Saurabh Gupta

Mumbai Records 863 Covid Cases In A Day, Almost 300 More Than Tuesday

Mumbai News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday June 24, 2021

Mumbai logged 863 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, reporting a steady increase in infections the past few days. The positivity rate increased to 2.27 per cent as compared to Tuesday's 1.76 per cent when the financial capital recorded 570 cases.

Delta Plus "Variant Of Concern", Says Centre, Warns Three States

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday June 22, 2021

The Delta plus variant, a new mutant version of the Delta strain first detected in India, has been found in 22 cases in Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh and is a "variant of concern", the government said in a warning to these states.

Man, 23, With 'Peter Pan Syndrome' Gets Bail In Minor's Sexual Assault Case

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Tuesday June 22, 2021

A 23-year-old man - who has 'Peter Pan syndrome', per his lawyer - was granted bail by a special POCSO court in Mumbai in a kidnapping and sexual assault case of a 14-year-old girl whom he is reported to have later "married".

4 Arrested In Mumbai 'Fake Vaccine Camp' Case. Producer Too Suspects Scam

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday June 18, 2021

Four arrests have been made in a case of an alleged 'fake vaccination camp' that was organised by a housing society in Mumbai. Mumbai Police recorded statements of residents and then made the arrests after registering a case.

"If It Comes Early...": Maharashtra Experts On Timing Of Covid 3rd Wave

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday June 18, 2021

The third wave of Covid in Maharashtra could arrive earlier than expected, said a key experts body set up by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, sources have told NDTV.

"If Congress Decides To Go Alone...": Sena Leader Hints At Poll Twist

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday June 17, 2021

Ahead of the Mumbai civic body election next year, a Congress leader's comment on going it alone has sparked a rift in Maharashtra's ruling coalition. Both the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have reacted sharply to the comments.

Eyes Of 3 Children Infected With Black Fungus Removed In Mumbai

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday June 17, 2021

Three children infected with Black Fungus had to go through surgery to remove an eye each in Mumbai. Mucormycosis or Black Fungus cases in children are a worrying sign, say doctors.

"We're Certified Goondas": Sena's Sanjay Raut After Clash At Party Office

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday June 17, 2021

Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut had a riposte to BJP allegations of hooliganism after yesterday's clash between the workers of two parties outside the Sena Bhavan in Mumbai's Dadar.

Uddhav Thackeray's Birthday Visit To Governor Brings Old Feud In Focus

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday June 17, 2021

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at the Raj Bhavan this morning to wish him on his birthday.

Ex-Mumbai Police "Encounter Specialist" Arrested In Ambani Bomb Scare Case

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday June 17, 2021

The NIA on Thursday arrested former Mumbai Police 'encounter specialist' Pradeep Sharma in connection with the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare investigation

'Missing' BJP MLAs At Suvendu Adhikari's Meet Spark Migration Concern

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday June 15, 2021

The BJP's efforts to counter reports of the "reverse migration" of its leaders to Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in Bengal failed on Monday as a section of its MLAs stayed away from Suvendu Adhikari's meeting with the Governor.

Tweet Deleted, Pranab Mukherjee's Son Fuels Suspense Over Trinamool Entry

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday June 14, 2021

Former president Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee has denied that he will quit the Congress and join the Trinamool Congress, but recent tweets have reinforced speculation that he intends to switch.

"Pawar" Lunch, Dinner With SRK For Prashant Kishor In Mumbai

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday June 12, 2021

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor, armed with recent successes in Bengal and Tamil Nadu, met with Maharashtra politician Sharad Pawar for lunch in Mumbai.

Nusrat Jahan, Trinamool MP, Says Marriage "Not Legal, Valid And Tenable"

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday June 9, 2021

Nusrat Jahan, Trinamool MP and actor, on Wednesday said her wedding ceremony with businessman Nikhil Jain in Turkey two years ago, is "invalid".

As BJP's Mukul Roy Skips Meet, Delhi Leadership In A Huddle

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday June 9, 2021

BJP leader Mukul Roy has added to his party's nervousness by skipping a key meeting in Kolkata. His silence on speculation that he is heading back to Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has not helped.