Delhi news live: Two passengers who landed at IGI airport from Afghanistan found Covid positive

Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the north-east Delhi riots conspiracy case, told a Delhi Court on Monday that there were various contradictions in the police's claims and called it a "cooked up" case. Khalid, along with several others, has been booked under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA. They are accused of being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 violence, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. He has sought bail in the case. (PTI)

The Delhi high court Monday directed the city police to handover the keys of the residential portion of the Nizamuddin Markaz to its occupants after it was locked by the authorities in the wake of an FIR in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat congregation there last year. Justice Yogesh Khanna, who was hearing a plea by the mother of Jamaat leader Maulana Saad, directed that the keys be handed over to her within two days and clarified that for now, the occupants cannot enter any non-residential portion of the property. (PTI)

Two persons out of the 146 passengers who landed in Delhi from Afghanistan on Monday were found positive for Covid-19. Speaking to ANI, Rajendra Kumar, sub-divisional magistrate said, "Two people coming from Afghanistan have been found COVID positive. They have been sent to LNJP Hospital." The second batch of 146 Indian nationals who were evacuated from Afghanistan via Doha arrived in the national capital on Monday on various flights. (ANI)

Afghan refugees on Monday staged a protest in front of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Delhi seeking refugee cards, resettlement options to a third country and security from the international body and the Indian government. Protestors that also included women and children carried banners with the slogan "We want future".

Delhi Police on Sunday arrested three people for allegedly supplying drugs and seized cannabis worth more than Rs 5.5 crore from their possession. As per the police, a team led by assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Dayanand of special staff south district apprehended the three accused from MMTC road in Malviya Nagar area of Delhi while they were carrying a huge quantity of contraband in an auto-rickshaw. When the police searched the auto-rickshaw, they found three bags that enclosed 45 packets containing 93.582 kg of cannabis.

The Delhi high court on Monday granted more time to the Centre and Delhi government to file a reply on a petition seeking court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigation into the deaths of Covid-19 patients at Jaipur Golden Hospital in April, allegedly due to oxygen shortage.

The Delhi government’s plan to beautify entry points of the capital to make them aesthetically pleasing is finally set to take off from the Tikri Kalan border. Read more

With the return of monsoon, the national capital has been witnessing a continuous downpour with brief intervals over the last week. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi has received a surplus of 21 per cent rainfall so far. On Monday, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature at 26 degree Celsius and as per the IMD the maximum temperature is likely to be 35 degree Celsius.

The south and east Delhi municipal corporations recently launched websites and toll-free numbers to encourage people to dispose of their e-waste in a proper manner and officials said the response had been quite encouraging. Read more

Mobile tower installation is expected to speed up in key areas of the city as South Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to slash the rates by 40%. Read more

Smart and lab-based classrooms, smart furniture, conference halls, aesthetic structures having a green building concept, water and sewage treatment plants, elevators, and much more are slated to be a part of schools that are going to be built on the pattern of Delhi government’s model institutions. Read more