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Elgar case: Mumbai court rejects bail plea of activist Anand Teltumbde

A special court here on Monday rejected the bail plea of activist Anand Teltumbde, 70, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

Former Mumbai Police Commissioner summoned by ED in money laundering case

The ED is soon expected to question and record the statement of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Kids face 'extremely low' risk, finds study

Covid crisis in Kerala remains a worry, Mumbai hospitals to soon start trials of new vaccines, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Maharashtra sees 8,418 new Covid-19 cases, 171 deaths, 10,548 recoveries

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 8,418 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 171 fatalities while 10,548 patients were discharged during the day, the state health department said. A day earlier, the state had reported 6,740 COVID-19 cases and 51fatalities, the lowest after March 15 this year. With the new additions, Maharashtra's caseload went up to 61,13,335 and the death toll to 1,23,531. The number of recoveries so far stands at 58,72,268, leaving the state with 1,14,297 active cases, the department said. Maharashtra's case recovery rate now sands at 96.06 per cent and the COVID-19 fatality rate is 2.01 per cent, it said, adding that the case positivity rate is 14.25 per cent. Mumbai reported 455 fresh COVID-19 cases and ten fatalities, taking the tally to 7,25,616 and the toll to 15,564, the department said. Pune city municipal limits saw 297 new cases and two fatalities, raising the tally to 4,96,510 and the death toll to 8,355. Nagpur, Pimpari-Chinchwad, Nashik, Aurangabad an

HC extends Stan Swamy's stay at private hospital in Mumbai till July 6

The Bombay High Court on Saturday extended the stay of Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, at a private hospital in Mumbai till July 6.

Homeless, beggars should work; everything can't be provided by state: HC

The BMC informed the court that food packets were being distributed to such people all over Mumbai with the help of NGOs

Mumbai has 4-fold jump in property registration in June as city eases curbs

Share of women homebuyers in new sales for residential property improves from 1.8 per cent in May to 4.7 per cent in June.

Mumbai Samachar, India's oldest newspaper at 200 years, going strong

Bombay Samachar (as it was called then) started as a weekly in 1822

Suraksha group may have to cross legal hurdles to take control of Jaypee

With Jaypee in its kitty, Suraksha will get highly visible assets such as the Noida-Agra Expressway and the land bank around the expressway, and 730-bed hospitals in Noida and Bulandshahr

More than 50% kids in Mumbai have Covid-19 antibodies: Sero-survey

Seropositivity is highest in the age group 10-14 years, at 53.43 per cent

Mumbai's Andheri railway station undergoing redevelopment

Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Ltd. (IRSDC) is redeveloping Mumbai's Andheri station as part of its drive to develop railway stations across the country.IRSDC will be redeveloping Andheri Railway Station in a phased manner; the overall area of redevelopment is 4.31 acres, of which 2.1 acres is for Phase 1 construction, and the rest is for the Phase 2 construction. The project cost for Phase 1 redevelopment is Rs 218 crores."In addition to Andheri, IRSDC will be redeveloping Dadar, Kalyan, Thakurli, Bandra, CSMT, Thane, and Borivali stations in Mumbai. The work across these projects is at different stages and is expected to be completed within the stipulated time frame, S.K. Lohia, MD & CEO, IRSDC, said.IRSDC is working on 63 stations, and RLDA is working on 60 stations. As per current estimates, the total investment needed for the redevelopment of 123 stations along with real estate development is about Rs 50,000 crore.

Mumbai remains most expensive city in India, 78th in the world: Mercer

Besides Mumbai, which fell 18 notches from last year in the ranking, four other Indian cities featured on the list of most expensive cities globally

Disproportionate assets case: ACB begins open inquiry against Sachin Waze

The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau has initiated an open inquiry against dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income

Construction firm fined Rs 77 cr for illegal soil extraction in Maharashtra

A penalty of Rs 77 crore has been imposed on a private construction company for allegedly extracting 'murum' soil and stones illegally from various sites here in Maharashtra

Petrol price at Rs 103.89 in Mumbai, hiked by 26 paise; diesel at Rs 95.97

Petrol prices in Mumbai reached a new high of Rs 103.89 per litre on Thursday and have been increased by 26 paise per litre while the diesel is priced at Rs 95.79 per litre

Atrocities case: Won't arrest Param Bir Singh till July 3: Maha govt to HC

Senior counsel Darius Khambata, appearing for the state government, said his earlier statement, that the police would not arrest the former Mumbai police commissioner, shall continue till July 3.

Sharad Pawar calls opposition meeting on Tuesday, excludes Congress

While the move is not without its internal political contradictions, "much more than Narendra Modi, it is the Congress that needs to worry", said a former Congress chief minister

Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagtap says party to go solo in BMC elections

Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagtap on Monday confirmed that the party will contest the BMC elections alone and not with the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance

Mumbai sees 733 COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths, 650 recoveries

Mumbai on Sunday reported 733 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 19 fatalities, taking the tally to 7,21,370 and the toll to 15,298, the city civic body said. A total of 650 patients were discharged during the day, taking the count of recoveries in Mumbai so far to 6,88,990, it said, adding the city is now left with 14,809 active cases. With 28,226 new tests, the number of samples tested so far in Mumbai reached 68,15,028, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The case recovery rate in the Mumbai district now stands at 95 per cent while the overall growth rate of cases between June 13 to 19 stood at 0.09 per cent. The case doubling rate for Mumbai stands at 726 days.

Petrol crosses Rs 100 in Bengaluru - third metro after Mumbai, Hyderabad

Bengaluru on Friday became the third metro city in the country to see petrol price cross Rs 100 per litre mark after fuel prices were raised yet again. Petrol price was hiked by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 28 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The hike -- 26th in less than seven weeks -- pushed fuel prices across the country to new historic highs. In Delhi, petrol hit an all-time high of Rs 96.93 a litre, while diesel is now priced at Rs 87.69 per litre. Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as VAT and freight charges. And because of this, petrol retails at over Rs 100 per litre mark in eight states and union territories -- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. While several districts of Karnataka already had petrol price over Rs 100, state capital Bengaluru reached the mark on Friday. Petrol in the city is now priced at