Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains on September 24. The increase in the Vande Bharat fleet will help improve connectivity across 11 states. These states are Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gujarat.
24 September,2023 03:35 PM IST
India’s new Orange Vande Bharat train, which was stationed at the ICF Chennai, hit the tracks on August 19. The Saffron-grey-themed semi-high-speed train is India’s thirty-first Vande Bharat train got ready at Integral Coach Factory. The first Vande Bharat Express was flagged off on February 15, 2019, by the Prime Minister, running between New Delhi and Varanasi. The project to manufacture indigenous semi-high-speed train sets began in mid-2017.
19 August,2023 05:58 PM IST | Mumbai
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an orange alert for heavy rains in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. While a yellow alert has been issued for Mumbai on June 29 and 30. As per the Regional Meteorological Centre, the island city, eastern and western suburbs received 12.44 mm, 42.41 mm and 40.46 mm of rainfall respectively between 8 am to 12 noon on Wednesday. In the last 24 hours, there were 26 incidents of tree fall, 15 short-circuits, and five incidents of collapse/partial collapse of houses in Mumbai, as per the civic body. There was no report of any major water-logging in low-lying areas, officials of the BMC informed. Suburban trains on the Central Railway and Western Railway routes were running normally, though they were delayed by a few minutes, informed railway officials. Andheri subway was flooded because of heavy downpour but traffic was running smoothly soon and there was no major waterlogging. IMD scientist Soma Sen said, "The monsoon is active currently with its rapid advancement in the last 4-5 days. Leaving some parts of northwest India, the monsoon has impacted almost the entire country. Entire Gujarat and south-east Rajasthan have been covered by the monsoon. In the next two days, it is expected that south Punjab, Haryana and the remaining parts of Rajasthan will be covered."
28 June,2023 03:43 PM IST | Mumbai
After two weeks of incessant rain, the city may finally witness sunshine again on Saturday. Mumbaikars can enjoy their weekend on beaches as there isn’t any red or orange alert for now. The heavy rain also boosted the water stock in the seven lakes supplying water to the city to 75 per cent.
16 July,2022 09:01 PM IST | Mumbai
Mumbai Regional Meteorological Centre on Tuesday issued an orange alert for Mumbai and Thane till July 14. Also, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall for Mumbai and its suburbs with the possibility of very heavy rains at isolated places on July 12
13 July,2022 12:42 PM IST
The city continues to be battered by incessant rainfall which has led to waterlogging, traffic snarls at several places, The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has placed Mumbai under an orange alert for July 23rd, indicating “heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places”.
23 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday officially declared the arrival of the Southwest Monsoon — two days before its due date of June 11 — over Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar, and along with it, issued a Red Alert for Mumbai, followed by an Orange Alert for the next four days
11 June,2021 11:02 AM IST | Mumbai
Lame Fashion Week Summer Resort 2017 had a grand start with designer Monica Jaising's show where Sonakshi Sinha made a head-turning entry in a burst of orange.
23 January,2017 11:23 AM IST
Mumbaikars will continue to receive heavy rains in the next few days as the Indian Meteorological Department Mumbai has predicted heavy rain until 16th July. Watch this video to find out more.
15 July,2020 03:44 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
