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The incident took place around 7.30 pm at the BPS port area near Pier Pop. The Barbados-flagged vessel Vienna was carrying 140 metric tonnes of cargo, which was being lifted with the help of two cranes operated by Barkat

The Bhor Ghat between Karjat and Lonavala and the Thal Ghat between Kasara and Igatpuri are vulnerable to soil erosion, surface runoff, boulder falls and shallow landslides during the monsoon. These hazards can disrupt train operations and pose safety concerns

Speaking to mid-day on Sunday, a senior railway official said he had issued instructions to the zonal railway to preserve some of the old iron brackets and other surviving GIPR relics for display at a heritage gallery and the National Rail Museum

The deceased has been identified as Ansh Ravindra Gupta, 8. According to the police, the accident took place between 2.15 pm and 2.30 pm in front of Jijamata Garden on John Baptist Road in Bandra West

Justice should be delivered to the Maratha community without taking away anyone elses rights, Shinde said at a farmer and youth interaction programme in Parbhani, stressing the need for social harmony and a legal approach to resolving the communitys demands

The African Safari is a key component of the Gorewada project. Fadnavis reviewed the status of infrastructure and other works required to launch the safari and directed officials to identify the pending works and complete them in a time-bound manner

JNPA officials inspected Kharbhav, Bhiwandi and New Nilanje to explore stronger rail connectivity for moving Nhava Sheva containers to Bhiwandi through the Dedicated Freight Corridor, with the aim of reducing road dependence and easing congestion

Citizens participated in a march from Abhinav Chowk to the historic Shaniwar Wada and staged demonstrations at Goodluck Chowk, raising slogans such as Abki Baar, Loudspeaker Hadhpaar (this time, loudspeakers must go)

Police said the theft took place between 5 am and 5.30 am on August 26, when the complainant, Sanjay Anand Chavan, 26, was asleep. The door of the house had reportedly been left open inadvertently, allowing the accused to enter and allegedly steal valuables

Three men from Mumbra drowned after entering a creek to swim near Ganesh Visarjan Ghat at Retibunder along the Mumbai-Nashik Highway in Thane on Sunday afternoon. TDRF personnel recovered their bodies

The Modi-Mirziyoyev talks focused on expanding cooperation in trade, investment, infrastructure, critical minerals, mining, defence and security, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, information technology, digital public infrastructure, including UPI, and education

Dr Chitley and his wife, Janhavi, were leading a 61-member Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage group comprising people from Maharashtra. They were at an immigration centre on the Tibet border when the building was engulfed and completely washed away in the flash floods, his sister said

The NEET PG 2026 examination at iON Digital Zone Sitapura 2 in Jaipur has been rescheduled to September 5 after concerns over a power outage at the centre. Nearly 300 candidates allotted to the centre will appear for the exam on the revised date

The 15-day special traffic and power block is being operated from the midnight of August 28-29 to the midnight of September 11-12, with blocks of five to six hours every midnight. The second phase of the block will be imposed from the midnight of September 2-3 to the midnight of September 8-9

A senior citizen was killed in Nagpur on Sunday morning after a speeding SUV allegedly hit him while he was out for a walk near Japanese Garden. The deceased was identified as Kailash Sondia, a resident of Awasthi Chowk. Police have launched an investigation

Pune Ganesh mandals have backed restrictions on DJs and plasma sound systems but demanded that similar noise limits apply to dhol-tasha groups. Representatives of 42 mandals also raised concerns over selective enforcement, police cases and immersion procession arrangements

Mumbai woke up to partly cloudy to generally cloudy skies on Sunday, with the IMD forecasting moderate rain during the day. Temperatures are likely to range from 26.7C to 31.5C. A high tide of 4.41 metres is expected at 1:04 pm

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patils indefinite hunger strike entered its second day on Sunday, with him demanding Kunbi certificates for eligible Marathas. Jarange warned that the agitation could shift to Mumbai if the Maharashtra government fails to accept his demands by September 12

A gas leak from a GAIL pipeline near Takliwadi in Maharashtras Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district prompted authorities to divert traffic on a 24-km stretch of the Samruddhi Expressway. GAIL officials shut valves on both sides of the affected section to reduce pipeline pressure

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from the Indian diaspora in Tashkent during his two-day Uzbekistan visit. Calling the diaspora a living bridge between the two nations, Modi also praised Indian-Uzbek cultural performances and met President Shavkat Mirziyoyev

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said India has a civilisational mission to help the world recognise unity amid diversity. Speaking at an event at Madison Square Garden in New York, he said Bharatiyas should convey the message through their conduct and practice rather than preaching

Mumbais seven lakes held 13,88,423 million litres of water, or 95.93 per cent of their total live storage capacity, as of August 30. Vihar remained 100 per cent full, while Upper Vaitarna had the lowest storage at 89.76 per cent

A Maharashtra FDA officer was allegedly forced to eat expired biscuits by an angry crowd in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after residents accused him of accepting a bribe from a shopkeeper. The confrontation followed a complaint over expired food products at a local paan shop

From a Polish mans bizarre 300-pizza prank to a 66-year-old skateboarder breaking her own record, the week brought a series of unusual stories. A baby named Bindi, AI-generated Cat in the Hat videos, Dolly Partons cottage and dancing robots also made headlines

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has attacked the BJP-RSS over a shuddhikaran ceremony allegedly held at the Haldwani venue two days after Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally there. Gandhi called the act a crime and demanded an FIR under the SC/ST Act

Interestingly, both Parton and Curry were multitalented, singer-actors.

