Mid-Day Top News at this hour: Newly constructed concrete road in Fort floods after first rain; Recently dilapidated buildings list from the authorities sparks confusion and more

A new concrete road dug up for a stormwater drain. Pics/Atul Kamble

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Markets bounce back in early trade after sharp fall in previous session

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Friday driven by buying in blue-chip IT stocks and a firm trend in Asian equity markets. After a flat start to the trade, the 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex later bounced back and climbed 219.05 points to 81,171.04. The NSE Nifty went up by 111.2 points to 24,720.90. Later, both the benchmark indices extended their rally. The BSE benchmark gauge quoted 411.60 points higher at 81,363.59, and the Nifty traded 145.15 points up at 24,755.75.

BMC: Newly constructed concrete road in Fort floods after first rain

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) ambitious road concreting project was planned to eliminate potholes and prevent trenching on roads. However, it has now created a new challenge for the stormwater drainage system. Bora Bazar Street in Fort witnessed waterlogging for the first time during recent pre-monsoon showers, just a month after the road was concreted. To address this, the BMC has dug a trench to create a chamber and drain to discharge rainwater. Activists have termed this a major blunder in civic planning. Read more.

MHADA: Recently dilapidated buildings list from the authorities sparks confusion among Girgaon residents

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) released a fresh list of dilapidated buildings on Wednesday evening. While the intent behind the move is to avert tragedy during the monsoon season, a ground check by mid-day has brought to light discrepancies and ambiguities in the list, which have sparked confusion among citizens. Read more.

IPL 2025: Mitchell Marsh's knock of 117 runs helps LSG defeat GT by 33 runs

Riding on opener Mitchell Marsh's 117 off 64 balls, the already-eliminated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) beat current table-toppers Gujarat Titans (GT) by 33 runs in their penultimate IPL-18 league match on Thursday. Read more.

Kamal Haasan: ‘I think Mani and I are overpaid'

What took you more than 30 years to reunite with Mani Ratnam?' This question has made a frequent appearance since Kamal Haasan kicked off the promotions for his next, Thug Life. When we express our curiosity, the superstar smiles before saying, "I'm almost tempted to request all of you not to ask that question because I can only say sorry, it's our fault. We should have done it earlier." Read more.