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Mumbai reports 43% drop in new Covid cases at 431; active tally at 7,040

Mumbai on Monday logged 431 new coronavirus cases, 43.36 per cent less than the previous day, and two more deaths linked to the infection, the city civic body said. With these additions, the overall COVID-19 tally in the metropolis jumped to 1,115,473, while the death toll increased to 19,619, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a bulletin. Mumbai's daily cases went down for the fifth consecutive day. The metropolis has logged 330 less COVID-19 cases as compared to the previous day when the tally was 761 besides three fatalities. Since the beginning of July, Mumbai has been witnessing less than 1,000 COVID-19 cases, indicating the recent surge in infections, which started around mid-May, has ebbed. Also, 1,060 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, pushing up their total count to 10,88,814 and leaving Mumbai with 7,040 active COVID-19 cases, the bulletin said. The cumulative count of tests done so far increased to 1,75,69,917 with the .

Opposition to carshed in Aarey is about protecting biodiversity: Aaditya

The Yuva Sena chief said there are daily sightings of leopards in Aarey, a forested patch adjoining the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in the north-west part of Mumbai

Mumbai records 811 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours

Mumbai is now left with 8,610 active cases after 1,909 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the count of recoveries to 10,86,057

Shiv Sena rebel MLAs return to Mumbai; election for Speaker tomorrow

NCP chief Sharad Pawar claimed that Narhari Zirwal, the deputy Speaker, can still perform officiating Speaker's duties even though a no-confidence motion is pending against him.

Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs with Maha CM Eknath Shinde leave for Mumbai from Goa

In Mumbai, security has been tightened at the airport to avoid any untoward incident against the backdrop of protests by Shiv Sena cadres in the recent past.

Mumbai metro line 3 cannot start until car shed is prepared: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Fadnavis said that Mumbai metro line 3 cannot be started until the car shed is prepared and land proposed by the previous MVA govt for the purpose is disputed

Property registrations in Mumbai up 21 per cent YoY, the best in a decade

Property registrations in Mumbai increased by 21 per cent YoY in June to 9,525 units, a report by Knight Frank said

Shinde-Fadnavis govt seek to shift car shed to Aarey, revive Jalyukt scheme

In their first cabinet meeting, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis took the first step towards relocating the metro car shed to Aarey Colony

First heavy rains of season hit trains and bus services in Mumbai

Trains and bus services in Mumbai were badly hit on Thursday evening as heavy rains lashed the city

Renaming spree in Maharashtra: Aurangabad, Osmanabad set to be renamed

The names of Aurangabad, Osmanabad, and Navi Mumbai Airport will be changed to Sambhajinagar, Dharashiv, and Dinkar Balu Patil Airport respectively

India missing from QS World's 100 Best Student Cities ranking as Asia rises

Mumbai does best with 103rd rank on the list, gaining points for its affordability

Mumbai, Delhi most expensive cities for expatriates in India: Mercer study

Among the cities, Kolkata has the lowest cost of daily necessities such as milk, breads, vegetables, etc., while Mumbai and New Delhi have the highest costs

Mumbai sees 1,504 new Covid cases, 3 deaths; active tally at 11,844

All the three patients who succumbed to the coronavirus infection were suffering from comorbidities, the BMC bulletin said.

Mumbai & Delhi most expensive cities for expatriates in India: Mercer Study

According to Mercer's 2022 Cost of Living survey, Mumbai (127) is the most costly city in India in terms of both living expenses and accommodation costs

Mumbai: 19 dead as building once considered fit for demolition collapses

According to senior BMC officials, residents of the building, constructed in 1973, had undertaken to carry out repairs, but apparently no repairs were carried out

Mumbai logs 1,290 new Covid cases, two deaths; active tally nearly 12,000

It raised the caseload in the city to 11,09,723, and death toll to 19,606, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

Disclose names of my group MLAs in touch with you: Eknath Shinde to Sena

Talking to reporters outside the luxury hotel where he and his group of MLAs are lodged since last week, Shinde also said he has support of 50 MLAs.

Defamation case: Kangana Ranaut to appear before Mumbai court on July 4

Javed Akhtar (76) had filed the complaint in court in November 2020, claiming that Ranaut had made defamatory statements against him in a television interview, which allegedly damaged his reputation.

ED issues fresh summons to Sanjay Raut for July 1 in money laundering case

The minister has been to appear before ED in a money laundering case linked to the re-development of a Mumbai 'chawl' and other related financial transactions involving his wife and friends

Mumbai building collapse: Two dead, 12 injured, rescue in progress

Two men, aged 28 and 30, among those brought to the Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar, was declared dead on arrival