20:55 (15:25)⇢Delhi Chokes: Air Quality Dips to 'Severe'
⌨Indian media extensively reports on severe air pollution in Delhi, with AQI exceeding 400 in several areas, marking the city's entry into the 'red zone' (Aaj Tak, ABP Live, India Today, The Wire Hindi, Zee News). Separately, Kuki-Zo insurgent groups in Manipur have raised a demand for a Union Territory with a legislature, which the MHA has deemed not possible (The Hindu).