzz comes without the alcohol. Brands like Sober, Catwalk Botanics and Sobriety Sips are cashing it out.

India is becoming a Republic of RWAs. It’s the most powerful elected body

Civics textbooks need an upgrade, considering that RWAs enforce laws they’ve devised themselves – no matter if it violates a fundamental right or two.

SC to hear plea to allow BS-VI end-of-life vehicles’ exemption from age-based ban in Delhi-NCR

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai & Justice K Vinod Chandran will on Monday examine whether BS VI-compliant vehicles should have a 15-year lifespan for petrol & 10 years for diesel ones in NCR.

ThePrint photos of the week: 13-19 July, 2025

In PhotosOfTheWeek, we bring you five pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists and reporters this past week.

‘No waterlogging in Delhi,’ claims CM Rekha Gupta after rain lashed parts of national capital

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday claimed that there was no waterlogging in the national capital following heavy rain in Delhi-NCR...

Noida records its 1st Covid case, a 55-year-old woman, as cases surge again

CMO Narendra Kumar says the woman, from Sector 110 in Noida, has been placed under home isolation, with her husband and help testing negative for the virus.

Mock drills to ‘Code Brown’ prep, how Delhi NCR hospitals are bracing for potential emergencies

Hospitals across the region are on high alert in the wake of escalating tensions with Pakistan since the Pahalgam terror attack.

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US has entered Venezuela without a clear democratic roadmap—A open-ended foreign occupation

While many leaders in the region have condemned the U.S. military's intervention in Venezuela, it is unclear if countries in the region will be willing or able to truly push back.

Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.