The rain fury continued unabated in Mumbai on Monday with local train services affected and several low-lying areas in the Western suburbs under knee-deep water, hampering flow of vehicular traffic. The trains on the Harbour Line were running 25 minutes late and the schedule of trains on the Central Railway went haywire due to water-logging in culverts and nullahs near Kurla and Chunnabhatti stations. A number of local trains were cancelled.
Activist Manoj Jarange has criticized the Maharashtra government for extending the permission for his hunger strike for Maratha reservation by only one day. He warned that Marathas from across the state will come to Mumbai if their quota demand is not met quickly, threatening to escalate the protest and stop taking water in the next two days.
The monsoon spelt mayhem in several parts of the country on Monday, particularly Mumbai where local train services and flight operations were hit and everyday life disrupted as well as Assam that was grappling with floods yet again.
Heavy rainfall across North India leads to fatalities, structural damage, travel disruptions, and school closures. Eastern states brace for more rain.
Heavy rains in Rajasthan lead to flooding, resulting in casualties and widespread disruption. Rescue operations are underway, and schools are closed in several districts.
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Heavy rains lashed the city early on Thursday, inundating low-lying areas and partially disrupting rail and road traffic.
'If you align your ambition with India's rise, the peak of your careers will unfold alongside the peak of India's power.'
There was no loss of life. The mishap occurred at about 0430 IST, CR sources said.
Heavy rains lashed many parts of Gujarat on Thursday, disrupting rail and vehicular traffic at several places.
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India's mango exports to the US are registering healthy growth, and irradiation operations at a key mango treatment facility in Mumbai have been normalised after a brief disruption due to a data recording error earlier this month, an official said on Tuesday. The Mumbai-based irradiation facility, which handles the highest volume of mangoes destined for the US, faced an issue during the irradiation process conducted on May 8 and 9, 2025.
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.
'It is daunting, for sure, because you're rowing upstream.'
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai since wee hours on Friday, resulting in severe disruptions in rail, road and air traffic, causing inconvenience to regular commuters and office goers proceeding to their work places.
Kurla Express, which was scheduled to leave Shalimar station at 3.00 pm, was cancelled for the day.
A Kalyan-bound local train derailed near Masjid station in Mumbai on Wednesday morning, disrupting rail traffic on the suburban section of Central Railway.
Local train services came to a halt between Badlapur and Ambarnath section in Maharashtra's Thane district adjoining Mumbai due to water-logging on railway tracks after heavy rains, officials said.
Several trains under the purview of SER and ECoR were cancelled or diverted on Wednesday, including the premium Rajdhani Express and Vande Bharat Express, owing to the blockade by members of the Kurmi community in Jharkhand and Odisha, officials said.
Railway Police commissioner A K Sharma said the injured have been rushed to nearby Rajawadi hospital. The rail services on the down line were disrupted. The Thane-bound train derailed at 11.20 am.
The train, which had started from the CST station, was approaching the Masjid station, when the sixth bogie (from the engine) derailed, railway sources said.
Train movement halted between Andheri and Churchgate railway stations as the power supply stopped, Western Railway's chief public relations officer Sumit Thakur said.
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Fresh from their morale-boosting win over LSG, and bolstered by the return of India wicketkeeper-batter K L Rahul, Delhi Capitals will look to build on the momentum when they take on formidable Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
A rail track between Sonua and Lotapahar stations in West Singhbhum, under Chakradharpur Division of South Eastern Railway (SER), was damaged past Friday night in a blast that was allegedly triggered by the Maoists.
Between 8.30 am and 11 am, the IMD's Colaba observatory (representative of south Mumbai) recorded 79.4 mm rainfall, while the Santacruz observatory (representative of suburbs) recorded 44.5 mm rain, she said.
The 24-hour nation-wide general strike was called by left-affiliated trade unions against the United Progressive Alliance government's economic and industrial policies.
Mumbai's dabbawalas have also suspended their services on Tuesday.
The railway officials launched an investigation jointly with the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) and found there was no criminal intent behind the act.
Incessant rains since the wee hours of Friday threw normal life out of gear in Mumbai
Commuters on some routes, including the Harbour line that operates services between Panvel and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), complained of delay in train operations in the morning hours.
Call centres, once the engine room of India's BPO exports, are evolving too. Depending on the complexity, 30 to 50 per cent of voice and chat volumes are now handled by conversational AI.
Seven coaches of a suburban train travelling from Mumbai's Andheri to Churchgate station, have derailed between Andheri and Vile Parle. Details awaited.
Tuesday's nightmare continued well into Wednesday morning for Mumbaikars, as trains on the Western Railway ran behind schedule.
India and New Zealand have signed a pact to institutionalize their defence ties and vowed to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns about anti-India activities by some illegal elements in New Zealand with his Kiwi counterpart Christopher Luxon. The two sides also signed six agreements to enhance cooperation in areas including education, sports, agriculture, and climate change. They also agreed to prepare a roadmap for cooperation in the defence industry sector and explore early implementation of cooperation in the digital payments sector.
The Mumbai police on Tuesday resorted to firing in the air and baton charging to control irate passengers at Nalasopara railway station.
Waterlogging was reported in Andheri, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Chembur and some other places.
The new National Cricket Academy which was inaugurated in Bengaluru on Sunday has been renamed as the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
