Mumbai

Dharavi’s tally of COVID-19 patients crosses 200-mark

9:27 pm April 23, 2020

Mumbai: The number of coronavirus positive patients in Dharavi area of Mumbai crossed the 200- mark on Thursday after 25 new cases were detected, a civic official said. With these new cases, the tally of patients in this densely-populated slum area of Mumbai has reached 214, the official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. […]

IRCTC served 10 lakh meals to poor, needy since March 28

9:28 pm April 18, 2020

New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has provided 10 lakh meals to the poor and needy since March 28, with 62,990 meals distributed on Saturday, the railway subsidiary said. From lemon rice in the south to ‘khichdi-chokha’ in the east and ‘kadi chawal’ in the north, the […]

Mumbai: Actor Ejaz Khan arrested over Facebook post

9:16 pm April 18, 2020

Mumbai: Actor and former Bigg Boss contestant Ejaz Khan was arrested on Saturday for allegedly uploading an objectionable Facebook post, a Mumbai police official said on Saturday. Khan was summoned to Khar police station in connection with the comment made during a Facebook live session and then placed under arrest, he said. “He has been […]

One more dies of COVID-19 in Pune; toll reaches 48

3:17 pm April 17, 2020

Pune: A 50-year-old coronavirus patient succumbed to the infection in state-run Sassoon Hospital here in Maharashtra on Friday morning, taking the toll in Pune district to 48, an official said. The man suffered from pre-existing illnesses and was under treatment for the last two days, he said. With this, the death count in Pune district, […]

Migrants’ protest in Mumbai: FIR against TV journalist

3:13 pm April 15, 2020

Mumbai: An FIR has been registered against a television journalist over his report that trains would restart, which may have prompted gathering of migrants in suburban Bandra on Tuesday, a police official said. The accused, Rahul Kulkarni, based in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, has been detained and police are in the process of bringing him […]