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Mumbai (/ m ʊ m ˈ b aɪ / ⓘ; Marathi:, ISO: Muṁbaī; formerly known as Bombay [a]) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [20]
Western African Ebola epidemic. Note: current estimates suggest that between 17 per cent and 70 per cent of Ebola cases were unreported, [11] suggesting a total number of cases between 34,513 and 94,486. The 2013–2016 epidemic of Ebola virus disease, centered in West Africa, was the most widespread outbreak of the disease in history.
South Africa – Said: [who?] "The South African government extends its condolences to the government and people of India following a spate of attacks on a number of hotels, hospital and a restaurant in Mumbai on Wednesday, 26 November, which left a number of people dead and wounded while others have been taken hostage". [2]
Politics of Maharashtra. Maharashtra is India 's third largest state by area and has over 112 million inhabitants. Its capital, Mumbai, has a population of approximately 18 million; Nagpur is Maharashtra's second, or winter, capital. [1] Government in the state is organized on the parliamentary system.
COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra. The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Maharashtra was confirmed on 9 March 2020. The largest single day spike (68,631 cases), highest peak in all of India was reported on 18 April 2021. Maharashtra is a hotspot that accounts for nearly 22.35% of the total cases in India as well as about ...
The War in Darfur, also nicknamed the Land Cruiser War, [note 1] was a major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel groups began fighting against the government of Sudan, which they accused of oppressing Darfur's non-Arab population.
23 Nov. The terrorists hijack an Indian trawler, the Kuber, killing four fishermen and ordering the captain to sail to India. [3] 26 Nov. dusk. They reach within four nautical miles (7 kilometres) of Mumbai and kill the captain. They then proceed to board three inflatable speedboats and proceed towards Colaba jetty. [3]
Attribution of the 2008 Mumbai attacks were first made by the Indian authorities who said that the Mumbai attacks were directed by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants inside Pakistan. [1] American intelligence agencies also agree with this attribution. [2][3][4] Pakistan initially contested this attribution, but agreed this was the case on 7 January 2009 ...