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Cyclone Tauktae

Van Rani relaunch hits a rough patch

A vistadome coach and engine for the Mini Train (Van Rani) arrived at Sanjay Gandhi National Park in July (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
Published on Oct 08, 2025 07:32 am IST

Mumbai recorded highest 24-hour rainfall in May since 2021, Colaba breaks 117-year-old record

Mumbai, India - May 27, 2025: A barge from the Bandra-Worli Sea Link has washed ashore at Chowpatty near Hinduja hospital come yesterday in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Published on May 28, 2025 05:36 am IST

Afternoon brief: Cyclone Tauktae uprooted over 3.5mn trees in Gir National Park

Cyclone Tauktae affected India's west coast in May 2021. (ANI/Representative)
Published on Aug 05, 2022 01:27 pm IST

Capital just 30mm rainfall away from eclipsing all-time record

A large chunk of the rainfall seen this year has come in the monsoon period. Between June 1 and September 30 (the period officially classified as monsoon), the city got 1,169.7mm of rainfall -- an excess of 80% over the long-period average of 648.9mm. (PTI File)
Updated on Oct 26, 2021 04:30 am IST

Owner of tugboat that sank during Tauktae booked

A total of 274 crew were reported missing on May 17 (261 from Barge P305 and 13 from Tug Varaprada). In picture - Crew members of Barge P305 coming out of INS Kochi after they were rescued.
Published on Jun 26, 2021 03:19 am IST