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IPL 2021: Night curfews will push up TV & digital viewership, say experts

Star India and Disney+ Hotstar have locked 18 sponsors for TV and 14 for digital

Second Covid-19 wave swamps eateries as fresh curbs hit biz, wage payouts

Restaurant bodies and associations have been protesting the new curbs since Monday, demanding a waiver of statutory fees and taxes

SC rejects Maharashtra govt's plea challenging CBI probe against Deshmukh

Supreme Court refuses to junk Bombay HC order directing a CBI probe into allegations of corruption levelled against Anil Deshmukh by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh

Mumbai's Covid-19 case count drops below 10,000 after 2 days: BMC

Mumbai reported 8,938 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a drop from over 10,000 infections each on the previous two days, and 23 fresh deaths, the city civic body said. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) updated data, with the addition of 8,938 cases, the city's COVID-19 tally surged to 4,91,698, while the death toll jumped to 11,874. The financial capital had reported 10,428 new COVID-19 cases and 23 fatalities on Wednesday and 10,030 infections and 31 deaths on Tuesday. According to the BMC, 4,503 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, pushing the number of recovered cases to 3,92,514. Mumbai's number of active COVID-19 cases rose to 86,279, it said. As many as 48,902 more COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the number of samples examined so far to 44,54,140, the civic body said. The COVID-19 recovery rate in Mumbai has gone down to 80 per cent, according to the BMC. The overall infection gro

Charges against Anil Deshmukh: CBI records statement of Singh, Waze

The CBI has recorded the statements of former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh,suspended API Sachin Waze and two others in connection with the allegations of corruption against Anil Deshmukh

Vacant civic buildings must be turned into Covid-19 hospitals: Thane mayor

Thane mayor Naresh Mhaske directed the civic administration to make available vacant civic buildings and properties to private hospitals at nominal rates to set up COVID-19 treatment facilities.

CBI seeks access to Ambani bomb scare case papers to quiz Sachin Waze

The CBI on Thursday approached a special NIA court here seeking access to bomb scare paper at Mukesh Ambanis house for its preliminary enquiry into allegations of corruption against Anil Deshmukh.

Pune authorities ramp up bed capacity as coronavirus cases continue to rise

The civic administration in Pune city on Thursday said it is constantly working to increase the bed capacity for COVID-19 patients to ensure that there is no paucity.

Covid: UP, MP given more vaccine doses than Maharashtra, says Tope

Satara, Sangli, Panvel have stopped vaccination while Buldhana has only today's vaccine doses left in stock, said Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday

2 more Maharashtra ministers will have to quit in 15 days: BJP's Patil

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Thursday claimed two more state ministers will have to resign in 15 days and that the state was a "fit case for President's rule"

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray takes second dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday took his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

Maharashtra CM to attend meeting with PM Modi over Covid-19 situation

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will attend a meeting on the Covid-19 situation in the state with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 6.30 pm on Thursday via video conferring

Traders in Maharashtra threaten to protest against fresh Covid-19 curbs

Traders in Aurangabad have threatened to protest against restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government to curb the spread of Covid-19

Maharashtra records highest daily count of 59,907 coronavirus cases

With 322 deaths recorded in the day, Maharashtra's Covid-19 death toll rose to 56,652

ICU beds: Maharashtra struggles, others fare better as Covid-19 cases rise

At Maharashtra, the epicentre of the second wave of Covid-19 in India, the health infrastructure is facing a fresh challenge as cases multiply

Covid-19 vaccine shortage: Maharashtra, Centre in a war of words

The development comes as India surpassed the US to become the fastest vaccinating country in the world with an average daily rate of 3.09 million vaccine doses

Nashik district sees 4,122 Covid-19 cases, 24 deaths

Nashik district in Maharashtra on Wednesday reported the highest number of 4,122 coronavirus positive cases in a day, taking the tally of infections to 2,11,786

We suspect new Covid strain, samples sent to NCDC: Maharashtra Health Min

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday hinted at the possibility of new strains of Covid-19 in the state as "some patients are showing behaviours other than routine ones."

Maharashtra: Aurangabad records 1,337 Covid-19 cases, 30 more deaths

With the addition of 1,337 fresh cases of COVID-19, the tally of infections in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district has reached 91,266, an official said.

Vaccine doses in Maharashtra to last only 3 days: Health Minister Tope

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the state has 1400,000 doses of vaccine which would last only three days, and many inoculation centres were being closed due to the shortage of the vaccine