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The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police has busted a fake call centre and arrested seven men who allegedly duped more than 500 people of over Rs 2.5 crore by promising them to provide loans from reputed companies offering financial services, officials said on Tuesday.

The Income Tax Department has conducted raids against some Chinese individuals and their local associates for allegedly running an estimated Rs 1,000 crore worth money laundering racket using shell or dubious firms, the Central Board of Direct Taxation said today.

The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded 8.6 mm rainfall till 5:30 pm. The Lodhi Road and Ayanagar weather stations recorded 3.2 mm and 1.3 mm precipitation, respectively.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that capital's doubling rate of coronavirus cases has now gone up to over 50 days while across India it is around 20 days.

The Delhi High court was informed by the Delhi government that it has released Rs 98.35 crore to North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NrDMC) for paying salaries to 9,000 teachers, engaged by the civic body, for July and August.

Delhi Police have registered a case against Congress leader Mohammad Usman and others for reportedly violating social distancing rules in central Delhi's Hauz Qazi area, officials said on Monday.

The Delhi government will provide loans up to Rs 20,000 to street vendors in the city, officials said on Monday.

Most places in the national capital remained dry on Monday despite the weather department''s forecast of moderate to heavy rains in the city.

Delhi recorded 707 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.46 lakh, while the death count from the disease mounted to 4,131, authorities said.

The police have arrested a man who allegedly duped people by luring them into his fraudulent schemes after promising them high returns, officials said on Monday.

Delhi recorded 1,299 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the tally of such cases in the city to over 1.41 lakh, while the death count due to the disease mounted to 4,059, authorities said.

Close to 15 per cent students enrolled in Delhi government schools are not "traceable" since the lockdown was announced and have not been attending the alternative classes conducted online or through phones, according to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

A Delhi Police head constable died and another was injured late last night when a man rammed his car into their patrol vehicle near a college in north Delhi. The accused driver, a young man pursuing his undergraduate studies in Singapore, was inebriated at the time of the accident and has been arrested.

Delhi Police today checked vehicles of commuters as part of heightened security measures in the national capital ahead of the Independence Day.

An interstate gang of robbers that had made a name for itself by uprooting ATMs in Delhi and nearby areas was busted with the arrest of their 27-year-old leader after a shootout near the capital's posh Vasant Kunj area on Sunday evening, the police said.

International passengers arriving at Delhi airport can fill a mandatory self-declaration form online. This will make travelling contactless reduce congestion at the arrival lounge. From Saturday onward, five categories of passengers can get exemption from the mandatory seven-day institutional quarantine.

At least six people were injured after an LPG cylinder exploded in south Delhi's Tigri this evening. The blast was reported from a slum in the area. One woman was seriously injured in the blast.

Air India Express employees in Delhi today paid tributes to co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar, who lost his life in the Kozhikode plane crash incident.

A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stalking a Telugu film actress in Rohini, the police said Saturday.

The national capital is likely to witness moderate to heavy rains over the next four days, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK), an interactive experience centre on Swachh Bharat Mission.

Delhi recorded 1,404 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.44 lakh, while the number of deaths from the disease climbed to 4,098, authorities said.

A 44-year-old man, sacked from the Delhi Transport Department in 2005 on corruption charges, was arrested for allegedly trying to extort money from a delivery person by impersonating a policeman, officials said on Saturday.

A Delhi court has granted bail to a man, arrested in connection with a case relating to violence that erupted in northeast Delhi on condition that "he shall maintain peace and harmony in his locality."

The police have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly robbing his wife's mobile phone to teach her a lesson after she left him, officials said on Friday.