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Schools were reopened in Delhi for students of Class 9 and Class 11 and they attended the classes on Friday, around ten months after educational institutions were forced to shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A 35-year-old Mewat-based criminal was arrested on Thursday in an area near southeast Delhi's Sarita Vihar after a brief exchange of fire, police said.

Going firm on their demand for repeal of the new agri laws, hundreds of farmers spent another night in the cold and withstood spells of drizzle on Thursday at Ghazipur, their heavily-secured protest site at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border.

The COVID-19 vaccination for frontline health workers, police personnel, civil defence staff and municipal workers started in Delhi on Thursday. There are a total of six lakh frontline workers in the national capital.

The Delhi police said today its investigation into an "overseas conspiracy" taking advantage of the farmer protests was not against Greta Thunberg but a "toolkit" that she had tweeted, allegedly linked to a "Khalistani group".

A four-foot-long checkered keelback, commonly known as Asiatic water snake, entered a bank in Delhi's New Friends Colony on Thursday, triggering panic among staff.

Greta Thunberg's tweets on farmers have been cited in a case filed today by the Delhi Police that alleges an overseas "conspiracy" and an attempt to "promote enmity between groups".

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday accused the Centre of trying to govern the national capital through the "backdoor", claiming the Union cabinet has cleared a proposal to give more powers to the Lieutenant Governor.

The Delhi Police has sent a notice to social activist Yogita Bhayana over her Twitter posts on the Republic Day violence in the national capital, asking her to appear for questioning, officials said on Wednesday.

Delhi Weather Update: The India Meteorological Department has said Delhi and its neighbouring states received rain and thunderstorms on Thursday due to the fresh Western Disturbance. Himachal Pradaesh received light snowfall today.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said his government will help trace the farmers missing since the violence on January 26 and if the needed, he will approach the Lieutenant Governor and the Centre.

The national capital reported 150 fresh COVID-19 cases and six deaths due to the disease today, authorities said.

The farmers' agitation has caused inconvenience to the residents of Delhi and its neighbouring states, the government said in parliament today, in reply to a question on the barricading of the city's borders.

One in two residents in Delhi has been exposed to the coronavirus and developed antibodies for the infection, the fifth serological survey in the capital has found, the government said on Tuesday.

After the tractor rally on January 26 took a violent turn, security has been stepped up at the various entry points of the national capital, where the farmers have been camping for over 60 days. But is the move warranted? Newsmakers from across the political spectrum join Sanket Upadhyay on Trending Tonight.

The actions by farmers on the outskirts of Delhi between September and December last year left the police with no option but to use tear gas, water cannons and force to control the crowd, the Home Ministry said in parliament on Tuesday.

Delhi's Karkardooma court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of northeast Delhi violence accused Tahir Hussain, Umar Khalid, and others arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), till February 16.

Several farmers have been missing since the Republic Day tractor rally, which had descended into chaos and violence, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha - a front of 40 farmers' unions that is leading the agitation against the three central agriculture laws - said on Tuesday after meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Minister Satyendar Jain.

An alleged gangster and his aide wanted in multiple cases have been arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday.

One in two residents in Delhi has been exposed to the coronavirus and developed antibodies for the infection, the fifth serological survey in the capital has found, the government said on Tuesday. The data suggested that the city of 2 crore is inching towards herd immunity - when the majority of the population becomes immune to a disease, slowing its spread - but people should not let their guard down, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said.

Delhi weather forecast: The minimum temperature in Delhi is likely to rise by at least three degrees Celsius over the next two days under the influence of a fresh western disturbance, the IMD said today. The western disturbance will also bring rain on Thursday and Friday.

The Delhi Police on Monday appealed to people not to believe in rumours about illegal detention of farmers protesting against three new agriculture laws and asserted that the investigation is being carried out in a fair and transparent manner.

After photos emerged yesterday of policemen armed with metal lances and arm guards, apparently to ward against swords seen during farmer protests, the Delhi Police have put out a disclaimer and have also asked those behind the images to explain.

A Delhi court will pass order tomorrow on the bail application of freelance journalist Mandeep Punia who was arrested by the Delhi Police from the Singhu border protest site where farmers are agitating against the three agri laws passed by the Centre.

A total of 7,893 people -- around 75 per cent of the targeted beneficiaries -- were administered the vaccine against the coronavirus in Delhi on Monday, officials said.