Mumbai

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said in its two-week forecast that monsoon progress is likely to pick up between June 27 and June 30 and advance to most parts of northwest India outside west Rajasthan.

Maharashtra teachers demand prioritising vaccination for them and the permission to travel by suburban trains in Mumbai.

NCP spokesperson and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik made the remark a day after state Congress president Nana Patole said that the Congress will emerge as the single largest party in the next state polls.

Apart from traditional financial services players, several digital payment and fintech players are also planning to tap the IPO market.

Mumbai on Monday reported 728 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 28 fatalities, taking the tally to 7,12,329 and the toll to 15,066, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

The 30-share BSE index ended 85.40 points or 0.16 per cent lower at 51,849.48, while the broader NSE Nifty inched up 1.35 points or 0.01 per cent to 15,576.20

The BMC said it was expecting to receive vaccines anytime throughout the day on June 3. Thereafter, the inoculation drive will resume on June 4.

This was the second such order passed by Special Judge JC Jagadale in over a week.

The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to provide requisite security to Adar Poonawalla, in the wake of alleged threats to him over the supply of the Covishield vaccine manufactured by his company.

Maharashtra has been reporting over 20,000 cases on a daily basis despite almost lockdown-like curbs in place.

Strong winds and heavy rains uprooted trees and disrupted suburban train services in the metropolis, officials said.

Tropical storm 'Tauktae' is packing wind speeds of about 20 kmph and is expected to reach Gujarat coast by 8 pm.

Several hospitals in Maharashtra were running out of Remdesivir and other life-saving drugs. Some celebrities and politicians responded to citizens’ pleas made on social media platforms and helped them procure the medicines.

The government notification on this was issued on May 7, he added.

A case for culpable homicide was registered after 11 persons including COVID19 patients died in the fire at Sunrise hospital, situated on the third floor of Dreams Mall, on March 25.

The moratorium of up to two years will be available to individuals and small and medium enterprises, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das in an unscheduled address.