The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stepped up inspections across the state, with a Malad hotel in Mumbai facing licence suspension after officials found rats, cockroaches and serious hygiene lapses in its kitchen, an official statement said. Pics/FDA

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday evening upgraded its earlier yellow alert to an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar districts, forecasting heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours as intense showers lashed the city and its neighbouring areas. PICS/ATUL KAMBLE