Here is a roundup of headlines from India on Saturday, November 14:
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.
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.
India's worst air pollution crisis isn't in its megacities
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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.
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.