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Maharashtra adds over 9,500 cases in single day, biggest jump so far

The total count in the state now stands at 310,455. Death toll has reached 11,854

Maha coronavirus update: Thane count jumps to 65,927 as 1,822 test positive

An addition of 1,822 Covid-19 cases in Thane on Saturday took the district's count to 65,927, while 43 deaths increased the toll to 1,870

Less than 1% Covid-19 patients required ventilator support: Govt

Maharashtra and Delhi have seen the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the country so far.

Tamil Nadu tops table for fresh investments in Q1, beats Maharashtra

State capture 18.63 % of the all fresh investments; getting deals worth Rs 15,000 crore in May

Maharashtra: Building in Thane develops cracks, residents evacuated

At least nine families were evacuated from a 20-year-old building, after it developed cracks and tilted in Khopat area of Maharashtra's Thane city, a civic official said

India's Covid-19 surge: One to almost 1 million cases in less than 6 months

Southern states, where the growth was relatively slow, have increased their tally in a big way recently.

Human clinical trials for Covid-19 vaccine begin in different sites

The health ministry on Tuesday said the rate of growth in daily Covid-19 cases had declined to 3.24% in July, from over 31% in March, even as India crossed the 900,000-mark for Covid cases.

Heavy rainfall likely in Mumbai, coastal districts; IMD issues orange alert

The orange alert by the IMD's Mumbai centre is also for coastal districts like Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg as well as Pune in western Maharashtra

Covid-19: Dharavi adds 6 new patients; active cases now below 100

The civic body has, however, stopped disclosing COVID-19 deaths, if any, in the slum-dominated area since the last month

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Fresh lockdown in Latur from July 15

Latur district in Maharashtra will be under lockdown from July 15 to 30, district guardian minister Amit Deshmukh said on Sunday

Amitabh Bachchan Covid-19-positive, test results for family to be out today

Both Amitabh Bachchan, 77, and his son Abhishek, 44, have been admitted to Mumbai's Nanavati hospital where they are kept in an isolation ward

India records highest single-day spike of 26,506 coronavirus cases

With as many as 2,30,599 Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra continues to remain the worst-affected state, followed by Tamil Nadu (1,26,581) and Delhi (1,07,051)

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Cases rise across prisons; tally at 763

Prisons across Maharashtra reported a total of 763 Covid-19 cases till date. The figure includes 596 inmates and 167 jail staff, informed the Maharashtra Prison Department

Don't make college exams ego issue: Devendra Fadnavis to Maharashtra govt

The Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra should not make college examinations an "ego" issue, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Devendra Fadnavis said here on Thursday. Some ministers in the state government are opposed to holding university examinations in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a press conference here, the BJP leader said, "Guidelines of the University Grants Commission (on holding exams) are not for one state but for the entire country. So the Maharashtra government should not make it a political ego issue. "No state has raised objection to these guidelines except Maharashtra," he said. "If other states conduct exams and we don't, then what will be the value of degrees (conferred on the basis of earlier semesters' scores) by educational institutes in Maharashtra," he asked. Asked about controversy about the Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Research Training and Human Development Institute (SARTHI), Fadnavis alleged that the

Maharashtra adds 6,875 new Covid-19 cases; Chandigarh count reaches 523

Chandigarh reported a surge in fresh coronavirus cases with 16 more people including an eight-month-old baby girl testing positive for the infection

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Palghar receives 3,000 antigen testing kits

As many as 3,000 antigen testing kits have been given to Maharashtra's Palghar district and 10,000 more will be procured for the detection of Covid-19 infections, collector Dr Kailash Shinde said

Nashik coronavirus update: 336 new cases take total tally beyond 6,000

Maharashtra's Nashik district has reported 336 new coronavirus positive cases taking its overall tally to 6,132, according to officials

Maharashtra hotels reopen, but no room for error amid Covid-19 crisis

Staycations, discounts on offer to lure guests back; hotels to follow mandatory norms such as masks for all, social distancing

B R Ambedkar's Mumbai residence attacked by unidentified persons: Police

Unidentified persons vandalised 'Rajgruh', Dalit icon Dr B R Ambedkar's house in Mumbai, on Tuesday evening, the police said

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Nine more die in Nashik, 133 test positive

Maharashtra's Nashik district registered nine more coronavirus deaths, taking the toll near the 300-mark on Tuesday, while the case count increased to 5,796 after 133 persons tested positive