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A screen-grab from the video of the children singing “Jai Ho”.

An equal music

Children from Mumbai’s Mehli Mehta Music Foundation sing and play the anthem “Jai Ho” along with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra in a memorable remote

Nawab Malik, Maharashtra Minister for Minority Affairs, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

Maharashtra creates job opportunities portal for Maharashtrians

Maharashtra is now feeling the effects of the massive exodus of labour from the State during the lockdown. Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nagpur and

A new isolation centre at St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai on June 17.

Figures in dispute

The Maharashtra government claims an impressive recovery rate, but the opposition says confusion prevails even over the number of deaths.

The entry point of Madh market in Mumbai being closed on June 11 owing to rising COVID-19 cases.

Huge number of COVID deaths not reported in Maharashtra

A data reconciliation exercise conducted by the Maharashtra government showed that 2,190 COVID deaths were not been reported overall in the State from

At a medical camp in Dharavi on June 10.

Dharavi numbers drop in June, area no longer sealed zone

The number of COVID-19 cases in Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum in Mumbai, dropped drastically in June and the area is no longer a sealed one.

Adivasi revolt that ushered in change for Maharashtra’s tribal community

Seventy-five years have passed since the Warli Adivasi Revolt that changed the lives of Adivasis and led to democratic reforms in Maharashtra.

Justice Hosbet Suresh, a champion of human rights

With the passing of Justice Hosbet Suresh (1929-2020) on June 11, the human rights movement has lost a man of conscience with a strong legal voice.

The great Indian bustard.

For investing in environment protection

Environmental experts voice concerns over ecosystem degradation and unbridled consumption of natural resources.

Mumbai city slowly coming back to normal at the start of Lockdown 5.0 on June 1.

Test of leadership

With more than 60 per cent of Maharashtra’s COVID cases in Mumbai, the government is scrambling to expand the public health care system in the city.

Banknotes of various denominations at the counter of a bank in Mumbai.

Panel to study COVID impact on coop banks in Maharashtra

The State government of Maharashtra has appointed a nine-member committee to understand the impact of COVID-19 on cooperative credit systems in the St

AT a protest against the Maheshwar project, in Mandleshwar, Madhya Pradesh, on March 17, 2008.

Victory and vindication

An agency of the Madhya Pradesh government issues a Termination Order against the Maheshwar hydro project on the Narmada and brings to an end the over

Rescue operation by the Army and Maharshtra Police in the flooded Sangli town of Maharashtra in August 2019.

Report on 2019 Maharashtra floods: Panel member alleges cover-up

Had the report of 2007 been implemented the severity of the 2019 floods could have been avoided.

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