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Economic Times | 04 Aug, 2020 | 10.24AM IST
Mumbai Rains Live News: Heavy rains pound Mumbai, landslide hits road, rail traffic
BMC has appealed to all offices and other establishments to remain shut today, except emergency services.
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Incessant rainfall in Mumbai
Maharashtra: Water enters houses in Kandivali area following incessant rainfall in Mumbai. https://t.co/YHanl0gdyp
— ANI (@ANI) 1596515710000Security forces find improvised explosive device (IED) in Baramulla district of J&K
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- Western Railway
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I want to reassure you that the attempt by Pakistan to involve the United Nations in the context of Jammu and Kashmir, has not borne fruit and has been strongly refuted by India at every turn
- TS Tirumurti, Permanent Rep. of India to UN
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Due to high tide resulting in water logging at Vadala and Parel suburban services are suspended on main line & harbour line.
No suburban trains are held up in between stations. Down mail/express trains are being rescheduled: Central Railway
J&K: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch’s Krishna Ghati sector
Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by small arms firing & shelling with mortars in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District: PRO Defence Jammu
Mumbai: Western Express Highway blocked
Maharashtra: Western Express Highway blocked at Makar, following heavy rainfall overnight https://t.co/h2cuD8Xbpa
— ANI (@ANI) 1596509531000Siddaramaiah says he has tested positive for COVID19
I have been tested positive for #Covid19 & also been admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors as a precaut… https://t.co/duslkcY92w
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) 1596508536000Mumbai: Central Line running slowly
- Rail traffic on Harbour line stopped between Kurla- CSMT.
- Traffic on all 4 lines stopped, due to heavy rainfall.
Mumbai: BMC appeals to all offices and other establishments to remain shut today, except emergency services
Japan set to mark 75 years since Hiroshima, Nagasaki atomic bombing
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- Pilgrims on Monday bade farewell to Mecca after Hajj rituals were concluded, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Mumbai Rains: Western line completely stopped & harbour line stopped between Kurla & Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
The central line is running with slow speed: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
BEST bus services diverted on at least 8 routes in various parts of Mumbai city & suburbs
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
China will not accept US 'theft' of TikTok
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- The United States' "bullying" of Chinese tech companies was a consequence of Washington's zero-sum vision of "American first" and left China no choice but "submission or mortal combat in the tech realm", the state-backed paper said in an editorial.
More than 230 mm of rainfall recorded in Mumbai city in the last 10 hours
Maharashtra: Severe waterlogging in various parts of Mumbai following incessant rainfall in the city; visuals from… https://t.co/Edx6jVDChT
— ANI (@ANI) 1596504699000Flipkart rolls out 'dark stores' for deliveries as it takes on Reliance's JioMart
- Flipkart is dotting various Indian cities with "dark stores," or outlets used only for deliveries to the nearby locations.
- Flipkart is aggressively ramping up food and grocery-specific warehousing capacity inside metro cities.
- Last week, Flipkart announced the launch of its hyperlocal services called ‘Flipkart Quick’ in various parts of Bengaluru.
- Consumers can book a two-hour delivery of about 2,000 products like groceries, fresh items, etc.
Jubilant Life Sciences’ unit launches Remdesivir Injection at Rs 4,700/Vial
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- Jubilant Generics will make the drug available to over 1,000 hospitals providing Covid-19 treatment.
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- 266 cured/discharged
- 229 active cases
Curfew in Srinagar ahead of first anniversary of revocation of Article 370
- Authorities in Srinagar clamped curfew in the city in view of "specific inputs" about violent protests on August 5, the first anniversary of the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370.
- Srinagar District Magistrate Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said in an order that the curfew will come into force with immediate effect and shall remain in effect on August 4 and August 5.
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Arvind Kejriwal hands over Rs 1 crore cheque to family of doctor who died of COVID-19
Beijing cannot be allowed to export its authoritarian governance model
- Mike Pompeo
Manipur CM innaugurates 300-bedded COVID care centre
Manipur: Chief Minister N Biren Singh inaugurated a 300 bedded COVID care centre at Manipur Trade & Expo Centre, La… https://t.co/0tnrYR1QtO
— ANI (@ANI) 1596490636000