Maharashtra: News
10 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally crosses 2.76 lakh; over 7,700 dead
India on Tuesday reported roughly 10,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide tally past 2.76 lakh. The death toll also rose to 7,745.
09 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: Over 7,400 dead in India; Mumbai tally crosses 50,000
India on Monday reported 9,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide tally past 2.66 lakh. The death toll due to COVID-19 also climbed to 7,476.
08 Jun 2020
MumbaiBattered by cyclone, coronavirus, Mumbai's dabbawalas struggle to find work
The 125-year-old lunchbox delivery system of Mumbai's dabbawalas has suffered a crushing blow amid the coronavirus outbreak.
08 Jun 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally crosses 2.5 lakh after biggest spike yet
India on Sunday recorded roughly 11,000 new coronavirus infections, marking its biggest spike. The nationwide tally has now surged past 2.5 lakh while the death toll stood at 7,205.
05 Jun 2020
Pakistan NewsDawood Ibrahim tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalized: Report
Wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim has contracted coronavirus and is admitted to an army hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, News18 reported on Friday citing top government sources.
05 Jun 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC gives governments 15 days to transport migrant workers home
The migrant workers, who are stranded across the nation, must be ferried back to their native states within 15 days, the Supreme Court told the federal and state governments on Friday while reserving the final order for Tuesday, June 9.
03 Jun 2020
MumbaiWith Cyclone Nisarga's landfall, destruction begins too: Details here
The landfall process of Cyclone Nisarga started at 12:30 pm and climaxed after over three hours, throwing normal life out of gear along the Western coast, particularly in Maharashtra's Raigad, Ratnagiri, Mumbai, and some parts of Gujarat.
03 Jun 2020
MumbaiCyclone Nisarga makes landfall near Mumbai
Cyclone Nisarga, which started off as a deep depression over the East-central Arabian Sea, made landfall along the Western coast of India around 12:30 pm, said reports. The process will take about three hours to complete, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
02 Jun 2020
BollywoodAbhishek Bachchan's 'The Big Bull' to resume shooting next month?
Abhishek Bachchan is ready to roll!
02 Jun 2020
MumbaiCyclone approaches Mumbai, NDRF teams deployed
Less than two weeks after India's eastern coast was blown by Cyclone Amphan, the Western coast is prepping to deal with a fast-approaching storm that could amplify into a cyclone in the next 12 hours.
02 Jun 2020
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)SRK to support the toddler in viral Muzaffarpur station video
Last week, a heart-wrenching video of a toddler trying to wake his dead mother at a railway station in Bihar went viral, thereby highlighting the unfathomable plight of migrant workers amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown restrictions.
02 Jun 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: India's tally nears 2 lakh; death toll crosses 5,400
India on Sunday reported roughly 7,900 new coronavirus infections. The nationwide tally has now surged past 1.98 lakh while the death toll stood at 5,403.
29 May 2020
BiharLast trains carrying migrants to reach UP in 2-3 days
The massive exercise to bring migrant workers of Uttar Pradesh to their home state will end in 2-3 days with the culmination of the final batch of Shramik special trains, the state government said on Thursday.
28 May 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: 4,533 dead in India; COVID-19 cases reach 1.58 lakh
India on Wednesday recorded a sharp spike in the number of coronavirus infections with over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases.
25 May 2020
Uddhav ThackerayBitter fight between Piyush Goyal, Uddhav Thackeray over Shramik trains
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal locked horns over Shramik special trains on Sunday.
25 May 2020
Arunachal PradeshCoronavirus: India records biggest spike again; death toll crosses 4,000
India on Sunday recorded roughly 7,000 new COVID-19 cases, marking its highest single-day jump in coronavirus infections for the fourth consecutive day.
24 May 2020
Uddhav ThackerayMaharashtra lockdown may not end on May 31, says Thackeray
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that the lockdown may not be lifted on May 31 as the "multiplication of the virus" is picking up.
24 May 2020
West BengalDomestic flights to resume from tomorrow, but confusion persists
Even as domestic passenger flights are set to resume in India from Monday, some states have questioned the move citing issues with rules and their reluctance to accept flights.
23 May 2020
OdishaUP-bound Shramik train carrying migrants ends up in Odisha
A Shramik Special train ferrying passengers from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh landed up in Odisha on Friday, leaving passengers confused.
22 May 2020
UttarakhandCoronavirus: India records biggest spike in cases; Maharashtra crosses 40,000-mark
India on Thursday recorded its biggest spike in COVID-19 cases yet, with over 6,000 coronavirus infections.
