Heavy rains lash Mumbai, nearby areas; girl drowns, people evacuated

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and adjoining Thane and Palghar districts on Wednesday, disrupting suburban rail traffic and causing water-logging in low-lying areas from where people were evacuated,......

3 killed, 95 evacuated as heavy rains lash Maha; parts of Mumbai inundated

Heavy rains continued to lash parts of Maharashtra, leading to the death of three persons in related incidents over the past 24 hours and the evacuation of 95 people from flooded places, the state......

'Parts of India have begun to run out of water'

'By 2030, there may not be enough water for all; by 2030, parts of India would be overcome by water.' IMAGE: A Sikh farmer pushes his bicycle over his dry rice paddy field. Rice, along with wheat,......

Sena MP demands Rane's sacking, party workers clash with BJP men

Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, demanding sacking of Union minister Narayan Rane over his remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav......

Why Maharashtra CM is a happy man today

Fadnavis had a series of very productive meetings with American CEOs Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is on a week-long visit to the US, had a string of high profile meetings with......

HPCL's Rs 30k-cr plant stuck on Western Ghat moratorium

The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel report, submitted by ecologist Madhav Gadgil last year, was further delaying the Rs 30,000-crore (Rs 300-billion) refinery project of Hindustan Petroleum Corp......

Ganeshutsav: Special trains to Konkan, Goa

The Konkan Railway will run special trains between suburban Bandra Terminus to Madgaon, Goa to clear the rush during the Ganeshutsav on August 21 and 29, a railway official said on Thursday. Train......

Want to beat the Mumbai heat? Go to Lonavala

Want to give the oppressive summer heat the skip? Want to holiday in the hills? Want to go somewhere nice and peaceful? How will you choose the right travel destination? How can you make your......

'You want to play cricket which is not even our game...'

IMAGE: A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik was hearing a public interest litigation lamenting the lack of basic facilities like drinking water and toilets at......