Can't Control Nature But Haven't Moved An Inch: Bombay High Court On Mumbai Rains

The Bombay High Court has said we cannot control nature but the situation in the city of Mumbai which has been facing floods during monsoons regularly has not improved in the past few years.

Sikander Khan is a cab driver whose kindness ensured that his passenger, Puja Vaish, came to no harm. Ms Vaish shared her experience in a Facebook post that has gone viral with over 15,000 likes and 1,000 shares.

The German car-makers has prepared a cross-functional task force from the after-sales team to support the customers whose vehicles have been affected in the sudden Mumbai inundations, on August 29.

The number of dead in the Mumbai building collapse rose to 34 today with 10 more bodies being pulled out from the debris since last night, police said.

For a 13-year-old rape survivor in Mumbai, the heavy rains that that brought the city to a standstill, made her wait for abortion test longer. She is 30 weeks pregnant and is waiting to be examined by doctors who will assess if she can abort the foetus.

Moments before a building in Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar collapsed, Mohammed Rafiq, 25, had gone in to collect his stuff and get ready for a trip to his home in Uttar Pradesh. Then he heard a loud noise. "I ran out immediately," said Mr Rafiq, who lived in Husaini Building that has turned into a heap of debris now

In his tweets, Daniel Fernandes alleged that actor Sanjay Dutt's manager threatened to beat him up for asking if he could park his flooded car on an elevated area of his building - the manager works out of an office in the same building

Noted Mumbai doctor Deepak Amarapurkar, who was missing since Tuesday after heavy rain left most of the city flooded, has been found dead. His body was found at a drain near the seashore at Worli.

Rescue workers, including those from the National Disaster National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), searched for more than a dozen people who are still feared trapped in a 117-year-old, five-storey building that collapsed in Mumbai this morning, two days after torrential rain lashed the city. 32 people have died and many, including four firemen, are injured and have b...

In a sensational claim regarding Tuesday's downpour, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that "nine-km-high" clouds were hovering above the city and the impact would have been severe had they burst. Lapping up Mr Thackeray's remarks, which he made at a press conference, political parties across the spectrum asked the Sena chief to clarify his statem...

The Santa Cruz observatory of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Mumbai registered 331.4 mm rainfall on Tuesday, the heaviest since the July 26, 2005 record of 944 mm, which had caused the worst havoc in decades in the city.

Around 450 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been mobilised for deployment in Mumbai, where normal life has been disrupted due to heavy rains.

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today flew off the handle when questions were posed to him on the monsoon preparedness of the party-ruled Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai or MCGM, a day after heavy rains virtually clogged the city.

Four persons, including a three-year-old girl, were washed away in separate incidents following heavy rain in neighbouring Maharashtra's Palghar district, about 87 km from Mumbai. Of the four, the body of the minor girl has been recovered so far, Palghar police said.

After heavy rain flooded the city, many people took refuge in the Gurudwara in Dadar. The Gurudwara offered not only 'langar' but also provided shelter to about 750 people. Among the several people who took shelter was the Boleslawski family from Paris. The family of five has thanked the Gurudwara for their help in a moving thank you note.

Before you assume that the Kapoors' customised send-off is a result of the torrential Mumbai rains, let's pay attention to the several hashtags added in the caption

For 54-year-old Sukhdev Meshram, a passenger on the Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Express that derailed between Maharashtra's Vasind and Asangaon stations early morning yesterday, it was a day he will never forget.

The suburban train services on the western railway line in Mumbai have resumed after incessant downpour threw life out of gear in the city.

Sidharth Malhotra has been trending two days straight now because Twitter pounced on the opportunity to ridicule his Friday's post about the Gurmeet Ram Rahim rape verdict while also plugging his new film A Gentleman

A noted doctor in Mumbai, Deepak Amarapurkar, is missing since last evening, when heavy rain left most of Mumbai flooded, paralyzing traffic and public services.

Govind Namdev gifted food, umbrellas and raincoats to beggars on the streets of Mumbai streets after heavy rain

A day after copious rains, the civic authorities have moved to clear roads which have become slushy and strewn with garbage, and are also gearing up to tackle rush of patients in municipal hospitals.

Yet again, people turned to social networking websites to extend a helping hand and provide support.

Television stars like Vivek Dahiya, Aashka Goradia and others seem to have enjoyed Mumbai rains