Cyclone Ockhi May Not Hit Gujarat Coast, PM Rally Changed: 10 Points

Cyclone Ockhi, which was expected to make landfall near Gujarat's Surat, is gradually weakening and may not hit the coast as predicted earlier, the Meteorological Centre has said. The cyclonic storm has turned into a "deep depression" and may hit south Gujarat only as a "depression" late tonight, according to an official statement. Gujarat is on alert, with rescue and...

Rains started in Mumbai this afternoon as Cyclone Ockhi, after causing devastation in Kerala, crept towards the Maharashtra-Gujarat coast. The meteorological office predicts that it will weaken before it hits and settle over Gulf of Kambhat near Surat as a deep depression by Tuesday night. Schools in four districts of Maharashtra, and the Mumbai Metropolitan area, hav...

Rain and rumours have been blamed for the stampede at a Mumbai railway bridge that killed 23 people last month. But railway officials who took 18 months to call for bids to build the new foot over-bridge at Elphinstone station may not be off the hook yet.

The stampede at a Mumbai railway bridge that left 23 dead last month has been blamed on rain and rumours by a safety committee of the railway ministry, which does not refer to any official negligence.

Residents of Navi Mumbai and Uran have been seeing black rain for the past two days. While this may be a shocking sight, as per the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board this may have some connection with the recent fire at Butcher Island.

Passengers from Lucknow flying into Kolkata have ended up at Varanasi. Those from Bengaluru have ended up at Guwahati and a flight from Mumbai ended up in Dhaka.

Heavy rains affected the flight operations at the Mumbai airport on Sunday, second time in less than a month, causing delays.

Mumbai has been hit hard by heavy rain and thunderstorm this evening.

Monsoon watchers have for long been puzzled on what could be the reason for increased extreme floods that take place in India from Mumbai to all the way to Guwahati in the northeast -- since monsoon is actually weakening due to climate change

It was raining cats and dogs this morning and Manish Mishra was in the safety of his home near the city's Elphinstone Road railway station when he suddenly heard a loud thud.

At least 22 people have been killed and over 30 seriously injured in a stampede that broke out at a narrow foot overbridge near a local train station in Mumbai after heavy rain this morning. The incident took place around 10.30 am during rush hour near a ticket window between Parel and Elphinstone stations

The panel set up by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after the death of renowned gastroenterologist Dr Deepak Amrapurkar, who fell into an open manhole during the torrential rain of August 29, has given a clean chit to civic body employees.

Aircraft movements at the main runway of the Mumbai airport was restored last night after the airport operator removed the SpiceJet aircraft which had skidded after landing amid heavy rains on Tuesday.

Taking serious note of rumours about a 'cyclone that would hit Mumbai' on Wednesday and other issues related to the rain, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has written to the Mumbai Police, asking them to find the culprits behind them.

The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) seems to taken the biggest hit from the heavy rain in Mumbai. The main runway of the airport has been closed as a SpiceJet aircraft overshot the runway and got stuck in soft mud on Tuesday night after it landed on the wet surface.

Over 180 flights at the Mumbai airport have been cancelled since last night due to heavy rains and closure of the main runway after a SpiceJet aircraft skidded off the runway and got stuck in mud, blocking it.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today issued an appeal requesting people not to "spread and trust" rumours of a cyclone warning.

A video of a train rushing past a flooded station has gone viral. Shot at Nallasopara Station on the outskirts of Mumbai, the train zooms past the station creating a burst of water from the tracks engulfing the entire platform and leaving unsuspecting commuters drenched.

After a rain-drenched Tuesday, the dabbawalas of Mumbai have suspended their services for today. The dabbawalas take trains to deliver tiffins, but due to disruption of rail services following heavy rains in the financial hub, the delivery of over two lakh tiffins to office- goers won't be possible

Flight operations at the Mumbai airport remain affected for the second day today following heavy rains that continue to lash the metropolis.

"The God's they be angry again! They thunder and lightning loud and now it pours here in Mumbai. Be safe remain in the house," tweeted Mr Bachchan

Torrential rains lashed Mumbai for the second time in weeks on Tuesday, flooding low-lying areas and paralysing rail, road and air traffic in the country's financial hub. Schools and colleges have been shut today. The Met office has predicted more rain in the next 24 hours. Flight operations remained affected at Mumbai airport; a total of 56 flights have been diverted...

Heavy rains coupled with thunder and lightning affected most parts of Mumbai since last evening. Schools and colleges have been shut as precaution and flights towards and from the financial capital are hit.

A SpiceJet flight carrying 183 passengers skidded off the wet runway and got stuck in the mud at Mumbai airport late on Tuesday evening. No one was hurt and all the passengers are safe.