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As Delhi’s air turned toxic on Diwali, 45 monitoring stations had missing readings

Told by 3 newspapers in one country, between 09:00 and 12:00 on 9 November 2026.

The headline in each newspaper

• THE HINDU: At peak of air pollution on Deepavali night, data goes missing at several govt monitoring stations in Delhi
• THE WIRE: Sixty-Six Times the WHO Limit; 42% of Readings Missing: Delhi’s Toxic Air Has a Data Problem, Again

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

• The Indian Express · India · 09:00As Delhi’s air turned toxic on Diwali, 45 monitoring stations had missing readingsRead at the newspaper ↗
• The Hindu · India · 11:55At peak of air pollution on Deepavali night, data goes missing at several govt monitoring stations in DelhiRead at the newspaper ↗
• The Wire · India · 12:20Sixty-Six Times the WHO Limit; 42% of Readings Missing: Delhi’s Toxic Air Has a Data Problem, AgainRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

• missing
• readings
• delhi
• air