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President Ram Nath Kovind has undergone a successful bypass surgery at Delhi's AIIMS, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted this evening

A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing a chartered accountant in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar during a suspected robbery bid, police said on Tuesday.

Amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, 29 Delhi Metro passengers were penalised for not wearing face masks properly and violating social distancing norms.

The farmers protesting against the three contentious farm laws at the Delhi borders - Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur - on Monday celebrated Holi and Hola Mohalla.

The Delhi Police on Monday said patrolling has been increased and strict action will be taken against those who do not follow coronavirus guidelines issued in view of Holi.

The Delhi government has put restrictions on the gathering of people at weddings and funerals amid a big spike in COVID-19 cases in the state.

Delhi on Monday evening reported 1,904 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours - the highest since December 13 and the active caseload in the national capital has now crossed 8,000 - the most since December 22

Delhi reeled under a "severe heatwave" on the day of Holi, as the maximum temperature shot up to 40.1 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest day in March in 76 years, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday.

The cases of Covid-19 are on a steady rise in the National Capital are rising as an emergent second wave of the virus make sit self felt in other parts of the country. Over the last 24 hours, Delhi has reported over 1,800 fresh infections and the number of active cases has crossed 7,000 -- the highest since September.

It has been a year since the pandemic hit India and, for me, the oddest thing is how healthy I've been. Like most but not all of the people I see on the streets, I have been masked up these past 12 months. I've washed my hands religiously and avoided crowds. As a result, for the first time in my life, I haven't caught a cold all year.

A controversial bill proposing to give more powers to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor - the centre's representative - compared to the city's elected government, was cleared by President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday, officially becoming law. The Union Home Ministry will now declare when it will come into effect.

Farmers camping at the Delhi borders on Sunday burnt copies of the Centre's new farm laws to mark "Holika Dahan", the Samyukta Kisan Morcha said.

Delhi reported over 1,800 coronavirus cases today, the highest in around three-and-half months, while the positivity rate rose to 2.35 per cent, the Health Department said. Nine more people died due to the disease, taking the count to 11,006, it said.

The overall air quality of the national capital is in ''moderate'' category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being recorded at 193 on Sunday morning, according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 17.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning, the India Meteorological Department said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he will not attend any public Holi programme due to the increasing number of coronavirus cases and appealed to the people to celebrate the festival with their families and avoid crowds.

A notorious criminal of the infamous Goga gang was killed in an encounter with the Delhi police this morning after he escaped from an hospital two days ago.

A brawl broke out between two groups in Aerocity when one of their vehicles "slightly touched" another following which two men were arrested, police said on Saturday.

The Delhi government has issued a standard operating procedure (SoP) for the protection of inter-faith and inter-caste couples from harassment and threats and directed setting up of "special cells", headed by deputy commissioners of police, to look into such matters.

Three people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly looting a doctor's family in Delhi by posing themselves as CBI officers, police said on Saturday.

Timely action by the police and a local helped avert a major rail mishap in the national capital on Saturday.

Inspired by a Bollywood movie, a group of five posed as CBI officials and robbed Rs 36 lakh, jewellery and foreign currency from a doctor's house in northwest Delhi's Pitampura area, the police said today.

The metro services in Delhi will not be available till 2.30 PM on Holi, March 29, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation or DMRC has tweeted.

In view of Holi, the Delhi Traffic Police has made elaborate arrangements to ensure the safety of motorists and special checking teams will also be deployed at major intersections to detect and prosecute traffic violators, officials said on Saturday.