Zeeshan Shaikh

23-year-old Vicky Jadhav's grandmother was among at least 24 patients who died after oxygen supply was affected due to a leakage in the main storage tank at Nashik’s Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital on Wednesday.

The tanks had been built by Taiyo Nippon Sanso Private Limited as part of a contract awarded by the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) to set up such tanks on a rental basis in two Covid-19 facilities in the city.

While 13 of the dead were 60-plus, the remaining were aged between 33 and 60 years. Twelve women were among the dead.

According to party sources, Pawar and Patel were in Gujarat on Friday to attend a function in Kevadia and subsequently left for Jaipur on Saturday.

The letter's contents prompted BJP's Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis to meet the Union Home Secretary in Delhi and hand over a sealed envelope “containing 6.3GB of records related to police transfers and posting deals”.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar went on the offensive Monday by disputing key elements of the allegations against his party’s leader and firmly ruling out his resignation from the Cabinet.

Sharad Pawar also acknowledged that there were “serious lapses by certain sections of the Mumbai Police” that has led to the force’s reputation being “lowered in the eyes of the public”.

FORMER Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh’s sensational letter Saturday accusing Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of corruption — unprecedented in the chequered history of Mumbai Police — has ratcheted up tension within the three-party ruling coalition.

Deshmukh, who hails from Wadvihira village near Katol in Nagpur district, started off his political journey as an Independent MLA in 1995

Under this scheme, farmers will be allowed to borrow upto Rs 3 lakh without having to pay any interest upon timely repayment. The interest burden will be borne by the state government.

The Economic Survey report of 2020-21 stated that the total number of vehicles in Maharashtra stand at 3.86 crore - an increase of 2.3 per cent over last year. The total number of vehicles as per the previous year's report had increased by 6.6 per cent.

The 11.79 per cent project growth outpaces the average sectoral growth of 2.9 per cent that agriculture and allied activities sector has witnessed since 2012-13.

US firm says blackout a China message; Centre confirms alert, says no data loss

Mumbai undersea tunnel: A look at its key features, how it is being constructed, and how it compares to other undersea tunnels across the world.

Once a major political force in the state, the Congress finds itself as the juniormost partner in the NCP-Shiv Sena-Congress alliance that rules Maharashtra.

In the backdrop of a new strain of the coronavirus emerging in the United Kingdom, the Maharashtra government on Monday decided to impose a night curfew in all the municipal areas of the state starting Tuesday night.

Honestly, judging MPs on their attendance, how many questions they have raised in the House and how much MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds they have spent is not the most fair approach in analysing their performance, said Vivek Gilani.

Questioning the boundaries of the judiciary's powers, both Houses of the Maharashtra State Legislature passed proposals Tuesday stating that they will not take cognizance of or reply to any notice sent by the High Court or the Supreme Court in the Breach of Privilege motion against Republic TV editor and anchor Arnab Goswami.

Of the top 10 states where 80 per cent of India’s Muslims reside, the total strength of the Council of Ministers is 281, out of which only 16 are Muslims.

Desalination has largely been limited to affluent countries in the Middle East and has recently started making inroads in parts of the United States and Australia. In India, Tamil Nadu has been the pioneer in using this technology.

With major cities in India opting for urban transportation systems underground, Tunnel Boring Machines, that help dig tunnels underground, are being deployed extensively in the country.

Islamist cleric Khadim Rizvi died on Friday. His ability to arm-twist govts stands out even in Pakistan. A look at his meteoric rise, and what next for his movement.

The Congress in Maharashtra is in a vulnerable position with the state leadership not willing to stick its neck out in taking difficult decisions or working towards expanding the party’s base.

Khadim Hussain Rizvi, 54, is a wheelchair bound preacher. He is a former Pakistan government employee and hails from Attock district in Pakistan’s Punjab province.