In celebration of International Womens Day, 25 women aged 13 to 50 participated in a cycling event in Mumbai organized by Dr. Viswanathan Iyer. The event aimed to promote health and gender parity, featuring insights from experts and inspiring stories, including that of visually challenged cyclist Aparna Agarwal.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the new Patanjali Food and Herbal Park in Nagpur, aimed at aiding Vidarbha's farmers. With an orange processing plant and facilities for other fruits, the park aims to reduce wastage and improve farmers' income. Patanjali's Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna were also present.

Central Railway, Mumbai Division, is conducting a megablock on its suburban lines today for engineering and maintenance works. The Matunga-Mulund fast lines and the Harbour line between CSMT and Chunabhatti/Bandra will be affected. Passengers may experience delays and are requested to use alternative routes.

Sufi shrine Mahim dargah hosted an inter-faith iftar during Ramzan, where leaders from various communities discussed promoting peace and understanding. They emphasized the importance of communication in removing misconceptions and fostering unity among different faiths in the current divisive environment.

A fire erupted due to a gas pipeline leak on a road in Takshila, Andheri (East). Three individuals, including two motorcyclists and an auto-rickshaw driver, were injured and hospitalized. The blaze destroyed four vehicles and was extinguished by 1.50 am. The injured are Arvindkumar Kaithal, Aman Harishankar Saroj, and Suresh Kailas Gupta.

The Navi Mumbai airport faces 225 obstacles, including building antennas and parapet walls, as listed in the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP). These obstacles necessitate a 'displaced threshold' on runway 26, pushing the landing starting point 600m down the runway. This restricts manoeuvring space for air traffic control, but the AIP brings the airport closer to obtaining its aerodrome license.

At Mumbai's Borivali railway station, a vigilant railway security personnel rescued a woman who lost her balance and fell while attempting to alight from a moving train. The Ministry of Railways urged commuters not to board or alight from moving trains by sharing a video of the incident on social media. Further details are awaited.

A Class 11 student in Nagpur was rescued by the anti-human trafficking unit of the crime branch after eloping with a 36-year-old woman. The teenager's parents had reported him missing, leading to a kidnapping case being registered. The woman was arrested, and the teenager was reunited with his parents. The woman was later granted bail.