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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

The protest was launched following the deaths of three tribal girls from snakebite at a residential school in Gadchiroli district. The agitation is expected to be called off later on Saturday after the government assured the students of a time-bound plan to address their concerns

Additional Government Pleader Jyoti Chavan informed a bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad that the Maharashtra government had decided to extend the deadline for drivers to learn Marathi by one year

The regulator said laboratory testing confirmed that all legal samples of Compounded Hing collected during the inspections were found to be substandard

Of the 200 footpaths identified for action in the first phase, work has been taken up on 134 so far. Action has been carried out at 1,459 locations across all 26 civic administrative wards

The regulator informed the court that it would withdraw the licence cancellation order immediately and issue a fresh show-cause notice to Cipla. A reasoned order will subsequently be passed after following the prescribed procedure

The State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) is coordinating with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) control room and regularly sharing updated lists of stranded and traced citizens

The pilgrims were taken by road from Kathmandu to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. From Gorakhpur, they are expected to board a flight to Mumbai, a Shiv Sena leader said

A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad vacated the FDAs order suspending the licences of the five eateries located at the MCA premises in Bandra-Kurla Complex

The Shani Peth Police Station has registered a case of accidental death and begun an investigation. Officers are examining Rohits social media activity, messages and other available information to establish the sequence of events and determine what may have led to his death

India has stepped up its humanitarian assistance to Nepal as rescue and relief operations continue in the flood-affected areas. The third Indian flight carrying relief material reached Kathmandu on Friday, with the supplies handed over to Nepal's minister Mahabir Pun

Delhi transport bodies have demanded an immediate hike in auto and taxi fares after CNG prices rose by Rs 3.89 per kg, threatening a strike on September 9 if their demand is not met

Jarange started his latest protest at Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district, reiterating his demand for changes to the process through which caste certificates are verified and issued

The case came to light after a local Shiv Sena (UBT) leader allegedly found Suraj Patil, an office-bearer of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), with 3,404 SIR forms linked to the Panvel assembly constituency at a photocopying shop in Kharghar

The Bihar government rescued around 100 Maharashtra pilgrims stranded in Kathmandu following flash floods in Nepal and arranged their return to Maharashtra by train

The FDA has suspended the food licence of Marian Hotel & Restaurant in Dadar West after finding serious hygiene and food safety violations

Search, rescue and relief operations continued for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, with emergency teams also evacuating thousands of people stranded in flood-affected areas

DRI officers subsequently placed areas around Mira Road under surveillance and intercepted a Kenyan woman who had arrived in Mumbai by bus from Indore

Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta expressed concern over the devastation caused by flash floods in the Nepal-Tibet region and warned of growing risks in the Himalayan region

Kharge also raised concerns about Indian nationals and persons of Indian origin who remain stranded or uncontactable in Nepal and called for intensified rescue and evacuation efforts to ensure their safe return

The Indian personnel are expected to assist in areas affected by the flash floods, where authorities are continuing large-scale search, rescue and relief operations amid extensive damage to infrastructure and difficult terrain

Twenty-one Tamil Nadu pilgrims stranded in Nepal following severe flash floods returned safely to Chennai on Friday as efforts continued to trace other missing Indians