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A retired Delhi government school principal has been arrested for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 18 lakh on the pretext of getting her a teaching job, police said on Thursday.

Former Facebook employee Mark Luckie today levelled a range of allegations, including "compromised implementation" of community standards by the social media platform, in his deposition before the Delhi Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony, according to an official statement.

The national capital reported 104 deaths due to coronavirus infection today - the highest fatalities due to the highly contagious virus in one day. The city reported 7,053 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

A fresh western disturbance is likely to increase the wind speed and improve the air quality in Delhi-NCR post Diwali, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The national capital recorded its air quality in the "very poor" category on Thursday with experts and government agencies saying it may enter the "severe" category on Diwali night.

East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir inaugurated on Thursday a first-of-its-kind giant air purifier in Gandhi Nagar market, touted as Asia's largest readymade garment and textile hub.

Despite a complete ban on sale and use of firecrackers, the Delhi Fire Service has cancelled leave applications of its staffers and deployed 2,500 personnel on Diwali to deal with any emergency in the national capital, officials said on Thursday.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain launched a mobile app that will allow people to access a free e-vehicle service dedicated for transportation of COVID-19 patients who are not critical, officials said.

Two persons have been arrested for allegedly duping around 250 homebuyers of Rs 29 crore on the pretext of a housing society project under a scheme of the Delhi Development Authority, police said on Thursday.

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A 49-year-old businessman was arrested for allegedly forging a letter of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to sell his property located in the vicinity of a protected monument in Delhi's Panchsheel Park, the police said on Wednesday.

A criminal, carrying a cash reward of Rs 6 lakh, was arrested after a brief encounter with police in Delhi on Wednesday.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will perform ''Diwali Pujan'' at Akshardham Temple on November 14 along with his cabinet colleagues, amid a ban on firecrackers by his government in view of the rising air pollution and COVID-19 cases in the city.

The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested 10 people and registered 12 cases for alleged sale of fire crackers in the national capital, officials said.

The duration of the third peak of the spread of COVID-19 in the national capital is longer than those of the previous peaks but it may subside in the next few days, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Wednesday.

The number of COVID-19 deaths in Delhi is shooting up. Delhi recorded 83 deaths yesterday. This is the second-highest number of deaths recorded in the capital. The last time deaths were this high was on June 16 when Delhi recorded 93 deaths. The city also recorded its highest daily spike in cases with 7,830 new cases yesterday.

To make it easier for foreigners in India, the Home Ministry has brought the jurisdiction of Gautam Buddh Nagar or Noida and Ghaziabad districts of Uttar Pradesh under the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Delhi.

The daily coronavirus spike in Delhi reached a new high over the last 24 hours, with the city crossing the 8,000-mark and logging 8,593 cases.

Four members of a gang were arrested for allegedly posing as policemen and robbing people after offering them a lift, police said on Wednesday.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has requested Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to augment the bed capacity in the central government-run hospitals in the city. This is in view of revised projections of up to 15,000 COVID-19 cases per day in the coming weeks, under the third surge of the coronavirus infection in the national capital.

A 26-year-old man allegedly strangled his sister-in-law to death over a dispute and then surrendered to the police in northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar area, officials said on Wednesday.

The Arvind Kejriwal government was pulled up by the Delhi High Court today for relaxing safety norms for public gatherings and transport, as the city witnesses an unprecedented surge in the coronavirus infections. Observing that a city is now witnessing a bigger daily spike than big states like Maharashtra and Kerala, the court asked if the government has any concrete plan to control the situation.

Delhi recorded 7,830 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest single-day spike till date, taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4.5 lakh even as 83 new fatalities pushed the number of deaths to 7,143, authorities said.

A third spike in COVID-19 cases has come now in Delhi which is showing more cases than before, with factors like pollution, cold weather and festivals playing a major role in the rise of the infections, the ICMR said on Tuesday.

Delhi woke up to hazy skies with pollution levels in the red or "severe" category for the sixth consecutive day today. The national capital's pollution level has risen to 487 points, with a blanket of smog hanging over the city