Mumbai

The government filed an affidavit in response to a public interest litigation filed by one Manoj Oswal, raising concerns of street vendors being without income due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

Elsewhere, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will not last long as there is lack of unity among the ruling allies.

In a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly also said the previous experience of rapid antigen tests in Mumbai was not good.

The number of fatalities in the state now stands at 11,854, it said. This is the first time that the number of new cases crossed the 9,000-mark in a single day.

Criticising former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over his 'Mi punha yein' (I will come back) refrain during the last year's assembly polls, Pawar said voters thought this stance smacked of arrogance and felt that they should be taught a les...

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said fines to the tune of over Rs 11 crores were collected from offenders during this period.

His observations came in marathon interview with the Shiv Sena official paper, Saamana, conducted by its executive editor Sanjay Raut.

Mahindra and Mahindra was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing over 7 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, Maruti, TCS, HDFC Bank and Tata Steel.

Concerns over rising COVID-19 cases and its impact on economic recovery remained a key factor for investors, analysts said.

Monday is the fourth consecutive day when Maharashtra has reported more than 5,000 cases in a single day.

There was no casualty, but a fire officer fainted while trying to douse the flames in one of the premises, officials said.

The Navy said that since the infection is restricted to one particular quarantine block, the possibility of its spread to other areas or personnel is considered negligible, though all precautions are being taken.

Additional Municipal Commissioner Kiran Dighavkar credited effective screening and a proactive approach for the feat, adding, "Instead of waiting for people to come to us, we went to them."

Till date, as many as 88,48,501 people comprising the poor, migrants and other needy persons affected by the lockdown have savoured the Shiv Bhojan Thali, Uddhav Thackeray said.

The editorial in the 'Saamana' said that internal resentment was inevitable in an alliance of parties with different ideologies.

Munde, a Nationalist Congress Party leader, had attended a state cabinet meeting earlier this week and taken part in the NCP's foundation day event two days ago here.