India
A hydropower plant that supplies electricity to India was among the power plants hit by Wednesday’s flash flood in Nepal. Authorities were assessing the extent of damage to scores of power plants…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
City
The Maharashtra government has sanctioned ₹23.33 crore in relief for 17,245 farmers whose crops were damaged by floods, excessive rainfall, cyclones and hailstorms. The aid covers 11,207.79 hectares across the state. Relief…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
City
Nine pilgrims from Thane district and Navi Mumbai undertaking the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra have become uncontactable after flash floods hit Nepal’s Rasuwa and Bhotekoshi region. The district administration said their deaths have not…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
City
Maharashtra authorities have ordered a detailed investigation into the fire at Amravati District Women’s Hospital’s SNCU that killed three newborn babies on August 24. Minister Meghna Bordikar and MLA Pratap Adsad inspected…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
India
New Delhi is not only seeking higher investments from Japan but is keen to deepen its economic partnership with Tokyo. In an interview to , Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
City
Three pilgrims from Kalyan-Dombivli have reportedly gone untraceable in Nepal during the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2026. Sanjay Patil, his wife Nalini Patil and Sunil Subhedar have been out of contact with their…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
City
Doctors at Medicover Hospitals, Kharghar removed a chikoo seed lodged in the left main bronchus of a 38-year-old Ulwe man after nearly three months. Prasad Nakhawa had persistent breathlessness and wheezing before…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
City
Western Railway has approved raising the maximum permissible speed of 23 pairs of Mumbai-origin trains from 110 kmph to 130 kmph. The upgrade covers LHB trains from Mumbai Central, Dadar and Bandra…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
City
Mumbai Traffic Police took action against around 9,450 motorists for various traffic violations across the city in a single day, including 1,154 cases of wrong-side driving, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyanarayan…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug
City
Mumbai Crime Branch’s probe into the alleged MPSC Drug Inspector exam paper leak has revealed a suspected chain involving a confidential set of 294 questions. Police have arrested six people, including three…
By Sohail Khan · 28 Aug