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A fire broke out at a shoe factory in Udyog Nagar in Delhi on Saturday morning. At least 11 fire tenders have rushed to the spot to douse the flames.

Delhi's path labs are now under fire over delay in testing and capping. India Today TV did a reality check of path labs in the national capital and found that many labs have adopted an extremely relaxed approach towards handling of Covid-19 cases. Many labs' helpline numbers were switched off, while other calls went unanswered.

Even as Capital plunges deeper into corona crisis, social distancing rules are dangerously violated.

Sir Ganga Ram hospital authorities have dissociated themselves from the viral prescription. The doctor in question said someone misused or forged his letterhead, stamp and signature.

As the number of the novel coronavirus cases continue to rise in Delhi, resulting in shortage of hospital beds for patients, people in the capital are now arranging oxygen beds on their own.

Falling like a deck of cards, restaurants have started closing down one after the other in Delhi's Khan Market.

After discovering a yawning gap between actual bed availabilities in the national capital and their listing on the Delhi government's corona app, a deeper investigation by India Today has revealed various Covid-designated private hospitals have no resources in the first place to deal with the pandemic.  

All three MCDs have recorded 2098 cremations of Covid-19 patients, Chairperson of the Standing Committee of NDMC said on Thursday.

At a time Delhi government is trying hard to increase the hospital beds in the Capital to provide medical facility to all, there are concerns at the level of individual hospitals.

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal tested negative for coronavirus on Tuesday. The chief minster underwent the Covid-19 test after developing sore throat and fever. Meanwhile, the national capital remains on edge as Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia earlier in the day said, according to the state government, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi will rise to 5.5 lakh by July 31. For more, watch the video.

During the investigation, it was found that he played a “crucial role” in arranging a meeting between suspended AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain and activist Umar Khalid. 

Delhi and Mumbai are India's two biggest cities with 16.8 and 12.5 million people each. The population density of Mumbai, however, is much higher than Delhi - it is the world's second-most densely populated city with over 20,000 people per square kilometre.

With news of schools reopening in Delhi worrying parents, the Government School Teachers Association has demanded that the year 2019-20 be declared a zero academic year.

Hotel rooms will be commandeered by different Delhi hospitals so that low-risk coronavirus patients can be shifted there, freeing hospital beds for more critical cases.

Delhi Police has filed another FIR in the 'Bois Locker Room' Instagram group chat that was exposed last month. The FIR was lodged after the girl who exposed the chats started receiving threats on social media.

"Let's not play politics & go into blame game, Delhi needs close coordination between State & central govt," Shahid Siddiqui wrote in a tweet.

Delhi seems to fare well in the battle against Covid-19. It has fewer cases than Maharashtra or Tamil Nadu, and fewer deaths than Maharashtra or Gujarat. But proportionate to its population, the case burden is high.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday that the Delhi borders, that were sealed amid the apprehensions that people from other states will come to the city to avail "best health services", would be opened from tomorrow (Monday). Watch full video conference here.

Speaking exclusively to India Today TV, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Dr Randeep Guleria said: "Local transmission is most likely happening in the hotspots of Delhi and Mumbai. There are 10 to 12 cities where there are chances of local transmission." He also said that coronavirus cases peak in the country is yet to come and that it may arrive at different times for different states.

Sources in the Delhi's LNJP hospital said that the coronavirus patient was shifted to ICU4. However, the patient's son claimed that he checked all the wards of the hospital and has not been able to find his father.

Delhi received light rainfall on Sunday, bringing down the temperature in the national capital to 28 degrees Celsius.

With 2,46,628 novel coronavirus cases, India has now become the fifth worst-hit nation after the US, Brazil, Russia and Britain, overtaking Spain's tally. According to the latest health ministry data, the death toll in the country stands at 6,929. However, the nation looks forward to easing lockdown norms with operations at restaurants, shopping malls, places of worship and offices set to resume from Monday in all places except the containment zones. Several states have issued SOPs ahead of the reopening. Meanwhile, Global cases of the novel coronavirus topped 7 million on Saturday, while deaths from the novel coronavirus are approaching 400,000 worldwide. Follow Indiatoday.in for latest from India and across the world.

Four days after granted bail in the northeast Delhi violence case, Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita has now been charged under the non-bailable Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by the Delhi Police.

The investigative agency’s office in the national capital will remain shut on Saturday and Sunday. A special director working in ED’s Delhi office has also tested positive. 

The talks, slated to be held around 8 am in the Border Personnel Meeting Point at Maldo in the Chushul sector of eastern Ladakh, will be led by Corp commander-level officers from both armies.