New Delhi

Sep 11, 2026 UTC· 1 event in window

New Delhi's focus this period shifted to a major diplomatic event. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi from September 12-13, marking the first visit by a Chinese head of state to India since 2019. A bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being arranged on the sidelines, which would be their third consecutive annual encounter.

Aug 21, 2026 UTC· 1 event in window

New Delhi's focus this period was on sports. At the 2026 BWF World Championships held in the city, Indian shuttlers had a mixed showing, with P.V. Sindhu, Ayush Shetty, and Lakshya Sen exiting early, but the women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand salvaged the campaign with a historic bronze medal—India's first in the event since 2011.

Aug 8, 2026 UTC· 2 events in window

New Delhi's focus this period shifted from street politics to education and diplomacy. Delhi University's 2026 admissions entered the third allocation round after a mid-entry window closed, with results due August 8. On the diplomatic front, India is preparing for the September BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with Foreign Secretary Misri holding preparatory talks in Beijing and Xi Jinping and Putin expected to attend.

Aug 4, 2026 UTC· 2 events in window

This period's New Delhi coverage shifted from tech regulation to street politics and parliamentary protests. AAP leader Kejriwal led a march against the E20 fuel policy that was stopped by police near the PM's residence, turning into a sit-in. Separately, INDIA bloc MPs faced an FIR over a Ram Temple donation skit in Parliament, with one MP attacked by a slipper at a press conference as protests demanding the Home Minister's resignation continued.