India's government confirmed on Wednesday that it was treating a car blast that killed eight people and wounded at least 20 others in Delhi as a "terror incident" and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice as swiftly as possible.

India's capital Delhi is blanketed in toxic smog every autumn, but the pollution is already so bad that it's drawn protests as authorities tell students to stay home.

Authorities in India are investigating a deadly blast near a busy metro station in New Delhi. The explosion late Monday near the historic Red Fort killed at least eight people and injured several others.

Those responsible for the explosion “will not be spared,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India said. The blast killed at least eight people near a subway station at evening rush hour.

A car explosion in New Delhi's Red Fort area, popular with tourists to the Indian capital city, has killed several people and injured many more, local media reported. The cause of the explosion is not immediately clear, but it occurred in a parked car outside Gate 1 of the Red Fort metro station.

A car blew up near the historic Red Fort in India's capital New Delhi, killing at least eight people, police said, adding that the cause remained unclear.

The move follows a weekend protest where police detained dozens of people demanding cleaner air, a rare public demonstration against pollution in the Indian capital.

A car exploded near the historic Red Fort in India's Delhi on Monday, killing eight people and injuring 20, a rare occurrence in recent years in the heavily guarded national capital.

Delhi Capitals have signed Nitish Rana on a trade deal from the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the IPL 2026 retention deadline. Rana, who has represented Delhi in domestic cricket, is an experienced IPL campaigner. He captained Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023, standing in for the injured Shreyas Iyer.

The conspirators behind the attack will not be spared,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after the blast near the historic Red Fort, which injured at least 20 others.