21 May 2020
Uddhav ThackerayGovernment ready for limited resumption of film shoots: Maharashtra CM
In a huge relief to film producers and entertainment artists, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday asked delegates of the theater and film industry to come up with an action plan on the limited resumption of shoots and post-production activities.
20 May 2020
West BengalBihar plans to bring over 20 lakh migrant workers home
Slammed by migrant workers for abandoning them to fend for themselves, the Bihar government on Tuesday said it will be bringing over 20 lakh migrants to the state over the next few days.
18 May 2020
KarnatakaLockdown 4.0: Karnataka bans entry of people from 4 states
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday said that the state has restricted the entry of persons from four states till May 31.
18 May 2020
Chhattisgarh#CareerBytes: Everything to know about the cadre system of IAS
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the most prestigious and sought-after among the Civil Services of the country.
17 May 2020
TelanganaCoronavirus: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu extend lockdown till May 31
The Maharashtra government on Sunday decided to extend the state-wide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The lockdown will now last until May 31.
15 May 2020
IndiaLockdown 4.0: Relaxations or restrictions, what's on states' minds?
A third extension of the nationwide lockdown, that started on March 25 to contain the spread of coronavirus, is all but certain.
15 May 2020
JharkhandCoronavirus: Death-toll reaches 2,648; new cases in 2 'corona-free' states
On Thursday, India recorded a spike of 3,900 cases, taking the national tally to 82,000. The death toll also rose to 2,648.
14 May 2020
Uddhav ThackerayMaharashtra CM Thackeray, 8 others elected unopposed to Legislative Council
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and eight others were elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council on Thursday.
12 May 2020
MumbaiSonu Sood arranges buses for migrants stuck in Mumbai
In his latest endeavor to help the country combat the coronavirus crisis, actor Sonu Sood arranged ten buses for migrant workers stuck in Mumbai amid the ongoing lockdown.
11 May 2020
OdishaCoronavirus: India records biggest single-day spike; death toll crosses 2,200
India on Sunday recorded its highest single-day jump in coronavirus infections. The nation's tally crossed 67,000 with roughly 4,300 new cases. The nationwide death toll also crossed 2,200 on Sunday.
10 May 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: 2,099 dead in India; Maharashtra tally crosses 20,000
India reported over 62,000 cases of COVID-19 till Saturday while the death toll rose to 2,099, data compiled from official state and union territory government statistics showed.
09 May 2020
West BengalBengal denying trains to migrants, it's injustice: Shah to Banerjee
Trains meant to ferry migrant workers to their home states sparked a battle between political adversaries Amit Shah and Trinamool's Mamata Banerjee with the former writing a letter today underlining that Banerjee's government was doing "injustice".
08 May 2020
PalgharWeeks after Palghar lynching, SP sent on forced leave
Three weeks after three men, including two seers, were lynched in Maharashtra, the Superintendent of Palghar police Gaurav Singh was sent on forced leave on Thursday.
08 May 2020
AurangabadMaharashtra: Migrant workers run over by train, 16 die
At least 16 migrant workers were crushed to death by a goods train in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district this morning, confirmed the Railways.
05 May 2020
IndiaBabies born of surrogacy 'stuck' due to countrywide lockdown
With the nationwide lockdown, which was necessitated to keep a check on the spread of coronavirus, babies born of surrogacy are stuck in Gujarat as their biological parents can't travel to take them home.
05 May 2020
GujaratCoronavirus: India's death-toll nears 1,500; Maharashtra records 1,567 new cases
As of Monday, India reported over 46,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Meanwhile, the nationwide death toll rose to 1,491, according to data compiled from official state and union territory government statistics.
04 May 2020
KarnatakaSocial distancing in shreds outside liquor shops across the country
In scenes that should scare one and all, norms of social distancing went for a toss on Monday morning when liquor shops across the nation opened for the first time after more than 40 days.
02 May 2020
Madhya Pradesh18 migrants traveling to Lucknow inside cement-mixer caught in Indore
On Saturday, 18 migrant workers were caught as they were traveling to Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) hidden inside a cement mixer.
02 May 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: 1,221 dead in India; 4 states record biggest spike
On Friday, India reported a total of 37,256 cases of COVID-19, including 1,221 deaths, according to data compiled from official state and union territory government statistics.
01 May 2020
IndiaWith curbs, India could control new coronavirus cases by May-21
A paper by Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy has claimed India might make considerable gains in the next couple of weeks in the battle against coronavirus, and could potentially put a lid on new cases by May 21.
