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Mumbai collects nearly Rs 3 crore in fines from people without masks during Navratri

In an effort to curb a post-festival Covid spike, the Mumbai civic body enforced a Rs 200 fine on those without masks, penalising about 1.25 lakh people over the last 15 days.

Maha Vikas Aghadi allies to contest BMC polls together, says Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress last year forged an alliance to form government after the Uddhav Thackeray-led party parted ways with long-term ally BJP.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray orders probe into Mumbai power outage

The exact reason for the failure was not immediately known, however, the Western Railway and BEST blamed the blackout on Tata Power.

Did you act with same swiftness in other demolition cases, HC asks BMC in Kangana Ranaut case

The court also noted that the BMC in its affidavit had said that Ranaut had changed the position of the entrance of the ground floor, but many more things were demolished.

Covid hotspot Mumbai spent poorly on health in last 3 years, NGO report says

The report by Praja Foundation says that of the BMC’s estimated capital expenditure spend of Rs 2,189 crore over three years, it actually spent just 39.97% or Rs 875 crore. 

Kangana Ranaut denies BMC’s claim of illegal alterations in bungalow in Bombay HC

The actors also denied that her plea seeking the demolition be declared illegal and payment of Rs 2 crore in damage by the BMC, was an abuse of law.

Uddhav announces new plan for Mumbai to take medical help to people as Covid cases rise

Under 'My family-My responsibility' campaign, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will reach out to every family in city and provide medical help and guidance if needed.

Mosque in image shared to target BMC, Uddhav govt over ‘illegal structures’ not from Mumbai

Several verified handles, including that of a BJP spokesperson, shared mosque image to hit out at BMC for razing actor Kangana Ranaut's office while ignoring other 'illegal structures'.

Indian media’s misplaced focus, ‘power’ of initials in BMC and Russia’s vaccine superpower

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint..

You can bulldoze a building but not Kangana’s voice — Aaj Tak, News 18 on BMC ‘efficiency’

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.