Highlights: Parts of Mumbai receive over 200 mm rainfall today

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5:01 PM

State govt allows staff to leave by 4 pm due to red alert

The Maharashtra government has allowed its staff in Mantralaya and government offices across Greater Mumbai to leave early due to a red alert for heavy rainfall. The India Meteorological Department has issued a 'Red Alert' for Mumbai city and suburban districts for the next 24 hours.

4:55 PM

Massive corruption has drowned metropolis, says Maharashtra Cong chief

Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal hit out at the state government and civic body after heavy rains on Monday morning affected road and rail traffic in the metropolis and asserted "massive corruption" had drowned the metropolis.

4:24 PM

Mumbai rains live updates: CM Fadnavis orders survey to assess losses

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis  held discussions with the chief secretary and disaster control officers and has called for an immediate survey to assess the losses caused by the recent rains.

3:57 PM

Mumbai rains: Underground metro station inundated; MMRC suspends services to Worli

Operations on the Metro line 3 between Acharya Atre Chowk and Worli were suspended on Monday, after heavy rains inundated an underground station, officials said. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) was forced to suspend the operation after flooding was reported at the underground Acharya Atre Chowk station.

3:39 PM

CR's harbour line affected, several roads affected by waterlogging

Tracks were inundated at Masjid, Byculla, Dadar, Matunga and Badlapur railway stations on Central Railway, delaying trains in the morning rush hours, leaving commuters distressed.

2:36 PM

Monsoon arrives in Mumbai; earliest onset in 75 years, says IMD official

The southwest monsoon made its onset over Mumbai on Monday, more than a fortnight before its normal date, with IMD officials saying it is the earliest arrival of rains in the country's financial capital in 75 years. "Southwest monsoon made its onset over Mumbai on May 26. This is the earliest onset in the last 75 years," India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist Sushma Nair said.

1:47 PM

Delhi reports total of 104 Covid-19 active cases

Delhi has reported a total of 104 active Covid-19 cases, according to official data.Health officials said 24 patients have recovered in the past week. Last week, the total number of active cases stood at 99, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's Covid-19 dashboard.

1:13 PM

Mumbai rains: City receives heavy rainfall since morning, normal life disrupted

Water enters ground floor at KEM Hospital amid heavy downpour in city 

1:01 PM

News update: PM Modi launches development projects costing Rs 24,000 cr at Dahod

12:44 PM

ED seizes Rs 1.70 cr cash, documents in raids against Jaypee Infratech Ltd, others

The Enforcement Directorate has said it seized cash of Rs 1.70 crore and documents related to immovable assets during searches conducted against Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL), Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) and other entities in an alleged homebuyers' fraud case linked money laundering investigation.

11:41 AM

Israeli strikes kill 40 people in northern Gaza Strip, health officials say

Israeli strikes have killed at least 40 people in the northern Gaza Strip, according to local health officials. Fifteen people from the same family, including five women and two children, were killed in a strike on a home Monday, according to Shifa Hospital.

11:37 AM

Heavy rainfall leaves Mumbai waterlogged

Heavy rainfall lashed Mumbai on Monday morning, affecting suburban rail services and slowing down traffic due to poor visibility in several parts of the city, officials said.

10:55 AM

OpenAI to open office in Seoul amid growing demand for ChatGPT

OpenAI will set up its first office in Seoul and has established an entity in South Korea as demand in the country jumps for its ChatGPT service, the company said on Monday. South Korea has the largest number of paying ChatGPT subscribers after the United States, according to OpenAI.

10:49 AM

Four more Covid infections in Bengal, active cases at 11

Four more people tested positive for Covid-19 in West Bengal, taking the count of active cases to 11, a health department official said on Monday. The patients with breathing-related issues have been undergoing treatment at state-run and private hospitals, he said.

10:47 AM

News update: Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins roadshow in Vadodara

10:08 AM

Trump extends deadline for 50% tariffs on EU goods to July 9

President Donald Trump said he would extend the deadline for the European Union to face 50 per cent tariffs until July 9 after a phone call with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “We had a very nice call and I agreed to move it,” Trump said.