Sanjay Rathod, who holds the forest portfolio, was facing allegations of complicity in the death of Puja Chavan (23), a resident of Beed district, who was found dead in Pune on February 8

Anand Mahindra news: The Mumbai-based business mogul took to Twitter to talk about the current coronavirus situation in Mumbai

Maharashtra, which has the highest infection tally, reported 5,210 fresh infections on Monday after logging over 6,000 cases for three days in a row. Mumbai, which has recorded 36.38 per cent rise in active COVID-19 cases since February 8, saw 760 new cases after reporting over 900 infections daily for two consecutive days. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced the restrictions on religious, social and political gatherings in the state. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Taxis, auto-rickshaw rides to cost more in Mumbai

There has also been an increase in the number of fresh COVID-19 reported daily. On February 16, 9,121 fresh cases were detected while on February 22 this number had increased to 14,199

Sensex and Nifty fell sharply today, led by selling pressure in the auto and banking sectors. The broader mood of the market turned bearish last week, after a few days of the lacklustre movement

Google on Wednesday said it would invest $15 million (around Rs 109 crore) to support small and micro enterprises in India in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic; The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to register offences against people who violate COVID-19 safety guidelines; Air pollution caused an estimated 54,000 premature deaths in the Indian capital New Delhi last year, according to a study released on Thursday. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Drug marketing firms, manufacturers to be made equally responsible for medicine quality

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayor Kishori Pednekar on February 16 said that another lockdown will be imposed in the city if people don't abide by COVID-19 norms; Bolstered by revival in private consumption and government spending, India is set to exit the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the third quarter of this fiscal, projected rating agency ICRA; Tata Group will buy a 68% stake in online grocery startup BigBasket for about Rs 9,500 cr. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Why gold prices are falling

The surge in COVID-19 cases in some areas of Mumbai has triggered possibilities of another lockdown in the city. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to impose local lockdown measures and also seal the society in case of high prevalence of positive cases among residents.  Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray also issued instructions for all districts to make COVID norms stringent, including limited gathering during marriages, fines for face mask violations, geo-mapping in rural areas to identify regions with high positivity rate, and sealing of buildings where a cluster of cases are found. Watch the video for more details.Also Read: Mumbai to face another lockdown if people violate COVID-19 rules: BMC mayor

A major fire engulfed the fourth and fifth floors of an under-construction building at Serum Institute's 100-acre Manjari campus in the SEZ area in Pune

With 'arti' thalis and sweets, the staff of Cooper hospital waited outside the facility to welcome the first beneficiaries of the vaccination drive

Civil Surgeon of Bhandara District General Hospital, Dr Pramod Khandate said that 17 children were admitted to the Sick Newborn Care Unit

At the beginning of the COVID-19 induced lockdowns last year, Sood had offered the same six-story building in Juhu to be turned into quarantine facility for medical professionals

The announcement comes days after the emergence of a new and highly transmissible coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom. Several nations, including India, have already announced a temporary ban on all flights from the country

The Centre and the Shiv Sena-led MVA government in Maharashtra are locked in a tussle over ownership of the Kanjurmarg land that was earmarked by the state for constructing the car depot

The Chief Minister's office said in a statement that the government chose to rename the localities to maintain social harmony and national unity

Stocks to watch today on November 5: Pidilite Industries, Lupin, HPCL, Adani Green, Adani Gas, SAIL among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Thursday's trading session

The inquiry order came after Ali Kashif Khan Deshmukh approached the court and stated that the Amboli police station did not take any action against the actress and her sister for posting derogatory tweets about Muslims even after he filed a complaint against them

Soumitra Chatterjee news: The legendary actor, who has worked with geniuses like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, and Tarun Mazumdar, was hospitalised on October 6 after he tested positive for novel coronavirus

The war of words between Kangana Ranaut and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena coalition government in Maharashtra started after the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. After Sushant's death, Kangana called Mumbai city \"unsafe\" and compared it PoK

In a not-so-veiled attack on Kangana Ranaut, Thackeray said some people come to Mumbai for bread and butter and abuse the city by calling it Pakistan occupied Kashmir