An eleven-year-old schoolboy died after a tree fell onto his schoolbus while he was on his way to a cricket match. Local citizens have been complaining about unsafe trees in the area. This incident highlights the ongoing issue of civic negligence in Mumbai during the monsoon season, where open manholes, overflowing drains, collapsing roads, and falling trees pose severe safety hazards. There are growing demands for accountability and better urban governance. To bring lasting change across cities, the contractor-politician-official nexus must be broken to address the massive deficit in public accountability and ensure safety.
On the second day of the official visit to India, the Japanese Prime Minister engaged in cultural diplomacy by exploring Indian heritage. A video captured the Japanese Prime Minister attempting to play the santoor in the presence of Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi.
A day after a boy died in Mumbai after a tree fell on his school bus, now an elderly man has died after he fell into an open manhole.
A major road cave-in has been reported in Gujarat's Vadodara, where a large sinkhole developed at the main entrance to Lalpura village in the Navayard area, severely disrupting traffic. The affected stretch is a key arterial road connecting Vadodara Railway Station with the city's main bus terminal, causing significant inconvenience to commuters and motorists.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora spoke on Mumbai's monsoon mess that claimed three lives in three days.
