The Delhi government has allowed reopening of bars from Monday. It has also extended the timing for restaurants by two hours as part of the lifting of anti-Covid restrictions; The Telangana government's decision to reopen schools and colleges and start physical classes in 10 days has raised huge concerns; The Delta Plus variant, a mutated version of the more aggressive B.1.617.2 strain that drove the second wave of infections in India, is undergoing additional mutation called K417N, which could become a "variant of concern" if unchecked, said AIIMS Chief Dr Randeep Guleria; and other top news of the day.