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After 53 journalists in Mumbai, 27 employees of a Chennai-based channel test positive for coronavirus

OpIndia Staff - 21 April, 2020

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has agreed to get journalists in national capital who are on the field to get tested for coronavirus

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Mumbai coronavirus outbreak: A 25-year-old with no underlying medical conditions dies after 3 days in the hospital

OpIndia Staff - 21 April, 2020

Pradip Mali, 25, died on April 19, 3 days after he was admitted to Kasturba hospital and tested positive for coronavirus.

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Palghar mob lynching: Complaint filed against journalists for peddling fake news about BJP sarpanch being arrested for lynching of 2 sadhus

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2020

A frenzied mob of more than 100 people lynched 2 sadhus and their driver in Palghar, Mumbai on April 16, 20

Media

‘Arrest was necessary to prevent him from indulging in similar activity’: Read scathing comments of Court in fake news case against ABP journalist

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2020

Rahul Kulkarni, ‘journalist’ with ABP Majha was arrested by Mumbai Police for misleading people with fake news that led to the migrant crisis in Bandra

Crime

Maharashtra: 3 men, including 2 Sadhus, brutally hacked to death by a mob in Palghar, police arrest 110 people

OpIndia Staff - 18 April, 2020

The three men were travelling from Mumbai to Nashik to attend a funeral when a bloodthirsty mob lynched them

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Actor Ajaz Khan arrested by Mumbai Police for his communal remarks in recent Facebook live, stringent 153A invoked

OpIndia Staff - 18 April, 2020

Bollywood actor and hate-monger Ajaz Khan was reportedly arrested by the Mumbai Police for the communal remarks he recently made in a Facebook Live video.

Government and Policy

Changed BMC test strategy could make the number of Coronavirus cases in Mumbai appear artificially lower

Abhishek Banerjee - 18 April, 2020

Over the last few days, Mumbai, the financial hub of India and the capital city of Maharashtra, has emerged as the greatest spot of worry for India as far as Coronavirus is concerned.

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He removed his mask and spit on me, could expose me to Coronavirus: One Mohammed Elias arrested for spitting on Manipur woman

OpIndia Staff - 18 April, 2020

The man who had spit on the Manipur woman went by the name Amir Mohammad Elias and was arrested for the racial attack

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ABP Majha journalist Rahul Kulkarni arrested over a false report about train services, misleading migrant workers

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2020

The Maharashtra Police believe that the unverified and misleading information ran by ABP Majha may have spurred the migrants staying in Mumbai to defy lockdown and congregate at a mosque outside the Bandra local station.

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