Mumbai's Zahaan Hemrajani achieved a top 10 position at the U17 Open Skiff World Championships in Nishinomiya, Japan. The competition occurred from July 17 to 23, 2025. Despite initial equipment setbacks, Zahaan won two races. He also finished in the top 10 in many heats. Zahaan thanked his coach, team, mentor, parents, and school for their support.

The Supreme Court upheld a Bombay High Court judgment, reinforcing a landlord's preferential right to redevelop slum areas, criticizing the Maharashtra government and SRA's acquisition attempts of private property as a ravesty of justice. The SC questioned the SRA's conduct, noting their failure to engage with the landowner's redevelopment proposals and directed them to expedite the owner's proposal.

The Supreme Court upheld a Bombay High Court judgment favoring a landlord's right to redevelop a slum area, criticizing the Slum Rehabilitation Authority's (SRA) conduct as suspicious. The court emphasized the owner's preferential rights under the Slums Act and directed the state and SRA to consider the landowner's redevelopment proposal.

In a significant move, the Maharashtra transport department elevated 331 assistant inspectors to the rank of Motor Vehicle Inspectors across various Regional Transport Offices (RTOs). The officials received their new designations at a ceremony held over the weekend.

Devendra Fadnavis appointed Ameet Satam, Andheri West MLA, as the BJP Mumbai unit president. With 15 MLAs, the BJP holds the highest number in the city and aims to dominate the upcoming BMC elections. Following their success in 2017 with 82 elected candidates, the party anticipates even greater achievements under Satam's leadership.

Mumbai is grappling with substantial waterlogging due to heavy rainfall since August 25, impacting areas like Sion and the Eastern Express Highway. The IMD forecasts continued showers and has issued a heavy rainfall warning for August 26-27. Commuters are advised to plan travel cautiously, while rail services currently operate smoothly, and airports face minor flight delays.

A private luxury bus carrying forty-four passengers caught fire on the Mumbai-Goa highway near Kashedi tunnel after a tyre burst. The quick-thinking driver safely evacuated all passengers before the fire rapidly engulfed the vehicle and caused a diesel tank explosion. Emergency services responded swiftly, extinguishing the blaze and resuming traffic after a temporary halt.

Central Railway's Mumbai division will conduct a megablock on Sunday across its suburban lines for essential maintenance. The Main line will experience a block on the Matunga-Mulund slow lines, diverting some Up slow line services. Additionally, the Trans-Harbour line will suspend services between Thane and Vashi/Nerul.

A three-year-old boy, Aarav Shah, who was reported missing from his Surat home on August 21, was tragically discovered murdered in a train lavatory at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai. The child's throat was slit, and authorities are actively searching for his cousin, Vikas Kumar Shah, who is suspected of kidnapping the boy.