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Sushil Kumar has also been not willing to talk about his alleged links with gangsters. Delhi Police' Crime Branch has been investigating Sushil's alleged role in the murder of a 23-year-old wrestler.

Delhi has broken a 13-year-old rainfall record for the month of May as the city recorded the highest rainfall in 13 years.

Lockdown has been extended in Delhi till May 31, announced Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday. If the Covid-19 cases continue to drop, "the process to unlock Delhi will begin," he said.

As many as 513 doctors have died during the second wave of Covid-19, of which Delhi alone accounted for 103 casualties, the IMA said on Tuesday.

AAP MLA Atishi Marlena on Monday said that Delhi had received 1.5 lakh doses of Covishield for the 45 plus age group. She added that the Covaxin stock for the age ground was about to finish.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has urged the Centre to come with up a centralised vaccine procurement policy as major international vaccine producers have said that they will not sell their jabs to state governments.

The Delhi Police has issued notices to two persons associated with the Congress to join the probe in connection with the 'toolkit' controversy, sources said.

Amid the surge in Covid cases in the national capital, Delhi has also reported 25 dengue cases till May 22 this year, the highest in the January-May period since 2013.

The Delhi High Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the mosquito infestation in the city and said that if timely action is not taken, it could lead to vector-borne diseases which may further complicate the existing Covid-19 situation.

With the rise in mucormycosis cases, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said that the national capital is facing a shortage of anti-black fungal drugs.

Hours after serving Twitter a notice in connection with the 'manipulated media' controversy, teams of the Delhi Police Special Cell landed at the offices of the social media company in Delhi and Gurugram on Monday.

Delhi Police has sent a notice to Twitter demanding an explanation over its "manipulated media" tag on BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra's tweet on the alleged Congress "toolkit".

Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar was arrested from Delhi on Sunday in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old wrestler on May 4. The decorated wrestler was absconding for over a fortnight before he was nabbed on Sunday.

Dedicated centres have been set up for the treatment of fungal infection or mucormycosis at these city government-run hospitals as Delhi reports a surge in black fungus cases.

Delhi High Court has directed the DCGI to probe the distribution of Covid treatment drug Fabiflu by BJP MP Gautam Gambhir.

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has said that over 400 doctors across the country have succumbed to the Covid-19 infection during the second wave of the pandemic. According to the IMA, as many as 420 doctors have lost their lives so far during the second Covid-19 wave and 100 out of these casualties have been reported from Delhi.

An IIT Delhi study has shown that experiencing nature helps us overcome distractions and build focus. It has demonstrated that the human brain has been designed to love nature.

Delhi recorded 189 Covid deaths and 1,649 fresh Covid-19 cases in 24 hours on Sunday. This is the lowest daily spike in cases the city has seen since March 30.

Delhi’s health minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said that ever since the lockdown was imposed in the city, a downward trend in Covid cases has been seen. The daily cases have decreased from around 28,000 to less than 5,000 now. Jain stated that a decision on whether the lockdown in the national capital is to be extended will be announced on Sunday. He also addressed the black fungus outbreak in this exclusive interview.

The Delhi government will have to temporarily stop the inoculation drive for the 18-44 age group from Monday due to depleting vaccine stock, AAP MLA Atishi said on Friday.

As cases of black fungus (mucormycosis) rise across the country, Delhi is facing an acute shortage of Amphotericin B that is used to treat the infection. 

Sambhavna Seth lost her father on May 8 due to Covid-19 complications. The actress took to social media today, May 22, to share a video from the hospital where she is seen blaming the nurses for not taking proper care of her dad.

Delhi on Tuesday registered a dip in daily Covid-19 numbers as it reported 12,481 fresh cases, the fewest in almost a month. The national capital's test positivity rate also continued its steep drop, falling to 17.76 per cent, the lowest after April 14.

The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to NCLAT after a lawyer filed a plea against the tribunal’s SOP on the physical filing of documents, despite the e-filing system being in place. The plea cites risk to the lawyers and staff due to the order during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.