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Rabindra Nath Sinha
How COVID-19 Birthed the Idea for an Overhaul of the Jewellery Industry
27 Sep 2020
While Mumbai-based jewellers are mooting on better working conditions for karigars, Kozhikode-based group’s chief pitches for uniform gold pricing across the country.
Newsclick Report, PTI
Mumbai Witnesses Fourth-Highest Spell of Rain over 24-Hour Period
23 Sep 2020
According to the IMD Mumbai's record of rainfall as seen from the Santacruz observatory since 1974, the 286.4 mm of rainfall received by the city over the past day has been trumped only thrice before…
Newsclick Team
How the SSR Case Helped 'Godi Media Garner Ratings
11 Sep 2020
You may have possibly never imagined that the media would fall so low. TV news channels of India were already sitting in the lap of power, but they have now descended into hell with the lewd coverage…
Newsclick Team
Mumbai Is Not PoK, Kangana
04 Sep 2020
In this episode of 'Bol Ke Lab Azad Hai Tere', senior journalist Abhisar Sharma talks about this comment and says that even though everyone is free to put forth their opinion, the media would not…
Amey Tirodkar
'Aarey' to be Declared a Forest but No Clarity on Remaining Land
03 Sep 2020
While activists have celebrated the move, there is a need for greater clarity about the exact forest zone.
Neelambaran A
Tamil Nadu: Risking a Pandemic, State BJP to Defy Government Orders During Ganesh Chaturthi
21 Aug 2020
On August 20, the Madras High Court refused to lift the ban on the processions. This led to the announcement of a defiance of the ban by the Hindu Munnani, a move backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party…
Amey Tirodkar
COVID-19: BEST Administration Denies Employee Death Toll, Unions Allege Negligence
14 Aug 2020
While unions say that 115 BEST employees have died to COVID-19, and that about 1,700 have been affected, the administration says only 27 employees have succumbed to the virus.
Amey Tirodkar
COVID-19: Maha Govt Refuses to Allow Hawkers, Unions Mull Protest
14 Jul 2020
“Put restrictions on us, but having a carpet ban on the business is hurting lakhs of people," said Shankar Salavi, veteran trade unionist and leader of Mumbai Hawkers’ Union.
Amey Tirodkar
Ignored in Lieu of Mumbai, Thane Poses Serious Concern in COVID-19 Battle
09 Jul 2020
Thane district has six municipalities, the highest in a single district in India. All the six cities are witnessing a surge in COVID-19 patients.
PTI
Is Maharashtra Denying ‘Community Transmission’ or is the State Just Behind the Curve?
27 Jun 2020
On Friday, June 26, Maharashtra recorded its highest number of patients in a single day. With the addition of 5,024 patients on Friday, the state's tally crossed 1.5 lakhs. Is the state witnessing…