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India news : Modi government approves $340 million museum in Delhi • Nov. 12, 2026, 10:34 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)

India news: Delhi air quality level 'severe' after Diwali as firecracker ban is defied • Nov. 9, 2026, 2:06 PM ET (Deutsche Welle)

India: Delhi chokes on most polluted Diwali eve in 10 years • Nov. 7, 2026, 2:11 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)

India: Why does Delhi fail to tackle its air pollution crisis every year? • Nov. 7, 2026, 12:44 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)

Delhi braces for ‘pollution season’ as smog shrouds India’s capital – in pictures • Nov. 6, 2026, 1:41 AM ET (The Guardian)

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All India War Memorial Arch, New Delhi

Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Jaipur Column

Delhi: Bara Gumbad

India: Brahman bull

New Delhi: arch

New Delhi: Paharganj

New Delhi, India: Rashtrapati Bhavan

Parliament House, New Delhi

New Delhi: Old Central Secretariat building

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Chandigarh. Statuettes at the Rock Garden of Chandigarh a sculpture park in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden. Created by Nek Chand Saini an Indian self taught artist. visionary artist, folk artist, environmental art

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Jodhpur. Rajasthan. Jaswant Thada an architectural landmark in Jodhpur, India. A white marble memorial, built in 1899, by Sardar Singh in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. Indian architecture

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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.

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