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After heavy rainfall in Delhi, India, the Yamuna reaches record-high water levels, resulting in flood warnings and evacuations.
2023-07-13

Following high-level talks in Delhi, India and the United States sign a military agreement on sharing sensitive satellite data. The "Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement on Geospatial Cooperation" (BECA) gives the Indian Armed Forces access to a range of sensitive geospatial and aeronautical data for military use. Agreements on nuclear energy, earth sciences and alternative medicine are also signed.
2020-10-27

Tablighi Jamaat leader Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi is charged with manslaughter after a gathering the organization held in Delhi on March 3 was linked to 1,023 coronavirus cases across 17 Indian states. Police say he ignored two notices to end the religious event at a mosque in Delhi, though he denies any wrongdoing.
2020-04-16

Forty-three workers are killed in a fire in a factory in Delhi, India.
2019-12-8

A blanket of thick grey smog covers the Indian capital, Delhi, with some areas 30 times more polluted than the World Health Organization's recommended limit, one year after a similar smog.
2017-11-7

Former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Rajendra K. Pachauri is to face a court in Delhi, India on charges of sexual harassment. Pachauri is accused of stalking, intimidation and sexual assault of a former employee.
2016-04-22

Police in India are investigating the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Shashi Tharoor, after she had accused her husband of committing adultery with Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar.
2014-01-20

An autopsy finds Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Indian cabinet minister Shashi Tharoor found dead in her hotel room on Friday, had died a "sudden and unnatural death".
2014-01-18

Areas in Delhi, India, are flooded by heavy rain, with record rainfall recorded at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
2011-09-16

The United States and Australia issue travel warnings for India following the shooting of two Taiwanese tourists outside the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi.
2010-09-20