Snehal Mutha

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Snehal Mutha

A rare ‘foetus in fetu’ case came to light in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district, where a foetus-like mass was located within the body of an eight-month-old foetus, the Buldhana medical official said on Friday, January 31, 2025. During a regular sonographic assessment of a 32-year-old pregnant woman at the Buldhana District Women’s Hospital, the rare congenital anomaly was detected. “In medical terms, we call it ‘foetus in fetu’. It is a foetus-like mass developed within the body of the foetus.

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Snehal Mutha

The fatalities due to suspected Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in Maharashtra increased to four on Friday, with a total of 140 patients diagnosed with the medical condition. Among the suspected patients, 98 are diagnosed as confirmed GBS cases, with 18 on ventilator support. However, the Public Health department said the newly detected patients are being counted together from the previous days. The numbers have risen in other districts from nine to 11.

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Snehal Mutha

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday (January 31, 2025), slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for appointing leaders involved in a multi-crore scam as Ministers instead of keeping the promise of putting them behind bars. He referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that people involved in a ₹70,000 crore scam would be put behind bars and questioned “Where did that happen”.

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Snehal Mutha

Three fresh cases of suspected Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) came to light in Pune district of Maharashtra on Thursday (January 30, 2025), according to Health Department data. According to the data of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme by the Public Health Department, 130 suspected cases and two suspected deaths of GBS have been found in the State. Among the 130 patients, 20 are on ventilator. The three new cases reported are from previous days.

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Snehal Mutha

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday (January 29, 2025) claimed that Mumbaikars are paying a new type of tax called — ‘Adani tax’ — as the taxes that the common man is paying is benefitting only the Adani Group. Elaborating on the ‘Adani tax’, he said: “It means acquiring Transfer of Development Rights [TDR], floor space index [FSI] from Adani, and they will not pay premiums worth ₹7,500 crore due from Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt. Ltd.