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The Delhi Police has arrested 17 people for allegedly running a fake call centre duping foreign nationals in the name of Microsoft technical support, officials said on Friday.

In a bid to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from worsening due to increased air pollution, the Delhi government has banned all types of firecrackers from November 7 to 30, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday.

Former Chief Secretary of Delhi M Kutty was on Thursday appointed chairperson of the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas, according to a Personnel Ministry order.

The AAP government has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order staying its decision to reserve 80 per cent ICU beds in private hospitals for COVID-19 patients.

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today met with Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain, its Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and other officials to discuss the national capital's spike in coronavirus cases over the last two days. The capital has recorded over 6,000 cases of coronavirus on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Delhi High Court has expressed displeasure over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital and observed that the city could soon become the "corona capital of the country".

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said a third wave of coronavirus is now sweeping through the city and the government is preparing for all contingencies. There would soon also be a decision on the use of firecrackers in the city during the festival season, he said.

A 16-year-old rape survivor gave birth to a baby on the terrace of her house in north Delhi, police said on Wednesday.

The National Green Tribunal today expanded the ambit of hearing cases on pollution by use of firecrackers beyond the NCR and issued notices to 18 states and Union Territories where air quality is beyond norms.

Malls across Delhi have geared up for the festive season. It has been five months since they reopened in June with strict adherence to Covid precautions like mandatory thermal scanning at entry and social distancing markers everywhere. Now, ahead of Diwali, shopping malls have stocked up on massive colourful decorations, a wide variety of Ganesh-Lakshmi statues, candles, diyas and rangoli stickers.

Delhi on Wednesday reported over 6,000 coronavirus cases within 24 hours, for the second time in a row. The national capital, which has been facing its worst COVID-19 wave since the pandemic hit the country early this year, has logged 6,842 new cases in a day, its highest ever tally.

Delhi Airport receives threats to two Air India flights to London tomorrow, security increased

Delhi logged a record 6,725 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours -- the highest daily tally since the outbreak reached the national capital.

The month of October was the coldest in 58 years in the national capital, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.

The Delhi Commission for Women has come to the rescue of a woman from Bihar who was reunited with her lover in the national capital amid fears of safety of the couple, officials said on Tuesday.

As the minimum temperature in Delhi dropped to 10 degrees Celsius today, the season's lowest so far, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said it will declare a cold wave in the city if the situation persists for another day.

Three men, including the security guard of a hospital, have been arrested for allegedly raping a woman at the hospital's parking lot in Delhi's Rohini district.

The AAP government today told the Delhi High Court that it has instructed all its officials not to paste posters outside homes of COVID-19 positive persons or those in home isolation and those pasted have been ordered to be removed.

The air quality in the national capital remained in the ''very poor'' category for the fourth consecutive day, as per the data from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday.

The national capital's air quality remained "very poor" on Sunday, with stubble burning contributing 40 per cent to Delhi's pollution and negating the effect of better ventilation, according to a government forecasting agency.

Delhi has been reporting over 5,000 coronavirus cases everyday for the last seven days. This has prompted the Home Ministry to review the situation in the national capital. In a meeting chaired by Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, they discussed strategy for the city that is likely seeing a third surge in COVID-19 cases.

A 26-year-old Delhi Police sub-inspector allegedly shot himself dead with his service pistol at his home in west Delhi's Mohan Garden area early Monday morning, police said.

A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly posing as a Delhi Police officer and issuing fake ''challans'' to people by accusing them of violating COVID-19 norms, police said on Sunday.

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 10.8 degrees Celsius on Monday, the lowest this season so far, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The Delhi government has relaxed some restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, starting with allowing buses to operate at full capacity. The government has also decided to allow up to 200 guests to attend wedding functions in the city -- up from the previous 50-people restriction.