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Lt-col booked for stalking colleague at mum marathon

MUMBAI, July 7 -- A woman army officer has registered a complaint against a lieutenant-colonel for stalking her during the Tata Mumbai Marathon in January. The complainant, also a lieutenant-colonel, ... Read More


Mumbai marooned: All roads out of city hit by rain, landslips

MUMBAI/PUNE, July 7 -- Road connectivity between Mumbai and the rest of the country was brought to a near standstill on Monday as relentless rain, landslides and waterlogging shut all four highways li... Read More


200 rescued, 937 evacuated as Raigad battles floods

Navi Mumbai, July 7 -- Over 200 stranded residents and tourists were rescued and 937 people from 14 villages were evacuated to safer locations by the Raigad district administration as relentless monso... Read More


Vasai-Virar reels under 5 ft water, 48-hour outage

VASAI-VIRAR, July 7 -- Over five days of torrential rain have pushed the Vasai-Virar region to the brink, with thousands of residents left stranded as five feet of floodwater enters neighbourhoods, ho... Read More


swelling river claims two lives in bhiwandi

Mumbai, July 7 -- A 10-year-old boy was swept away by the swollen Kamvari river in Bhiwandi on Sunday. The victim, identified as Aatif, had gone to dispose of household waste near the river when he al... Read More


'Family killed in house cave-in was preparing to move out'

Mumbai, July 7 -- On Sunday evening, Waseem Khan, 38, was barely 120 metres away from the spot in Mankhurd's Janata Nagar where a ground-plus-three storey tenement collapsed amid heavy rains, the debr... Read More


tree collapse leaves elderly man critical

THANE, July 7 -- A 64-year-old plumber suffered severe head injuries after a tree collapsed on him outside the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Thane on Monday morning. The victim, identified as Pan... Read More


Merchant tanker runs aground as anchor snaps

MUMBAI, July 7 -- An unmanned Nicaragua-flagged merchant tanker, MT Al Jafzia, ran aground near Manori on Sunday after its anchor chain snapped amid rough sea conditions, triggering a maritime alert a... Read More


Do-gooders feed stranded commuters as rains hinder trains

MUMBAI, July 7 -- Local communities, rail passenger organisations, gurudwaras and NGOs came to the aid of stranded passengers on long-distance trains, providing food, water, tea and snacks, as relentl... Read More


Worker killed in JNPA accident

Navi Mumbai, July 7 -- Relentless monsoon rain and strong winds claimed two lives, left one youth missing and crippled normal life across Navi Mumbai, Panvel and Uran on Monday. One of the deceased wa... Read More