In view of the difficulties faced by the corporates due to torrential rains in Maharshtra and Gujarat, industry body Assocham has sought extension of deadline for payment of service tax to August 20.
Mumbai airport becomes operational after two days
Officials in Mexico's Tamaulipas state, which borders Texas, said 18,000 people had been evacuated Tuesday from 20 low-lying, seaside communities.
Gujarat continued to reel under the onslaught of torrential rains on Friday with the death toll mounting to 90.
Officials announced that qualifying was rescheduled for the morning of the race after torrential rain caused havoc during free practice.
35 others have been injured in the landslides and flashfloods triggered by torrential rains.
Rains claim 11 lives in Gujarat, people shifted in Nashik, Goa
Weathermen have also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours in the entire Konkan region, including Mumbai.
There is no point blaming the government...Mumbai will bounce back, say readers.
With torrential rains continuing unabated in Gujarat for the seventh day on Saturday, the death toll has risen to 123 even as the army, navy and air force personnel, that were carrying out rescue operations, have evacuated more than 2.5 lakh people.
There has been a sudden dip in temperatures in several parts of northwest India. Day temperature today in Delhi was 23 degrees Celsius against a normal of about 38 degrees Celsius, Met officials said.
With water receding in most parts of this rain-battered city and its suburbs, the focus is now on clearing the various areas of the waste and muck left behind.
Flood situation in TN, Karnataka, West Bengal grim
A total 34 aircraft of various airlines were stranded at the airport due to the flooding caused by torrential rains.
Readers share their stories about the rains in Mumbai and their aftermath.
Readers share stories about how they coped with the torrential rain in Mumbai.
At Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas's nuptials, the Adil Manuel Collective played funk, jazz and R&B for longer than planned that evening at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur. One of the couple's friends in the audience yelled: 'Are you guys even from India?' Adil Manuel offered to show her their passports.
Damien Martyn's unbeaten 104 helped Australia reach 320 for five in their second innings after the third day of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Army boats were pressed into action at Raghunathpura under Shahpura in Bhilwara and many areas of Kota city to evacuate people to safer places.
Michael Clarke's return to the Australia World Cup team looks like being put on hold.
Krishna district, which accounted for 24 deaths in house collapses and heavy rains, was the worst affected.
Meanwhile, flight operations from the Kochi international airport will resume at 12 noon on Sunday, an airport official said.
The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Sunday for the second leg of a six-week relay in the run-up to the Athens Games.
Administration seeks navy's help to deal with any eventuality as a cyclonic storm forms in the Arabian sea\n\n
Rain is also forecast for St Lucia, the location for the fifth and sixth one-dayers, set for Saturday and Sunday.
Incessant downpour has triggered landslides and floods in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
Skipper Raul scored from the penalty spot 12 minutes into the second half as Spain escaped with a 1-1 draw.
The MeT department forecast very heavy rains over the next 48 hours in the mountainous areas of the state especially the disaster-prone Pithoragarh, Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts where torrential rains may trigger flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides asking people as well as authorities to be alert.
South Africa were 21-2 chasing a huge 493-run target when torrential rain ended play on the fourth day of the second Test.
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