Mumbai Rain LIVE Updates: The IMD has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours. Heavy rain is also forecast across Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and eastern parts of Maharashtra, with extremely heavy showers likely at isolated places in parts of the Konkan region later this week. Citizens have been urged to exercise caution. Follow for LIVE Updates

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Industries Minister Uday Samant on Thursday told the legislative council that an expert panel will be set up to study the impact of data centres on human life. Thank you for following our live coverage today. This live blog is now closed.