Governor CV Ananda Bose said organisers had “callously commercialised” Messi’s visit while ignoring the expectations of thousands of fans who had paid high ticket prices.

India and Mexico are looking to start negotiations for a free trade agreement as the latter hiked tariffs on Indian goods to 50%, which is expected to impact auto exports.

The Delhi government has directed 50% of its employees as well as staff in private offices to work from home as stricter pollution norms under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage 4 came into effect on Saturday.