Three bodies were recovered from the Gandak river in Uttar Pradesh after apparently drifting into India from flood-hit Nepal. Meanwhile, Nepal Army said 163 foreigners, including 113 Indians, have been evacuated as India sends relief material and a rescue team

Namdapha, located in Changlang district, is renowned for its rich flora and fauna and continues to yield significant wildlife records

Thus the monsoon produced a remarkable reversal: from wife to separated lover to unmarried girl.

Rescue operations entered their fourth day after catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border, with the combined death toll in Nepal and Tibet rising to 676 and nearly 3,000 people missing. More than 11,000 security personnel have been deployed, while 2,465 people have been evacuated

The left-handers were accurate and quick through the air and the debutant off-spinner looked an honest trier with little variety to trouble batters at this level. On a pitch that got slower as the match progressed, the fast bowlers struggled to get the ball up towards the batters shoulders

At least 37 people were killed after a Russian attack struck a warehouse in Myla village in Ukraines Bucha district near Kyiv, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A care home and residential buildings were damaged, while more than 370 people were evacuated

The Maharashtra FDA has revoked the suspension of food licences of five eateries at MCAs BKC premises after a fresh inspection found them in exemplar standards (A plus Grade). The move followed Bombay High Court intervention after MCA challenged the original action

The BMCs decision to install barricades and green-cloth view-cutters on Mumbais Lalbaug bridge ahead of Ganpati celebrations has come under scrutiny. Residents questioned their utility after the bridge was shut in both directions during the Aagman ceremony

Thirty-seven Mumbai pilgrims returned safely after being stranded in Nepal following devastating flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border. Meanwhile, the whereabouts of Mumbai-based doctor and mountaineer Dr Milind Chitley, his wife and other pilgrims remain unknown

The arrests followed two separate cyber fraud complaints registered at Kandivali police station involving residents who were allegedly tricked into downloading fake applications linked to gas meter services

Officials said the train was detained at Karjat in Maharashtra for around 10 minutes on Saturday evening after a brake-binding issue was reported. No injuries were reported in the incident

According to the Pune Police, surveillance will help protect devotees and assist law enforcement agencies in maintaining law and order during the festival

Pune is the first city in Maharashtra to run out of registration numbers under the current alphanumeric format, officials said. The Pune RTO also has the highest number of registered vehicles among the state's RTOs

Police said the accused had allegedly mixed a poisonous substance into a bottle of cold drink and gave or forced the drink on the woman. She subsequently died after consuming it

Police recovered eight stolen motorcycles and parts from at least 24 bikes, including number plates, engines and chassis, during a raid at a scrap warehouse, officials said

The students were travelling in the S2 and S3 coaches along with 10 teachers. Railway medical personnel attended to around 30 to 40 affected students during the train's halt at Khandwa

The incident occurred on a busy stretch connecting Mumbai and Pune and involved a tanker carrying edible oil. Authorities are expected to ascertain the exact cause of the accident as part of the ongoing proceedings

Most of the 37 pilgrims were part of the same group and had travelled together with their spiritual guru. Several relatives and family members also gathered at the airport to welcome them home after the ordeal

Speaking during the protest, Rannaware said he had previously undertaken hunger strikes twice in Jalna to highlight the concerns of the Brahmin community. However, he alleged that the state government had failed to pay adequate attention to their grievances

Police teams are now working to establish the sequence of events leading to the killing. Investigators are also examining possible motives and are looking into the circumstances surrounding Mahatos presence at Mini Seashore at the time of the incident

The students are given food from packets that expired back in February. Now September is about to start. Will they feed the children of ministers from the same packets of food? Their children come from poor families, so you will feed them expired food? he said

Hours after mid-day report, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) rejected allegations of the Govandi-based Hira Bhandari and stated that the doctors at Rajawadi Hospital had acted promptly

As I am about to begin my Uzbekistan visit, I am very happy to see the enthusiasm of my young friends from Uzbekistan, beautifully expressed in this video. What makes it even more special is the fact that they did it in Hindi and they did it so well! PM Modi wrote

Amid chants of Ganpati Bappa Morya and a festive atmosphere, devotees gathered in large numbers and used their mobile phones to capture pictures of Bappa as the procession got underway