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Delhi's ISKCON temple to celebrate Janmashtami on Aug 12, entry based on limited invitation due to COVID-19 crisis - Preparations are underway at the ISKCON Temple in Delhi ahead of Krishna Janmashtami on August 12.

Delhi: Rise in COVID-19 caseload due to 'outside patients', says Health Minister Satyendar Jain - "There have been reports that coronavirus cases are increasing in the national capital. People are coming from out of Delhi, places like Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad, and are getting tested in Delhi. The number increases because of their testing. There is otherwise a decline in cases here," Jain told reporters.

Delhi has reported 10,072 active COVID cases so far: Health Minister - There are 10,072 active coronavirus cases in Delhi, out of which 1076 were reported yesterday, informed Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on August 06. 'Yesterday, 1076 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Delhi, taking the total tally to 1,40,232. 890 people were recovered yesterday from infection and 10,072 are currently active, including 2,095 receiving treatment in the hospital,' said Jain on coronavirus situation in the national capital.

Kejriwal visits 12 - year - old rape victim in AIIMS, promises justice

Delhi: 12-year-old girl raped; cops recover blood-soaked minor from Paschim Vihar - According to the police, the 12-year-old girl had first been admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital on Tuesday evening after she was recovered in a bloodied state.

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Project: NHAI invites private players for bidding in three packages - The three packages under Sohna-Mumbai expressway includes a 58-km stretch that passes through Delhi with an aim to decongest Delhi in the coming years.

Ex-Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh cremated in Delhi's Chhatarpur - Amar Singh's last rites were conducted by his twin daughters, Drishti and Disha, at the Chhatarpur cremation ground. Singh's relatives and close friends had reached Delhi to attend his funeral.

Delhi Riots: Ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain confesses to being mastermind behind communal violence - Police said that during the interrogation the now suspended AAP councillor revealed that he wanted to teach Hindus a lesson using his political power and money. He told police that he was the mastermind of the northeast Delhi riots.

Amar Singh's mortal remains reach Delhi from Singapore; taken to Chhatarpur farmhouse - Sources close to the family of the late politico said that Amar Singh will be cremated on Monday.

Delhi: Number of COVID-19 containment zones scaled down to 496, says CM Arvind Kejriwal - In a meeting held with the officials of the revenue department, health department, and district officials, the Delhi CM also directed the health department and district officials to analyze the situation at regular intervals

India-China military talks: New Delhi seeks PLA disengagement from Fingers area, friction points in Eastern Ladakh - A meeting of Corps commanders of India and China including Lt Gen Harinder Singh and Maj Gen Liu Lin respectively currently underway at Moldo on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to focus on disengagement.

Amar Singh's mortal remains to reach Delhi from Singapore today - Amar Singh breathed his last on Saturday in Singapore due to kidney-related ailments.

Unlock 3: Noida, Ghaziabad open borders with Delhi; will e-pass be required? - Huge relief to thousands of commuters between Noida, Ghaziabad and Delhi from today as both Noida-Delhi and Ghaziabad-Delhi borders are open after Unlock 3.0 began on August 1.

TV anchor commits suicide in Delhi - Priyanka Juneja worked for various TV channels before moving to a YouTube channel. Delhi Police sources said she was in depression after recently losing her job.

Bakrid 2020: People gather at Delhi Gate to buy goats, COVID norms flouted - Ahead of Bakrid, large number of people gathered at Delhi Gate to buy goats. People were seen violating social distancing norms and some were seen without wearing masks. Bakra Eid, Bakrid and Eid al-Adha are all names for the ‘Feast of the Sacrifice’. Meanwhile, the total number of COVID-19 cases in national capital has reached 1,33,310 of which 10,770 are active.

Diesel price slashed in Delhi by Rs 8.36 as Kejriwal govt cuts VAT from 30% to 16.75% - The price of diesel in Delhi has been reduced from Rs 82 to Rs 73.64 i.e. by Rs 8.36 per litre.

IMD warns of heavy rains in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar and Delhi-NCR - The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning of heavy rains at isolated places in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar and some ghat regions.

Rajnath Singh holds delegation level talks with his Indonesian counterpart in Delhi - Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held delegation level talks with Indonesian Defence Minister, Prabowo Subianto on July 27. The Chief of Defence Staff, Bipin Rawat, Chief of Indian Army, MM Naravane, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and Chief of Air Staff Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria were also present in the meeting. Prabowo Subianto is on a 3-day visit to India from July 26 to 28.

Watch: Heavy traffic jam at Ring Road in Delhi - Heavy vehicular movement was seen at Ring Road in the national capital on July 27. Vehicles were seen crawling near Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Kashmere Gate of Delhi on Monday. Passengers were stuck in jam for hours.

Fuel prices today: Here are daily petrol, diesel rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata; check details - State-owned oil companies had on Sunday hiked diesel prices by 13 to 15 paise. After this increase, the price of diesel in Delhi had reached a record level. The fuel rates today are stable in all metros, including at the country's capital.

Over 1,500 COVID-19 beds available in 4 govt hospitals in Delhi: Health Ministry - "Visible results of the Union Govt`s effective intervention in managing #COVID19 situation in Delhi are apparent in number of COVID beds available in the 3 Central Govt hospitals and #AIIMS, New Delhi," the Union Health Ministry said in a tweet on Monday.

COVID-19: After Delhi, Tamil Nadu gets plasma bank - Tamil Nadu has now started a plasma bank to treat COVID-19 patients in the state. Tamil Nadu’s Principal Health Secretary, J Radhakrishnan said to ANI, “Like Delhi, we have also started a plasma bank on Chief Minister’s orders. More than 1.25 lakh people have recovered in the state, they can be of great help to the infected people.”The total number of active cases in the state stands at 51,765 and 2,700 deaths so far in the state.

VP Naidu unveils statue of Ambedkar in Delhi - Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu unveiled the statue of Bharat Ratna, Dr. B R Ambedkar in New Delhi. He unveiled statue at Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office on July 22. “I feel happy after unveiling the statue of Dr. B R Ambedkar today. His contribution in the nation is incredible,” said Vice President at the event.

Light rain lashes parts of Delhi - Light showers, accompanied by cool breeze and thunderstorm lashed parts of Delhi on July 22. Several parts of Delhi including Rajpath received rains. The minimum and maximum temperature was recorded at 25 degree Celsius and 31 degree Celsius respectively.

COVID pandemic turns Delhi's young sportsman into fruit seller - COVID-19 has come with deaths and infections, not physically but financially also the invisible enemy has changed lives of the people across the world. Young sportspersons from underprivileged families are finding it hard to continue their sport amid COVID-19. Ali Ansari, a medal-winning decathlete, said, "My family is not financially sound and lockdown made our lives more difficult. Nowadays I help my father at his fruit shop". Several businesses are reeling under financial crisis and lots of small businesses closed during the pandemic.