This is the day when the state of Maharashtra came into existence. It was on this day in 1960 when the state was formed on linguistic grounds.

In its efforts to ramp up coronavirus testing in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched the city's first mobile COVID-19 testing bus that will be used for mass screening of people.

Locals rushed to the spot after some of them spotted him committing the act, but couldn't save his life.

As COVID-19 cases in Mumbai continue to spike, civic body BMC on Thursday constituted a committee to investigate a viral video that showed pateints lying next to dead bodies at the city's Sion Hospital.

Pardeshi has been transferred as additional chief secretary in the urban development department.

Thackeray said the Mumbai Police is capable of handling the situation but additional forces may be sought from the Centre if needed so that the state police force gets some respite.

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has settled a total of 10.02 lakh claims, including 6.06 lakhs COVID-19 claims under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) package, in just 15 working days.

The move will affect around 50 lakh central government employees and 61 lakh pensioners.

The Advisory Council further stated that the growth rate projected will have to be reduced and Indian enterprises will face a slowdown in demand due to global recession.

The RBI also announced that under this facility, it will give funds to banks at lower rates and that the banks will be allowed to avail funds for meeting the liquidity requirements of mutual funds.

A total amount of Rs 4684.52 crore, including Rs 2367.65 crore COVID claims under PMGKY package, have been settled during the lockdown.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman insisted that the Indian National Congress and Rahul Gandhi should introspect why they "fail to play a constructive role in cleaning up the system".

They were arrested on Sunday from a quarantine facility in Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra's Satara district.

Vistara has made temporary changes in its in-flight products and services to minimise the touchpoints of human contact on board by up to 80% during the post-lockdown period.

Barons of the automobile industry on Thursday held a discussion with the Union Minister for heavy industries and public enterprises Prakash Javadekar to talk about the impact of the coronavirus crisis and suggested measures to revive the sector.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Home Minister Amit Shah, Minister for Commerce & Industries Piyush Goyal, MoS (Finance) Anurag Thakur and senior government officials attended the meeting.

The RBI has also informed the Registrar of Co-operative Societies in Pune to issue an order for the winding-up of affairs of the CKP Co-operative Bank.

Natasha Poonawalla's husband Adar Poonawalla's institute Serum is working on a cure for coronavirus

Bharti Airtel and Sun Pharma were the only gainers on BSE.

The retail sale prices of petrol and diesel will, however, not change on account of this increase in duties due to the decline in global oil prices.

The already ailing handloom sector has been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

The central probe agency had said it needs to interrogate the brothers further in connection with the Yes Bank scam also involving its founder Rana Kapoor.

COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project is being financed by the World Bank and AIIB in the amount of $1.5 billion, of which $1.0 billion will be provided by World Bank and $500 million will be provided by AIIB.

Sharman is currently seen in the second season of the ALT Balaji web series Baarish, alongside Asha Negi.

With 4.5 billion views, Neha Kakkar surpassed Selena Gomez, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj to become second most watch female artist on YouTube in 2019

The 42-year-old actor has been making the best use of the quarantine period by binge-watching movies and shows of the world.

Apart from Hrithik and Farah, Genelia D'Souza and Kunal Kapoor also shared inverted images to raise awareness about World Thalassemia Day

Reports state that the filmmaker has asked the actor to refrain from announcing the news of their collaboration until the final script is ready.

Actor Kamal Haasan was in for a piece of good news from his fans today as he reached 6 million followers on his official Twitter account. Kamal has a big fan following and it shows from his followers who hang on to every word that the actor and politician have to say.

Puneet Issar had once caused megastar Amitabh Bachchan near-death experience on the sets of 'Coolie'

Not just Sunny Leone, Priyanka Chopra Jonas even beat Indian male celebrities with her search volume

Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez are stuck in Bhaijaan's Panvel farmhouse owing to coronavirus lockdown

Sai Pallavi is paired opposite Rana Daggubati in 'Viraata Parvam'

Asim Riaz and Himanshi Khurrana met on the sets of 'Bigg Boss 13' and have been together since

Section 80G of the Income Tax Act deals with deductions on contributions made to certain relief funds of charitable organisations.

Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said that India's recovery rate from the COVID-19 disease is around 29.36%

"The company claims that the gas leaked out was Styrene, however, there were conflicting reports of other toxic gases being present there, it needs to be investigated...," Naidu's letter to the Prime Minister states

The NHRC issued the notices after taking suo motu cognizance of media reports regarding the incident, which occurred between Badnapur and Karmad stations in the Nanded Division.

Shah said that the Centre has facilitated more than two lakh migrants workers to reach home. However, the central government is not getting the Bengal government's support in helping migrant labourers reach home, the Home Minister said.

Cash along with drugs was recovered from both the accused who were arrested from Gurudas.

The department has also asked the executive committee of the Parent Teachers Association to review and reduce fees if some resources remained unused during the lockdown.

Punjab Police juggernaut moved to arrest Ranjeet Rana, one of the biggest drug smugglers of India from Sirsa

The three videos show what was encountered by pilots during training flights in 2004 and 2015.

Trump in the past also had alleged that China does not want to see him elected for a second term because of his administration's tough stance of imposing high tariffs on Chinese imports.

According to the World Health Organization, at present several coronavirus vaccines are in the development phase.

Back in March, the Russian President had reassured his citizens that the world-wide pandemic situation was "under control" in Russia thanks to early intervention measures taken by his government.

The herbal remedy is derived from artemisia -- a plant with proven success in treating malaria -- and other indigenous herbs.

In meeting with Oli, Chinese envoy sought Nepal's support against the international politicisation of the pandemic as a number of countries are trying to hold China accountable for the pandemic.

For context, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had earlier this week claimed that there is more than enormous evidence to suggest that the coronavirus originated from the virology laboratory in Wuhan.

When asked why the United States were not participating, a senior U.S. administration official refused to give an answer to it.