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The first shipment of coronavirus vaccine Covishield - developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and manufactured by the Serum Institute - is expected to land at Delhi's Indira Gandhi airport tonight

"Moderate" fog in parts of Delhi lowered visibility to 300 meters on Thursday, even as the minimum temperature in the city rose to 14.4 degrees Celsius, the highest in around four weeks.

Yamuna pollution: The Delhi government has prepared a nine-point action plan to prevent frothing in the Yamuna river due to the discharge of untreated sewage in the river. The plan, approved by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), lays down targets to be achieved by various agencies, including the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and municipal corporations, to prevent the discharge of untreated wastewater in the river.

A 62-year-old former senior manager of a public sector bank and his associate were arrested for allegedly misappropriating funds of two customers through fraudulent transactions, Delhi Police said on Wednesday.

The COVID-19 vaccine is likely to arrive in Delhi by early next week and robust preparations are on to stock it in the required thermal environment and ensure effective roll-out of the inoculation exercise, sources said on Wednesday.

The bank accounts of Reliance Communication, Reliance Telecom and Reliance Infratel -- all owned by Anil Ambani -- have been classified as "fraud" the State Bank of India has told the Delhi High Court, opening up possibilities of a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The court has asked the bank to maintain status quo on the accounts.

A man has been arrested for allegedly thrashing a calf in east Delhi's Mandawali and leaving the animal writhing in pain, police said on Wednesday.

The Delhi Police is planning to hire forensic experts for assistance in detection of cyber and financial frauds, as well as in collecting evidence from the crime scene, officials said.

The national capital woke up to rain and hailstorm this morning.

Delhi recorded 442 COVID-19 cases and 12 new fatalities on Tuesday, even as the positivity rate slumped to 0.55 per cent, authorities said.

BJP leaders from Punjab today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi amid protests by farmers at Delhi's borders against the Centre's three new farm laws for nearly six weeks.

BJP leaders from Punjab today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi amid protests by farmers at Delhi's borders against the Centre's three new farm laws for nearly six weeks. The deadlock over the repeal of the contentious farm laws continued, with the Centre and the farmers unable to get on the same page in the seventh round of discussions. Sources said the government had proposed to discuss the farmers' demand for a legal guarantee for support price of crops, but the farmers' union leaders insisted on discussing the repeal of farm laws.

Temperature in Delhi and national capital region (NCR) is likely to witness a sharp fall in the upcoming days after Wednesday, predicted Anand Sharma additional director general of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.

It's been raining in Delhi since the New Year began, and according to a forecast by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) strong winds and showers are likely to continue in the national capital for at least another day. Afterwards, the mercury is set to drop drastically, it added.

A new housing scheme of the Delhi Development Authority, with 1,355 flats on offer, was launched on Saturday, officials said.

NCP chief and former agriculture minister Sharad Pawar today accused the Centre of bulldozing three new farm laws without consulting states and asserted that agriculture cannot be run "sitting in Delhi" as it involves farmers toiling in distant villages.

Delhi's air quality improved significantly to the "moderate" category on Monday morning owing to rain and strong winds.

The national capital recorded 384 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in over seven months, and 12 more fatalities on Monday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.76 per cent, authorities said.

A 36-year-old woman stabbed her husband to death, posted the information on her social media account and then attempted to take her own life inside their rented apartment on Saturday.

Work is underway in full swing to set up centres for COVID-19 vaccination in the national capital with 500 such units to come up in the first phase, even as the storage facility is getting equipped with freezers to hold vaccines in a temperature range of 2-8 degrees Celsius.

Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday said he will launch an agitation in New Delhi in January on issues concerning farmers.

With more women joining the farmers' protest at the Singhu border over the last few days, an NGO is installing bio-toilets made using recycled material to ensure that they don''t have to worry about the lack of basic amenities.

A Delhi court has sent a wanted gangster Sukhmeet Pal Singh, also known as Sukh Bhikhariwal to eight days police custody. He is believed to be a sympathiser of the Khalistani network.

The incident occurred around 9 pm when the New Delhi to Bengaluru Rajdhani Express was passing Nawandgi railway station, railway official Ch Rakesh said.