03:38⇢Delhi's Darkest Morning
⌨The newspapers extensively report on Delhi's air quality crisis reaching new severity, with the implementation of GRAP-4 measures across NCR. Schools up to grade 9 shift to online mode, diesel vehicles face restrictions, and construction activities are banned (Aaj Tak, ABP Live, India Today, NDTV, Zee News, Jansatta, Jagran). The pollution extends beyond Delhi to UP, Punjab, and Maharashtra. In other news, Manipur violence continues with two more bodies discovered and MLA residences attacked (Times of India).