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1. The Delhi government allows opening of bars from Monday and extends the timing for restaurants by two hours as part of the lifting of anti-Covid restrictions. Public parks, gardens, golf clubs and outdoor yoga activities are also allowed by the Arvind Kejriwal government. 2. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha calls on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi on Sunday. Lt Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur also meets the Defence Minister. 3. Fuel prices hike for the 27th time since the 1st of May. Petrol nears Rs 100 a litre in Patna and Rs 97.22 a litre in Delhi. 4. India's Covid chart continues to show improvement on Sunday, with the country recording 58,419 cases, the lowest in 81 days. India, the second-worst hit country, now has 2.98 crore cases. Active cases now comprise 2.44 per cent of the total infections. 5. Families of Covid victims cannot be paid compensation as it applies to natural disasters only, the government tells the Supreme Court, adding that states cannot afford to pay Rs 4 lakh to every victim. In a 183-page affidavit filed late last night, the centre also adds that if they pay compensation for Covid, then denying it for other diseases would be "unfair".