Mumbai

The 30-share BSE index ended 871.13 points or 1.74 per cent lower at 49,180.31.

Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog member (health), expressed concern over the situation in Maharashtra, saying vaccination of eligible individuals should be prioritised.

Officials have, however, warned that if citizens do not follow the COVID-19 protocol, the civic body may be forced to take stringent steps.

Anil Deshmukh maintained the probe was not directed at the tweets by Indian celebrities as he engaged in a war of words with Devendra Fadnavis in the Assembly.

The appellant's advocate removed his mask in the courtroom contrary to Covid guidelines.

The country adopted the FIT framework in 2016, and the next review of the inflation target is due before March 31, 2021.

The state reported 8,702 cases on Thursday, while this number was 8,807 on Wednesday.

Home minister Anil Deshmukh, in a video message, confirmed the incident and said the Mumbai Police was investigating it further.

According to the officials, the decision of offline format exam was considered after seeing the large volume of students, who will be appearing for HSC and SSC board exams, which will begin on April 23 and 29, respectively.

Dr Reddy's was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 5 per cent, followed by M&M, Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank and TCS. On the other hand, ONGC, HDFC Bank and Kotak Bank were the gainers.

On Tuesday, the rupee had settled at 72.69 against the American currency. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, advanced 0.17 per cent to 90.66.

The Saamana editorial said the Congress had been given the post of Speaker for five years, and not for forcing an election for the post midway through which should have been avoided.

Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty finished 105.70 points or 0.71 per cent higher at its closing peak of 14,895.65.

The studio is located near the Inorbit Mall in the city. Initial reports suggest that the fire was triggered by a short circuit, India Today reported.

Speaking at the launch of a book on the boundary dispute between the two states, Thackeray lashed out at the Karnataka government over alleged atrocities on Marathi speaking population in those areas, and said there is a need to fight to win the case for...

The accident took place around 10.30 am on the hilly stretch of Khadki ghat, located approximately 10 kms from Toranmal hill station, police said.