Bombay High Court Shuts Down For the Day as Rain Pounds Mumbai

All government schools in Mumbai were closed and offices were almost deserted as heavy rain crippled India's financial capital. Political events were also cancelled.

As heavy rain crippled Mumbai, the civic body this morning issued a flood alert and warned people against travelling, especially during the high tide.

Rain continues in Mumbai even as train services were restored normalcy. The city, which had been brought to a standstill on Friday, is expected to receive some heave rain in the afternoon.

Thousands were stranded across Mumbai as heavy rain, which has pounded the city since Thursday night, severely affecting train services and unleashing massive traffic jams. The Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the city's civic agency, ordered all schools to be shut and issued an alert, advising residents to step out only if necessary.

Heavy showers lashed Mumbai since midnight and continued till Friday morning, signalling the onset of the monsoon.

SRK chose to work in pain as the crew had to finish some action scenes before the monsoon arrived in Mumbai

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On Monday night, Aditya Thackeray, the youth leader of the Shiv Sena, hit the streets of Mumbai for what he called a stock-taking tour. The city is going through massive road repairs ahead of the monsoon.

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will host Mumbai Indians on Wednesday. Rain may play spoilsport.

With unseasonal rains causing damage to crops in several districts of Maharashtra, the Congress today demanded a comprehensive package for the affected farmers.

Any discussion of floods in Mumbai begins with a ritual invocation of one fateful date: 26 July 2005. On this day, the megacity received 944mm of rainfall - the average amount for the entire season, and a 100-year high. This, combined with high tides, set off a devastating flood in the city, much of which is built on low-lying land reclaimed in the 19th century.

After heavy rains, Mumbai sometimes doesn't look much different from a Bihar village.

It was a time of high fashion and glamour in Mumbai in mid-August. While the rain gods were showering their blessings on the parched city, the who's who in the fashion and entertainment industry were pouring in at the posh Palladium Hotel in central Mumbai and designers across the length and breadth of the country congregated to showcase their autumn winter collection...

Water logging due to heavy rains that continued to lash the city for a second consecutive day caused major traffic snarls and also disrupted the suburban train services.

With the lake levels dropping rapidly and a 20% water cut in force, the last thing Mumbaikars wanted to hear is that the BMC's much-touted Pinjal Dam, which will boost the city's water supply, will not be ready on time.

The PM has warned "bitter medicine" is needed to heal Asia's third-largest economy and improve battered government finances. Expectations of bold policies have been sky high, with the Sensex stock index in Mumbai hitting a series of record highs in the past several weeks. But the prospect of reduced harvests this year due to weak monsoon rains may forestall immediate ...

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The Narendra Modi government is prepping a contingency plan in case of drought, but has withheld details to avoid panic. It believes that rain in Delhi and Mumbai yesterday is a sign that the stalled monsoon is now progressing again and it might not need the plan after all.

Monsoon rains lashed Mumbai and large parts of coastal and western Maharashtra on Wednesday, disrupting normal life and leading to water-logging in several areas.

As heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Wednesday, photos and a video of a compartment of the Mumbai Metro with a wildly leaking roof went viral online.

Heavy rain lashed Mumbai and large parts of coastal and western Maharashtra Wednesday, providing welcome relief from the extended summer in the city.

Mumbai continues to remain highly vulnerable to heavy rains that occur almost every year despite having identified the solutions to reduce the risk two decades ago, a World Bank report has said.

The abandonment meant Mumbai are now in a spot of bother with two points on the board and a Net Run Rate of -0.425. Mumbai would now be desperate to win both their remaining games to fancy their chances of proceeding to the semi-finals.

Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians go bottom of the table after their match against New Zealand side Otago Volts was washed out.