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Delhi Metro, which has been shut since March 22 due to the coronavirus crisis, is set to resume operations from Monday, September 7, in a graded manner. The metro travel experience is set to change, with thermal scanning and social distancing rules across the stations as well as inside trains. The Urban Development Ministry has announced that if violations of guidelines are found at any station, then train will not stop at that station.

Central Delhi has recorded 62 percent less rainfall this monsoon season so far and is the second-most rain deficient district in northwest India, according to India Meteorological Department data.

A Delhi court has dismissed a bail application of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) student Asif Iqbal Tanha, arrested under the stringent anti-terror law - Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in a case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February.

Five highly polluted areas have been identified in Delhi in addition to the existing 13 pollution hotspots in the city, according to the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority.

The work to install a smog tower at Connaught Place in central Delhi has started and it will be ready in 10 months, officials said on Wednesday.

Lt Governor Anil Baijal today directed officials to significantly augment Delhi's Covid testing capacity by taking measures like "testing on demand", testing at the national capital's border points and at major construction sites to check the spread of COVID-19.

Delhi reported 2,509 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, its highest single-day spike in two months, government data showed. The new cases of the highly contagious virus have taken the overall infections in the national capital to 1, 79, 569. The last biggest one-day spike was 2,520 cases on July 3.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has accepted a proposal from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to resume metro services in the national capital from September 7, sources said Wednesday

A sero-prevalence survey in Delhi did not find antibodies against the novel coronavirus in the blood of 97 out of 208 people who had previously tested positive for COVID-19, with the National Centre for Disease Control saying it indicates that immune response generated by the virus could be "transient in nature".

Delhi weather: The national capital has been recording some of the lowest pollution figures in August - after nearly five years. On Tuesday, Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 54 at 10 am, which falls in the 'satisfactory' category, according to a Central Pollution Control Board official. On Monday, the city recorded a 24-hour average AQI of 41, which was the lowest since the CPCB started maintaining air quality records in 2015.

A strike called by Ola and Uber drivers in Delhi-NCR today had no major impact as passengers said they did not face any hassle in booking the cabs.

A crucial meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is likely to take place on Wednesday to discuss reopening of Metro train services and other activities permitted under the Centre's ''Unlock 4'' guidelines, officials said.

A 28-year-old woman allegedly staged a "robbery" at her own house in north Delhi with the help of an aide following which both of them were arrested, the police said on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court today pulled up the Maharashtra and Delhi governments for not informing it of the condition of migrant workers in the two states amid the coronavirus crisis. The top court had told the two states to file affidavits containing details about what they have done for the welfare of migrant workers, schemes for them and the number of such workers living in the two states, among other measures.

The national capital today reported its highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases in nearly two months. Government data shows Delhi reported 2,312 fresh coronavirus cases and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total to over 1.77 lakh. The city has reported 4,462 fatalities. The recovery rate is 88.5 per cent. The last biggest one-day spike was 2,505 cases on July 4 - and the cases had been declining slowly until today.

The legal fraternity gave a mixed response to the commencement of physical hearings by the Delhi High Court today, after a gap of more than five months, with several lawyers asking the court that their matters be heard via video conferencing.

A 23-year-old man allegedly killed his two roommates in west Delhi's Raghubir Nagar due to a disagreement over rent payment, the police said.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a member of Pinjra Tod, a women's collective, in a case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in February.

The Delhi government on Monday decided to maintain status quo on prohibited activities till September 2 in the national capital.

The next round of monthly sero-prevalence survey in the national capital is slated to begin on Tuesday, with authorities gearing up for the exercise to further analyse the COVID-19 situation in Delhi.

A woman was arrested on Monday for allegedly abducting a 25-day-old baby boy in north Delhi's Lahori Gate area with an intent of giving him to her childless daughter, police said.

Suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain received cash from "dubious entities" and hawala operators and used the money to "fuel" anti-CAA protests and riots in Delhi in February, the Enforcement Directorate said on Monday.

Prime Minister Modi tweeted a warm tribute to Pranab Mukherjee today, praising the former President as "scholar par excellence (and) a towering statesman" whose loss would be felt deeply by the nation

Around 1,000 physical education teachers in Delhi government schools will undergo a five-day online training programme on "Physical Literacy", Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday.