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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today claimed the national capital was witnessing the second wave of COVID-19 and has now turned the corner. The sudden spike in case, crossing 4,000 which took place earlier this month was the second wave of the disease, Mr Kejriwal indicated.

Congress leader P Chidambaram this morning attacked the government after the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in a report, called for a review of the Defence Ministry's policy for offsets over the Rs 58,000-crore Rafale deal with French firm Dassault Aviation. The French firm is yet to transfer technical assistance to India as a part of the deal for 36 Rafale jets, the national auditor said its report that was tabled in parliament.

Suspended senior IAS officer M Sivasankar today appeared before the National Investigation Agency probing the gold smuggling case in Kerala, two months after he was quizzed by the agency in connection with the sensational case, sources said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, interacting with cricket captain Virat Kohli via video link as part of the "Fit India Dialogue" today, questioned him about his fitness regime and also - whether he missed that Delhi favourite "chhole bhature" because of his tough regimen.

A man in Maharashtra's Thane had slipped into a flooded drain while crossing it, a police officer said. A search was launched and his body was later recovered from the drain.

The Civil Aviation Ministry has permitted airlines to decide baggage limitations for domestic passenger flights, stated an official order.

India has released Rs 96 crore (around 154 crore Nepali rupees) to Nepal towards housing and school sector assistance under the Indian government's post-earthquake reconstruction commitment in the Himalayan country.

The Opposition's politics has become directionless, when they had the chance to express their opinions on farm bills and other issues in the Parliament they walked out, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

Delhi weather news: The city has recorded less than 21 mm rainfall in September, the lowest for the month in 16 years, according to the India Meteorological Department. The national capital has already recorded the last rainfall of this monsoon season and any precipitation is unlikely now, according to the regional weather forecasting centre.

The Congress on Thursday attacked the government over three labour reform bills passed by Parliament with former party chief Rahul Gandhi alleging that workers were the target after farmers.

The Farm Bills will bring revolutionary changes in the lives of farmers as they can sell their produce to any buyer, get a guarantee of price of their crops, go for crop diversification, use new technology and reduce their input costs, said Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.

Monsoon 2020: Delhi might have already seen the last rainfall of this monsoon season and any precipitation is unlikely now, the Met department said on Thursday. In the absence of rain, the mercury is likely to rise by a few notches over the next few days. The capital has recorded only three rainy days this September, the lowest since 2016, when it witnessed just two rainy days.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with fitness icons including cricket captain Virat Kohli and actor-model Milind Soman as part of the "Fit India Dialogue".

Indian Americans, particularly in the battleground states, are coming out in support of President Donald Trump in large numbers due to a combination of 12 factors, prominent among which is his friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to an internal research survey.

A report of the UN Secretary General on child and forced marriages has taken note of national policies and capacity-building initiatives taken in India to promote gender and child-sensitive health services, including for girls subjected to such alliances, and "promising experiences" about supporting those affected by the practices.