'In Mumbai the mortality rate was reaching a percentage of almost 8 plus in about April.' 'But now over last one month, we have come down.' 'We have drastically controlled mortality.' 'We are now about 3.9.'
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The Indian Meteorological Department, meanwhile, warned of intense spell of 30 to 50 mm rainfall per hour with strong winds in Mumbai and suburban areas.
Heavy rains, coupled with thunderstorm, lashed Mumbai on Tuesday evening, bringing the soaring temperatures down and giving respite to the citizens from the sweltering heat.
Authorities issued an alert asking people not to venture out of their homes unless it was absolutely essential.
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Around 15 commuters fell into a gutter after a cement slab caved in due to the heavy morning rush at platform No. 1 at the Vasai railhead on Tuesday morning.
Taking their agitation to the Maharashtra capital, the Maratha community on Sunday held a "warm up" bike rally protest in Mumbai to press for their various demands, ahead of their December morcha planned in Nagpur during the winter session of the state Legislature.
The Mumbai police probing into the shocking gang rape of a 23-year-old woman photojournalist in Mumbai has picked up about 20 people for questioning but obtained no leads in the case so far, even as it has formed special teams to investigate into the matter, police said on Friday.
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Sajid Rashid was stabbed on Tuesday by some unidentified persons outside his office at suburban Matunga.
Several people waiting on the platform also got dragged into the chaos
Weathermen have also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours in the entire Konkan region, including Mumbai.
The interest rates for lending as well as on deposits should be brought down further to reduce the cost of funds for industry and consumers in the country, Union Minister of State for Finance Anandrao Adsul said on Saturday.
Manjula Chimbalkar, a health coordinator from Mumbai's COVID-19 hotspot Dharavi, speaks about her concerns and fears
A real estate developer, one of the accused held in the 2011 senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey murder case and who was suspected to be a close aide of underworld don Chhota Rajan, died at a private hospital on Friday following liver failure, police said.
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A month ago, on March 25, Floyd Cardoz, chef extraordinaire, passed into the ages, a victim of coronavirus. Ranjita Ganesan remembers the culinary genius.
There are some places that just beg for a review. When you come back from a meal and put off doing anything else until you've written one. It happens rarely, but happen it does. Caf Zoe is one of those, says Harnoor Channi-Tewary.
'Predictions are that numbers will continue to rise till May end and maybe in the first half of June will be our peak.'
All five accused in the brutal gang rape of a young photojournalist in the city have been arrested, three days after the incident triggered outrage across the country.
Under fire from the opposition in the wake of gang rape of a 23-year-old photojournalist in Mumbai, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil is personally supervising the probe into the case round the clock.
ED attached 21 properties of Nirav Modi and his group worth over Rs 523 crore.
The total number of arrests by the CBI has risen to six -- four PNB officials, a retired employee of the bank, and an authorsied signatory of Nirav Modi's company -- after Monday's development.
The 10-year-old who shares his birthday with William Shakespeare talks about his inspiration to write, his mini library and big dream.
Suburban services were disrupted with trains on all the three lines -- western, central and harbour -- running late.
As Mumbai almost came to a halt after overnight rains, netizens and Mumbaikars took a dig at the Shiv Sena for the plight of their beloved city.
