Some low-lying places like Hindmata, and areas in Dadar and Sion, including the Gandhi Market and road number 24 in Sion, were inundated, forcing pedestrians to wade through the water and making it difficult for motorists to commute.
The fire was brought under control after three hours, a Mumbai Fire Brigade official said, adding that cooling operations were underway.
Rishi pushed a senior TV channel reporter and allegedly slapped two photographers.
Train movement halted between Andheri and Churchgate railway stations as the power supply stopped, Western Railway's chief public relations officer Sumit Thakur said.
A day after heavy showers battered Mumbai, the rain intensity reduced briefly on Monday morning and picked up momentum again, leading to water-logging at some places and disrupting local train services, officials said.
Harried Yes Bank depositors rushed to ATMs to withdraw cash but faced multitude of problems including closed down machines and long queues, after the RBI placed the bank under a moratorium, capping maximum withdrawals at Rs 50,000 per account for a month. Aggravating the problems of depositors were difficulties accessing the internet banking channel, which ensured that they can't transfer the funds online as well.
The apex court said that no permission for prayers would be given for any other temple in Mumbai.
A deputy chief ticket inspector was assaulted by a group of sixteen youths from Chembur, all aged between 16 and 19 years.
In Dharavi, Koliwada, Antop Hill, Chembur, Nahur, Ramabhai Colony, the enthusiasm for voting was most in the poorer areas. These are the people who vote in every election and they do it so happily.
The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi has called for the statewide shutdown to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens. Barring stray incidents of stone pelting and attempt to disrupt road traffic in Mumbai, there was not much impact of the bandh in the metropolis.
A Nashik police team is on its way to Raigad to arrest the Union minister.
About 19,600 passengers travelled in 64 trips between 7 am and 3.15 pm on the Wadala-Chembur route.
Swanky flats, mall to replace the iconic property.
Randhir and Rajeev Kapoor welcome the festival with much fanfare.
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday inaugurated the India's first monorail service in Mumbai.
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday inaugurated the India's first monorail service in Mumbai.
P S Rahangdale, the chief of the Mumbai fire brigade, said an alert call was received by the department around 2.22 pm and fire fighters reached the spot within five minutes.
Fresh smoke was witnessed on Monday at the Deonar dumping ground, where the fire which has been raging for three days now intensified last evening even as people living in the vicinity complained of discomfort due to the fumes emanating from the site.
While brothers Randhir and Rajeev Kapoor took part in the celebrations at RK Studio, stars like Nargis, Huma Quereshi and Kunal Kapoor were spotted at other locations.
Ranbir joined filmmaker Imtiaz Ali as they prayed for good luck and their upcoming film Rockstar.
Ranbir joined filmmaker Imtiaz Ali as they prayed for good luck and their upcoming film Rockstar.
Ranbir joined filmmaker Imtiaz Ali as they prayed for good luck and their upcoming film Rockstar.
After suffering scorching heat, Mumbaikars finally got some respite after rains lashed the city on Wednesday morning.
There were reports that the Bharatiya Janata Party leader complained of high blood pressure and sugar levels and a doctor was called to examine him.
A real estate developer, one of the accused held in the 2011 senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey murder case and who was suspected to be a close aide of underworld don Chhota Rajan, died at a private hospital on Friday following liver failure, police said.
The low-lying areas of Parel, Dharavi, Matunga and King's Circle in Mumbai and towns in the neighbouring Thane district, including Diva, Dombivali, Kalyan and Ambernath, were flooded due to copious rains.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray was on Wednesday detained before being released during his party's uncharacteristically peaceful 'Rasta Roko' agitation against toll collection across Maharashtra after receiving an invitation for talks with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.
Gangster Chhota Rajan, prime accused in the journalist J Dey murder case, thought that the veteran crime reporter was working for his rival Dawood Ibrahim and Pakistan's spi agency Inter-Services Intelligence, according to the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Mumbai can't get enough of Ranbir walking on its streets.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray anti-toll agitation brought Mumbai to standstill, almost. Here are some dramatic pictures from the agitation.
The Kapoor brothers headed the procession on the last day of Ganpati celebrations.
The A-list actor came out in support of his younger cousin Armaan Jain as he promoted his acting debut Lekar Hum Deewana Dil.
All of south Mumbai and parts of central Mumbai are without power on Tuesday after a unit of Tata Power tripped.
Transport projects worth Rs 60,000 crore are languishing due to red tape, while the city continues to struggle against bottlenecks created by many of them.
Gowani was booked for the offence under relevant sections of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act and his statement was recorded by the police after the blaze swept through resto-pubs 1 Above and Mojo's Bistro located in the Kamala Mills compound in Central Mumbai, another official said.
R K Studios is not just another piece of real estate; it is part of India's movie history.
Astronaut Sunita Williams was clearly overwhelmed by the love and affection she received upon her visit to Mumbai. Prasanna D Zore reports
Two persons were killed and four other injured after a slab of under construction monorail at Mumbai suburb Chembur collapsed on Friday evening.
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