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At the new COVID-19 swab testing cabin in KEM Hospital in Parel, Mumbai on May 3.

Maharashtra caps prices of several medical procedures

The Maharashtra government has capped the prices of several medical procedures for those without medical insurance. For those with medical insurance,

Doctors representing the Mahim Dharavi Medical Practitioners Association with help from the BMC Health Department check patients in slum pockets of Kalyanwadi, Dharavi, Mumbai on April 12.

High-risk warriors

Vulnerability of health care workers during the crisis and the lessons to be learnt on their care according to Dr Zarir Udwadia.

Migrants sleep under a flyover next to rail tracks near the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Kurla on March 31.

Surprise surge

In Maharashtra, Mumbai is emerging a hotspot, but the people are generally happy with the government’s efforts to contain the virus and ensure that pe

Migrant workers outside Bandra West Railway Station on April 14. They were hoping to return home as they expected the lockdown to end.

Desperate to get home, migrant labour throng station in Mumbai

Around 3 p.m. on April 14, just a few hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an extension of the nationwide lockdown to May 3, groups of p

A view of Dr Baliga Nagar at Dharavi in Mumbai, on April 4. Dr Baliga Nagar has been declared a containment area after three persons here tested positive for coronavirus.

Dharavi a big worry for Maharashtra in battle against COVID-19

April 8 marked four weeks of the first case of COVID-19 being detected in Maharashtra. The date also saw a new level being reached in the State’s figh

Two Mumbai hospitals sealed after health care workers test positive for COVID

In Maharashtra, where Mumbai and Pune have emerged as the two coronavirus hotspots, there is a new worrying development: Health care workers within ho

Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai.

Maharashtra to release 11,000 undertrails on bail over COVID fears

In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Supreme Court issued a directive to lessen the overcrowding in prisons, and within three days of the

Train commuters in Mumbai travel to work on March 12, ignoring the State government’s advisory to maintain physical distance in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

State of vigil in Maharashtra

A Health Department official says, “Why would we hush up numbers? Cases are being monitored. Yes, it is quite possible that there are many cases we do

Birding on a boat in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.

India's declining birdlife

A comprehensive report on the distribution range, abundance trends and conservation status of birds in India indicates a worrying decline in the popul

Essays on Mumbai

The book has the right mix of facts, colour and nostalgia about the city to hold the reader’s interest.

At a recent protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Thane, Maharashtra.

A gram panchayat in Maharashtra resolves to reject CAA

January 26 was a day of double celebration for the residents of Islak village in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. As part of the day of honouring t

Students of Mumbai raised their voice against the CAA and the NRC and the police atrocities on the Jamia Millia campus.

People’s march against CAA & NRC: Show of solidarity in Maharashtra

Protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens have snowballed into a mass movement across India. Significant

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