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Mumbai News Live: ‘Mumbai won’t be financial capital if Gujaratis, Rajasthanis are not here’, Maha Governor says – The Indian Express

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari (Express File Photo)

Mumbai Live News Today (July 30): Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari sparked controversy after he said that there will be no money left in Mumbai and it will cease to be the financial capital of the country if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis are removed from the city. Several party leaders, including Raj Thackeray, slammed his remarks made at an event on Friday. Koshyari said his statements were “misconstrued”, adding that he had “no intention of belittling the hard work of the Marathi-speaking people in the progress and development of Maharashtra”.

One person was killed in a fire, which broke out at Chitrakoot grounds behind Andheri Sports complex in Andheri at 4.28 pm on Friday. Manish Devashi (32) was declared brought dead by Cooper Hospital. The details behind his death is awaited.

Arun Ferreira, an accused in the Elgaar Parishad case, claimed before the special court on Friday that certain emails relied on as evidence by the prosecution were ‘intercepted’ without authorisation. Ferreira had moved a plea seeking that the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which took over the investigation from Pune police, had not provided an order from a competent authority regarding the ‘interception’ of emails relied upon it as evidence.

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Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-live-updates-traffic-eknath-shinde-shiv-sena-weather-covid-monkeypox-8058084/