Mumbai is experiencing a severe air quality crisis, with AQI levels reaching 250-300 in parts of the city, comparable to pollution levels typically seen in Delhi. Actor Dalip Tahil, a longtime Mumbai resident, described the city as living in a 'dust bowl' due to approximately 250 properties undergoing redevelopment in just a one-kilometre radius between Khar West and Bandra. He added, "You cannot breathe clean air in Bombay city any more, or its suburbs.' Construction activity, including metro development, coastal road projects, and widespread redevelopment, combined with slower-than-usual wind patterns, has contributed to the crisis. He called for the Maharashtra government to address the issue on a war footing, emphasising that the city's traditional reliance on Arabian Sea breezes to clear pollution is no longer effective.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
