MUMBAI: Maharashtra reported 4,757 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the infection count to 18,52,266, the state health department said. The deaths of 40 patients brought the cumulative figure to 47,734, he said. A total of 7,486 patients were discharged during the day, bringing the state’s recovery count to …
Read More »MLC Polls: Jolt for BJP, MVA Wins Four of Six Seats | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: BJP in Maharashtra It was shocked on Friday when the MVA won four of the six state Legislative Council seats for which elections were held on December 1, Prafulla Marpakwar reports. Of the five MLC seats from the graduate and teacher constituencies, MVA won 4 and BJP none; the …
Read More »Support comes for the orphan who lost the seat of IIT-Bombay | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Hours after TOI published an exclusive news report about an 18-year-old orphaned teenager who lost his seat at IIT-B after inadvertently clicking on a wrong link, people from across the country and beyond sent their support on Monday. Some even offered help to make sure a parentless 18-year-old’s dreams …
Read More »Postpone Testing for Visitors to Remote Stations Until Dec. 1, Center Urges Maharashtra Government As Queues Pile Up | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Within 24 hours after the Maharashtra government introduced mandatory Covid tests for travelers from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa at the state’s airports and train stations, the Center has urged that the new rules be keep it on hold until December 1. The request came on Wednesday, even as …
Read More »Mumbai Schools Reopening News: Mumbai Schools Will Be Closed Until Dec 31 | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided that all schools in Mumbai will remain closed until December 31 of this year. Previously, they had allowed schools to resume physical sessions for classes IX through XII starting November 23 (Monday), but they revised the decision on Friday. A BMC official stated …
Read More »University of Mumbai Exams: The University of Mumbai will have descriptive and MCQ exams | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: end-of-semester theoretical exams for professional courses at universities affiliated with Mumbai University You will have a combination of descriptive and multiple-choice questions, while those in traditional arts, science, and business courses will be based solely on MCQ. For traditional and management courses, the university has set a deadline of …
Read More »Mumbai Coronavirus Update: Mumbai and Delhi Differ on Covid-19 Testing Strategy; Officials | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Even though Mumbai and Delhi have about the same positivity rate, civic officials here said Monday that the city does not require to increase its daily number of Covid-19 tests as in the national capital, which is witnessing a new one. wave of infection. The testing strategies between the …
Read More »Tweets Against Thackerays: Mumbai Local Court Grants Sameet Thakkar Bail | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: A metropolitan magistrate in Mumbai on Monday granted bail to a Nagpur resident Sameet thakkar who was arrested by Mumbai police for his allegedly offensive tweets about Maharashtra’s chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray, also a minister. Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court refused to receive …
Read More »Tweets against Thackerays; SC refuses to admit prisoner’s allegation, asks him to go to HC Mumbai News
NEW DELHI: On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to accept a request for bail from a man who was arrested in Gujarat for posting allegedly objectionable comments in his tweets against Maharashtra’s chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and his minister son Aaditya . A bank of President of the Supreme Court …
Read More »One day after Diwali: Mumbai AQI at 148, much better than Delhi’s 435 | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Mumbai air quality index one day after Diwali on Sunday was 148, according to data provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which was much lower than Delhi, which recorded an AQI of 435 that was in the severe category. The reason that could be partly attributed to …
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