Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Pollution levels in India's capital, Delhi, have soared to their highest levels this year, forcing schools and offices to close and cloaking the city in “hazardous” thick brown smog.

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Adani, widely regarded as one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in India, has close ties to Modi’s government

As winter sets in across north India – usually around the time of the country's biggest festival, Diwali – the air in Delhi becomes thick and brown with visible pollutants.

Leaders of Indian capital must tackle transport and heavy industry rather than seek quick fixes, say campaigners

Islamabad in lockdown after Khan called for protesters to march on parliament to demand his release from prison

Pakistan's army and police have been accused of firing on civilians, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries to dozens of protesters who had

As vast crowds converged on Pakistan's capital demanding the release of the former prime minister Imran Khan, one unlikely figure was at the forefront of the protest.

Recently, Delhi’s air quality index went as high as 1,700 in some parts of the city. The maximum index deemed healthy by the World Health Organization is 50.

The Labour minister Tulip Siddiq is facing an investigation in Bangladesh over allegations she and family members embezzled billions as part of a deal for a nuclear power plant in the south Asian country.