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Data story: India logs 5,233 new cases; biggest single-day jump in 95 days

India has added 29,450 cases in the past 7 days

Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai account for a third of daily Covid-19 cases

The three cities account for a tenth of the country's daily tests

Mumbai reports 1,242 new Covid cases in a day, highest since Jan 29

Notably, for the first time since March-end, the civic body has increased daily Covid-19 tests to over 15,000

At 676, Mumbai's daily Covid tally falls below 700 after five days

No fresh Covid-19 fatality was reported, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's bulletin said.

Vietjet launches direct flights from Mumbai to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

South-east carrier Vietjet on Saturday announced the launch of its direct flight services to the financial capital from Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, and Ho Chi Minh City. It said services on the Hanoi-Mumbai-Hanoi route will be operated three times a week, while the Mumbai to Ho Chi Minh City flights will be run four times per week. Vietjet started its operations in India in December 2019, connecting New Delhi to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The services were discontinued following India suspending commercial international passenger flight operations in late March 2020 due to the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic. After the government lifted the ban on March 27 this year, Vietjet announced resumption of operations along with expansion of its services between Vietnam and India. "Following the launch of our New Delhi - Ho Chi Minh City/Hanoi services, we are delighted to launch two more direct routes between Vietnam and Mumbai. "We believe that the two services from Ho Chi

Mumbai records 889 new Covid cases in a day; active caseload rises to 4,294

Of the 889 new cases, only 45 needed hospitalisation and 3 of them required oxygen support, currently 154 Covid beds are occupied in city and 14 patients are on oxygen support, the official said.

Maharashtra govt asks district, civic officials to ramp up Covid testing

The Maharashtra health department asked district and civic authorities to ramp up coronavirus testing as the numbers of samples being examined had fallen while cases were rising

Mumbai records 763 Covid cases, highest since Feb 4; active tally at 3,735

Mumbai reported 763 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the third consecutive day when the addition to the tally was above 700. No new pandemic-related death was reported in the metropolis.

Mumbai records over 700 fresh Covid cases for second day in a row

A day before, the city had witnessed 739 new cases, highest since February 4, but no fatality.

Singer KK cremated in Mumbai; family and friends bid him emotional goodbye

Playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, better known by his stage name KK, was cremated in the presence of his family and close friends from the film fraternity.

Welspun Enterprises bags Rs 4,636-cr order from civic body BMC

This takes the outstanding order book of the company to around Rs 12,500 crore, of which Rs 6,500 crore is in the water sector and the balance Rs 6,000 crore is from the road sector, WEL said

Mumbai logs 739 new Covid cases, highest since Feb 4; TPR at 8.4%

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 739 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest daily rise after February 4, but no fatalities, as per the bulletin issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

BMC on alert as Mumbai sees over 500 Covid cases for first time after Feb 6

"The new cases (reported) daily have tremendously gone up in Mumbai, and with monsoon around the corner, we will now see a rapid rise in symptomatic cases," Chahal told BMC officials.

Mumbai logs 500 plus Covid cases in a day for the first time after Feb 6

The number of recoveries in Mumbai stands at 10,43,710 while the Covid-19 death toll remained unchanged at 19,566 with no fresh fatalities being reported during the day, the official said.

Sameer Wankhede, who probed Aryan Khan in drug case, transferred to Chennai

Sameer Wankhede, who headed the NCB in probing Aryan Khan and several others in the drugs-on-cruise case last year, was transferred to the DG Taxpayer Service Directorate in Chennai, an official said

Piyush Goyal inaugurates 17th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival

The Minister emphasised the role of artists play in creating a vision for the country

SpiceJet plane returns to Mumbai after windshield crack observed

A SpiceJet plane, which was heading to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, returned to Mumbai on Saturday after a crack was observed on the windshield, according to an official statement.

Prestige Group to pump at least Rs 7,500 cr to gain foothold in Mumbai

The listed company, which has a presence in the southern market and has delivered over 250 projects, will develop both residential and commercial projects in the financial capital

AI flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai as engine shuts down mid-air

An A320neo plane of Tata Group-run Air India returned to the Mumbai airport just 27 minutes after take off as one of its engines shut down mid-air due to a technical issue, sources said on Friday.

Mumbai sees 213 Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally reaches 1,144

Of the 213 new cases, only nine required hospitalisation, including one needing oxygen support, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said