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The presence of Chinese troops in large numbers in Ladakh since early May has left India wondering. What is China up to? As with earlier border confrontations, a number of interpretations are doing the rounds....

The orders passed from the office of the sub divisional magistrate Vasant Vihar state the government of the national capital territory of Delhi has decided to requisition the rooms/beds in various hotels of Delhi and link the hotels with the nearest hospitals to accommodate more number of COVID-19 patients.

In Delhi, patients have to wander from hospital to hospital for treatment of coronavirus. Some of those admitted to hospitals have also gone missing. In Covid-designated Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital, the bodies could not be accounted for. The videos show dead bodies lying on the hospital floor and Covid patients left unattended by the hospital staff. First video is from Delhi govt run LNJP hospital while the 2nd video is from Central govt run Safdarjang Hospital.

The Delhi government had on May 4 allowed standalone government-run liquor shops to open. By May 22, private liquor shops including those in markets too were allowed to operate. According to the Excise Act, the restro-bars, hotels, and clubs can only sell liquor to their customers, the official said, adding that it would be a one-time relaxation.

Uttar Pradesh has finalised 24 stations for deployment of these coaches, while Telangana has asked for coaches to be stationed at three stations, and Delhi state government has asked for coaches to be stationed at one railway station as yet-- Shakurbasti.

According to the latest data available with the central government, south-east Delhi and Shahdara recorded a positivity rate of 30.4% and 24.86%, respectively on June 3. On the same day, rates of central Delhi and north Delhi rates were 21.24% and 20.52%, respectively.

New Delhi today has emerged as an important hub in the Indian hacker story. A simple Google search for hackers in Delhi would throw up at least 100, if not more, privately-owned “technical” ethical-hacking institutes, which offer everything from training a school or college dropout to become a hacker to certifying him or her, as per global standards.

The bulletin issued on Wednesday said there are 18,543 active cases, while 11,861 patients have either recovered, been discharged or migrated.

Total number of cases in the country now at 276583, including 133632 active cases. Death toll is 7745.

Officials from the Centre say there is no community transmission of COVID-19 in Delhi.

"The model that I used for India found that there could be around 8-10 lakh cases in India by mid or end of July. So it won't be surprising to get to those figures (5.5 lakh) in Delhi," said Samit Bhattacharya, mathematics professor and researcher at the School of Natural Sciences at Shiv Nadar University.

Officials from the Centre say there is no community transmission of COVID-19 in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia asserted on Tuesday, and estimated that there might be 5.5 lakh COVID-19 cases in the city by July 31.

More than 20 retailers in the countrys two most expensive retail locations are in discussions with landlords and may down shutters if the talks fail. Restaurants and traders associations said 8-10 stores — including the likes of Full Circle and Cafe Turtle — have closed down in Khan Market, closures are expected in the coming days.

Traditional funeral pyres have been drafted in to burn the bodies of coronavirus victims in New Delhi as crematorium furnaces struggle to keep up with the mounting death toll.Smoke from the open-air blazes stings the eyes of waiting mourners and workers at Nigambodh Ghat, New Delhi's biggest and oldest crematorium. ?Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi

The national capital is on the verge of reporting 30,000 cases, the third highest case count in the country, after Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. Rising numbers

Over the past few weeks, the NCR has seen minor earthquakes across the board; all of these, however, seem to be just precursors, according to Professor P K Khan at IIT Dhanbad’s Applied Geophysics department; he has also predicted a bigger earthquake at the foothills of the Himalayas. Here are the precautions you need to take. ?Predictions

In the meantime, it looks like the world will have to start getting used to having the virus around, with the World Health Organisation reiterating the fact that this pandemic is far from over.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday appeared to admit that community spread of the novel coronavirus was happening in the national capital, as they were unable to ascertain the source of the infection in almost half of the cases. "We can say that (there is community spread) only when the Centre admits it. Community spread is when there are cases in which the source (of infection) cannot be ascertained. Almost half of our cases are like this," Jain said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday underwent COVID-19 test after developing sore throat and fever, an official said. The test report is expected later in the night or by Wednesday morning.

Everyone will be treated in Delhi, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has said, stating in an order that treatment "should not be denied to any patient on grounds of being a non-resident".

An official said that the infection may have originated from the NIA control room close to the lock up. NIA had nabbed Hina Bashir Beg, her husband Jahanzaib Sami and Abdullah Basith, suspected IS inspired module members, and detained them with two wanted in another case at the NIA lockup at Lodhi Road.

The five-member panel, headed by Indraprastha University Vice-Chancellor Mahesh Verma, was constituted by the AAP government and submitted its report on Saturday.

Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal on Monday overruled Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government's decision to bar people from other states to get coronavirus treatment in hospitals run by the Delhi government.

Delhi Noida Direct (DND) flyway witnessed heavy traffic congestion after Delhi government opened border from June 08. A week before Delhi Government sealed border areas after witnessing surge in COVID-19 cases.

The pleas have sought setting aside the June 7 order of the AAP government's Department of Health and Family Welfare, saying the decision is unconstitutional, arbitrary, against the humanity and results in discrimination on the basis of residence of a citizen.