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- SwissIQ reported Delhi AQI at 334, categorizing it as “hazardous” on Friday
- In Assam, at least 23 people died after a truck and bus collided
Here is a roundup of headlines from India on Saturday, November 14:
Skip next section Modi, Rahul Gandhi pay tribute to India’s first PM Nehru on birth anniversary11/14/2026November 14, 2026
Modi, Rahul Gandhi pay tribute to India’s first PM Nehru on birth anniversary
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 137th birth anniversary.
In a post on X, Modi wrote, “Paying tribute to former PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary.”
Lok Sabha leader of opposition and former chief of the opposition Indian National Congress party Rahul Gandhi also paid tribute on his birth anniversary. Nehru was himself a member and later leader of the party.
In a post on X, Rahul described Nehru as the “jewel of India” and the country’s first prime minister.
Nehru’s birth anniversary is also celebrated as Children’s Day in India. The leader was popularly known as Chacha Nehru, meaning “Uncle Nehru” in Hindi, because of his fondness for children.
After Nehru’s death, it was unanimously decided to observe his birthday as Bal Diwas, meaning Children’s Day in multiple Indian languages. He was born on November 14, 1889, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh and died on May 27, 1964.
Edited by:Saim Dušan Inayatullahhttps://p.dw.com/p/5PS1zSkip next section UK: Indian student charged with sexual offences, sentenced to 30 years in jail 11/14/2026November 14, 2026
UK: Indian student charged with sexual offences, sentenced to 30 years in jail
An Indian student in the United Kingdom was sentenced to 30 years in jail for exploiting more than 30 girls online.
An investigation found that the man was “exploiting and coercing” minor girls online to commit sexual acts, according to an official statement.
He was described as a “serial online groomer” by the UK authorities with an extended licence period of eight years.
The accused had previously pleaded guilty to 37 charges of child sexual offences.
The investigation into the case was taken over by officers from Cheshire Constabulary’s Online Child Abuse Investigation Team (OCAIT) in May 2022, after one of his victims reported the abuse she had suffered to Derbyshire Police.
The Cheshire Constabulary described the probe as Cheshire’s largest online child abuse investigation.
British news channel Sky News reported that the suspect, identified as a 27-year-old Mumbai resident who was studying in the UK, posed as a white British teenage boy called “Reece” while playing Roblox on Snapchat, and social networking apps Wizz and Wink.
Reportedly, he led his victims — aged between 10 and 17 — to believe they were in a genuine relationship with him and then manipulated them to send him explicit images of them.
When denied more pictures, he used to threaten the girls of circulating their pictures online.
Edited by:Saim Dušan Inayatullahhttps://p.dw.com/p/5PRwwSkip next section Dozens dead after truck and bus collide in Assam11/14/2026November 14, 2026
Dozens dead after truck and bus collide in Assam
At least 26 people were reported dead and several others injured after a container truck collided with a bus in India’s northeastern state of Assam on Friday, police said.
The accident took place between a minibus and a container truck in Assam’s Kaziranga.
Police said that the bus was travelling to a neighbouring district, with around 30 people on board.
Passengers who survived the accident said that the bus was overcrowded and travelling at a very high speed when the driver lost control, according to a report by Indian newspaper Hindustan Times.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma extended his condolences in a post on X and said he was “deeply distressed by the tragic accident.”
“Our foremost priority now is to make sure the injured receive the best possible medical care without delay,” he wrote.
Edited by:Saim Dušan Inayatullahhttps://p.dw.com/p/5PRpuSkip next section Delhi overtakes Lahore as world’s most polluted city11/14/2026November 14, 2026
Delhi overtakes Lahore as world’s most polluted city
On Friday, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 334, categorized as “hazardous”making it the most polluted major city globally, according to Swiss air quality monitoring group IQAir.
The Indian capital’s AQI was recorded to be higher than Lahore in Pakistan on Friday, which made it the most polluted city globally.
Quoting IQAir’s hourly data, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that on Friday Delhi’s AQI had dropped to 208 at 11.30 a.m. local time (0630 UTC). At the time, Lahore was ranked seventh among the world’s most polluted major cities, with an AQI of 155.
India’s official Central Pollution Control Board, however, recorded the AQI higher at 403 and rated it “severe.”
The difference between the Indian and Swiss readings is caused by the fact that the two use different AQI scales and methodologies to calculate and categorize air pollution levels.
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Visibility in Delhi is significantly impacted as a thick layer of smog has enveloped the city.
In many parts of northern India and Pakistan, pollution poses a seasonal problem as the cold, heavy air of winter traps vehicle emissions, construction dust and smoke from agricultural burning.
Edited by:Saim Dušan Inayatullahhttps://p.dw.com/p/5PRoqSkip next section Welcome to our coverage11/14/2026November 14, 2026
Welcome to our coverage
Hello! This is Midhat from DW’s New Delhi Bureau bringing you all that’s creating a buzz in India over the weekend.
With festivities over now, what’s left for Delhi and the northern belt is the pollution to deal with. The Indian capital overtook Lahore in Pakistan to become the most polluted city in the world on Friday.
Meanwhile, a deadly truck-bus collision in India’s northeastern state of Assam, which has claimed at least 23 lives, has shaken the region.
Stay tuned as we bring you more news from India over the course of the day.
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