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The number of active cases has fallen in both Mumbai and Delhi compared with a month ago. Growth rate in new cases has dropped below 1% and fewer people are seeking hospital admission. Several pockets in both cities have reported high prevalence of antibodies among the population. All these indicate an improvement in the situation in the two cities, experts said.

"Board has decided to begin the 2nd phase of All India rollout of faceless assessment w.e.f. August 3, 2020, by including Delhi and Mumbai Customs Zones and extending the scope of Faceless Assessment at Chennai and Bangalore Customs Zones," the CBIC said in a letter to Principal Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Tax.

Recoveries among COVID-19 patients in India crossed the 11 lakh-mark with over 51,000 patients recuperating in a 24-hour span, the highest recorded so far.

While most malls that have been allowed to open, have managed to get 15-30% of their pre-covid footfalls.

The BSES discoms have so far energised over 2,700 solar net metering connections in the city, with the highest number of rooftop solar connections in the residential segment (1,526) followed by educational (581) and commercial (473) segments, an official spokesperson said.

New Delhi, Aug 02 (ANI): Markets in Delhi are loaded with varieties of rakhis and sweets ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival. COVID-19 precautions are also being undertaken both by the shopkeepers and customers. One of the shopkeepers in Karol Bagh said, "We are taking all precautionary measures and also maintain hygiene. Our staff is wearing gloves and masks; we are maintaining social distancing at the shop. So people are coming but many are staying back in fear."

A senior government official said 15,000 samples would be collected from August 1 to 5 as part of the exercise, spanning different areas and age groups. Representative samples will be taken from all the 11 districts.

?? The report is based on an analysis of credit card spending patterns of over three million members across the three cities. The data takes February 2020 spending as a baseline and compares it to spends in subsequent months under which the lockdown and unlock time periods fall, said the report.

The union minister visited Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (TIMS), a 14-storey building at the sports complex at Gachibowli which was transformed into a hospital.

The reason, according to reliable insiders, was that his department delayed clearance of drone detection equipment imported for a government agency, drawing ire of top brass in corridors of power.

Searches were conducted at the offices of the Aman Hospitality Pvt Ltd (AHPL) and other companies of the Ambience group, and the residences of its directors Raj Singh Gehlot, Dayanand Singh, Mohan Singh Gehlot and their associates, the ED said in a statement.

"The situation was beyond control of the Delhi government and when Home Minister Amit Shah intervened in mid-June, the cases of COVID-19 started declining, bed availability improved and now the Kejriwal government is taking credit for it," Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta claimed.

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has overturned the AAP government's decision rejecting the Delhi Police's panel of lawyers for arguing the cases related to the February riots in the city in the Supreme Court and the high court, an official statement said on Thursday. The government said according to the Constitution, it is bound to implement the LG's order.

?"The restriction on arriving flights to #KolkataAirport from 6 cities viz Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur & Ahmedabad has been extended up to 15th August 2020," the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport tweeted.

In the Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, it was decided to reduce the VAT on diesel from 30% to 16.75%. The reduction will bring down diesel prices in Delhi to Rs 73.64 from Rs 82, the chief minister said.

In the last one and a half years India-Maldives relationship has been revitalized. During this period, Prime Minister of India has met President Solih four times, including two visits by PM to Maldives, in addition to virtual interactions. As many as 18 Agreements and MoUs have been signed in various areas in the last one and a half years.

"I think Bihar needs to improve on testing. The state should test more to get a grip on the epidemic. Look at states like Delhi, Maharashtra, UP. These states are testing much more as compared to Bihar and their situation is improving very fast," said Ram Vilas Paswan.

A bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh also stayed the June 2 judgement of a single judge relating to the direction to Sasikala to pay a cost of Rs 2 lakh each to Facebook Inc as well as Google LLC and YouTube LLC.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Mauritius will jointly inaugurate the new Supreme Court building of Mauritius on Thursday.

During further investigation, it was revealed that Hany Babu was propagating Naxal activities and Maoist ideology and was a "co-conspirator" with the other arrested accused, the NIA official said.

While earlier epicentres — Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad — are seeing lower numbers, other cities such as Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad are seeing a flare-up in coronavirus cases.

The current highest point at Dhaula Kuan is a point that falls between the Mayapuri and South Campus metro stations of the 59-km-long Pink Line, which connects Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar. This section crosses over the alignment of the Airport Express line at Dhaula Kuan as well as a few flyovers.

Officers have also been asked by the chief secretary to first acknowledge a communication of a public representative by sending a letter, stating that they are working on the issues raised by him or her, the officials said.

Consultations with senior leaders have begun and party workers who actively participated in relief work during the pandemic will be included in the new team, said Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar.

Once the Delhi-Varanasi corridor is ready, a bullet train could reduce travel time between the two cities to about four-and-a-half hours.