The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday afternoon issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar districts, predicting heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in isolated pockets. As Mumbaikars reel under intense heat, mid-day.com lensman ASHISH RAJE captures scenes from across the city, showing people braving the soaring temperatures
11 March,2026 12:16 PM IST | Divya Nair
mid-day test drive
Mumbai’s flyovers, built to ease traffic at junctions and signals, are increasingly clogged during peak hours due to the movement of heavy vehicles. Mid-day recently conducted a test drive on both corridors to reveal that the extensive use of flyovers by outstation buses and goods carriers is causing congestion. City-based transport experts believe that easing congestion on arterial routes requires barring heavy vehicles from flyovers. According to the traffic police, the movement of heavy vehicles is restricted from 8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 9 pm. Pics/Satej Shinde, Ashish Raje and Ranjeet Jadhav (Story/Ranjeet Jadhav and Rajendra Aklekar)
06 March,2026 01:43 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai on Tuesday to inaugurate the India-France Year of Innovation 2026. Pics/Ashish Raje
16 February,2026 08:44 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday described India as a “steady lighthouse” for the world in times of global tensions, trade disruptions, and shifting supply chains. Pics/PTI
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