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Delhiites experienced a warm Monday with the maximum temperature in the city being recorded at 36.1 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average.

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to all the respondents on a plea seeking directions to authorities to take immediate steps to prevent stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the view of COVID-19 situation.

Delhi Police Sub-Inspector Sandeep Dahiya, who had fled after shooting and injuring his girlfriend late last night, has reportedly killed his father-in-law in Haryana's Rohtak today, police said.

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the AAP government whether sufficient number of ICU beds are vacant for non-COVID patients and how it will compensate private hospitals which have been asked to make such beds available for COVID patients.

A judge of the Delhi High Court has directed that the link of hearings conducted through video conferencing will not be provided to the public, including mediapersons, and it will be given only to advocates and investigating officers.

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday cautioned against "routine use" of plasma therapy and anti-viral drug Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients, stating that these are "investigational therapies" and should be adopted "rationally".

A tractor was set on fire near India Gate in Delhi this morning during against the contentious farm laws, which have triggered protests across the country. The police have removed the tractor and the fire has been put out by the fire department.

A 23-year-old student was arrested for allegedly harassing a woman by sending her obscene messages on social media, police said on Sunday.

More than 40 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported for the second consecutive day on Sunday. While Sunday reported 42 deaths, a total of 46 were reported on Saturday, the data relased by Delhi government said.

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has approved a proposal to collect annual sewage pollution charge from all households, irrespective of whether they are located in areas with or without sewer network.

Asked to wear a mask and wait for their turn, a doctor was allegedly assaulted by a couple at the Delhi government-run Maharishi Valmiki Hospital.

A woman who was found lying on the GT Karnal Road in north Delhi's Alipur area with a bullet injury, has accused her friend, a Delhi police sub-inspector, of shooting her during a quarrel, officials said on Sunday.

The Additional District Magistrate of Delhi's South West district has withdrawn an order making quarantine in Covid care facilities mandatory for infected people over 60

Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the jurisdiction of Civil Courts, which have been ousted from the new farm bill and said that the bill is more detrimental to lawyers and litigants.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has said the Aam Aadmi Party government in the national capital has increased testing by three times to 60,000 tests a day, adding that this was the new strategy to combat the surge in coronavirus cases.

Custom officials have busted a smuggling racket in Delhi after two men were arrested for allegedly sneaking in luxury watches in the capital from Dubai.

The national capital reported 46 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the highest in over 70 days, taking the number of deaths to 5,193, while 3,372 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 2,67,822, authorities said.

Actor Rakul Preet Singh on Saturday approached the Delhi High Court seeking an interim direction to the Centre, Press Council of India and the News Broadcasters Association to ensure that the media does not broadcast any programme or publish any article connecting her with the Rhea Chakraborty drug case.

In view of Delhi's annual health emergency caused by stubble burning and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar proposing the use of a novel chemical that decomposes crop residue.

A Nepalese national, working as a cook, drugged a 78-year old businessman and his entire family and fled with valuables, including a licensed revolver, police said on Saturday after arresting him.

The Delhi government has asked all its departments to provide details of temporary posts under their jurisdiction, which can be converted into permanent ones, taking into account the nature of work.

A court has directed Delhi Police to register an FIR on a complaint over a morphed video of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal allegedly singing an obscene song, saying its tone and manner lowers his reputation and addresses the public in an abusive manner.

Delhi's air quality is likely to slip into the "poor" category by Wednesday, SAFAR said.

The Delhi government has asked all districts to retest all symptomatic patients, who have tested negative for COVID-19 on rapid antigen test, using the more reliable RT-PCR method, after it found the process was not followed in over 1,400 cases.

Monsoon 2020: Delhi might have already seen the last rainfall of this monsoon season and any precipitation is unlikely now, the Met department said on Thursday. In the absence of rain, the mercury is likely to rise by a few notches over the next few days. The capital has recorded only three rainy days this September, the lowest since 2016, when it witnessed just two rainy days.