Navi Mumbai: One worker was killed while his colleague sustained grievous injuries after four of the eight empty containers stacked on a shipping vessel anchored at the Nhava Sheva Freeport Terminal (NSFT) of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) fell off an anchored vessel at the container berth during heavy rain and gusty winds around 3.30 am in the Uran taluka on Monday.The four empty containers landed on two trucks at the terminal, including a truck for collecting hazardous waste. The containers fell on the two workers while they were atop one truck for the assigned work of removing waste oil from the anchored ships and filling it into the truck. The incident occurred when the workers were engaged in loading and unloading of containers on various vessels using rail-mounted quay cranes, among other daily activities at the terminal. While the four containers from an anchored vessel where no activity was going on and unfortunately, the two workers were trapped under one of the four fallen containers due to gusty winds amid heavy rains, informed Suraj Patil, senior inspector of Nhava Sheva police station.Suraj Patil, senior inspector of Nhava Sheva, said the deceased worker was identified as Amit Kumar Kishor Prasad, 19, who hailed from Bihar, and the injured worker as Naeem, 30, whose full name was not known, who was from Gaziabad. The incident caused panic among workers. While Prasad was declared brought dead at the Indira Gandhi Rural Govt Hospital in Uran as he got directly crushed under one container, Naeem wasadmitted to Medicover Hospital in Kharghar. An accidental death report has been registered in the incident.A JNPA spokesperson said, “In the incident of containers toppling at the NSFT on July 6, causing death of one worker and injury to other worker, JNPA is extending all necessary support to those affected. A detailed investigation, including a comprehensive root-cause analysis, has been initiated. All terminals at JNPA are strictly following the prescribed operational procedures and established safety protocols. No deviation from these procedures is being observed, and all requisite safety measures are being implemented consistently across all terminals.”

BMC said it received 423 complaints related to fallen trees or branches and 29 complaints of wall or house collapses across Mumbai.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday chaired a high-level review meeting at the Disaster Control Room in Mantralaya to assess the flood and landslide situation after incessant rain battered several parts of the state, leaving at least seven people dead in rain-related incidents in Mumbai, ANI reported.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a “Red Warning” for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Pune and the Ghats of Nashik, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall accompanied by gusty winds of 60-70 kmph.Addressing reporters after the meeting, Fadnavis cautioned citizens about a high tide expected at 3pm and warned that heavy rainfall during the high tide period could lead to severe waterlogging.“Mumbai will have high tide from 3 pm onwards today. If it rains heavily during the time of high tide, we will experience waterlogging. Fierce winds are expected post noon, which is likely to cross 60 to 70 km per hour. People from landslide-prone areas have been evacuated. Nashik is identified as the high alert zone for tomorrow,” the chief minister said.He also confirmed that schools and colleges would remain closed.According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), six people died after a building collapsed in Mankhurd, while a 63-year-old man was killed in Kurla (West) after a tree fell on a road near Nehru Nagar, ANI reported.The civic body said it received 423 complaints related to fallen trees or branches and 29 complaints of wall or house collapses across Mumbai. In Jogeshwari, seven people were injured after a tree crashed onto a house, while two others sustained injuries in a similar incident in Worli.Heavy rainfall also disrupted transport services across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Central Railway services between Karjat and Khopoli remained suspended, while Western Railway services between Vasai and Virar were also halted.Fadnavis said Palghar and the Vasai-Virar belt were among the worst-affected areas.“Railways from Gujarat toward Mumbai are badly affected, and passengers are being diverted through the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. Raigad also has very heavy rainfall. The coastal belt, as well as Lonavala and Mahabaleshwar, will experience heavy downpour. Savitri River is overflowing,” he said.The Mumbai-Pune Highway remained partially operational with traffic moving slowly on three lanes.Meanwhile, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said restoration work at railway sections affected by landslides was being carried out on a war footing despite adverse weather conditions and difficult terrain. Railway teams have deployed heavy machinery to clear debris and restore services, ANI reported.The BMC has appealed to citizens to remain indoors unless travel is absolutely necessary, particularly during the high tide period. It also advised people to stay away from waterlogged areas and unstable structures as Mumbai braces for further spells of intense rainfall, ANI reported.(With agency inputs)

Delta run by Jaydev Mody owns casinos in Goa and Sikkim and is described as the only publicly listed companies in the regulated casino gaming field.

MUMBAI: Bombay high court intervened in a gaming and hospitality company Delta Corp’s challenge to an April action by Meta Platforms Inc of suspending eight of its official IG handles passed interim directions that the content on these handles be preserved till the dispute is resolved. Justice Abhay Ahuja on July 2 passed interim orders directing Meta to preserve contents of the suspended handles of Delta.Delta’s suit contended the suspension was sans notice or intimation and arbitrary thus raising questions of accountability and transparency of digital intermediaries when taking enforcement action against legitimate businesses.Delta run by Jaydev Mody owns casinos in Goa and Sikkim and is described as the only publicly listed companies in the regulated casino gaming field.Meta failed to follow its own published enforcement framework, which contemplates graded action and notice before disabling accounts, even as alleged fraudulent impersonator pages using the “Deltin” brand continue to remain active on the platform, Delta claimed in its suit filed through Solicitor Rahul Dwarkadas of RJD And Partners.Seeking urgent relief, before Justice Ahuja Delta’s counsel Kunal Dwarkadas submitted that post filing of suit Meta went ahead and suspended one more of Delta’s handles online. He sought to amend an interim plea to challenge that too.Counsel Rishabh Jaisani for Meta didn’t object to the amendment, and sought time to file a reply.Dwarkadas said pending reply from Meta, the content of the handles ought not to be deleted, as rules mandate auto-deletion after 90 days of suspension.Jaisani said Rule 3(1)(g) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, would apply and contents stand preserved for 180 days.Dwarkadas said the 180-day rule would kick in only when another rule 3(1)(b) is attracted, which requires intermediaries to exercise ‘reasonable efforts by itself’ to prevent users from hosting or sharing certain categories of content.The handles are used for business events and updates, share hospitality content and guest experience, argued DeltaJustice Ahuja asked the Meta counsel whether the global tech giant would sans reference to any rules make a statement not to delete the contents pending the hearing before the court.The counsel expressed reservation saying the reply would set out how section 3(1) (b) applies. The court then posted the matter on august 6 and restrained Meta from deleting Delta’s contents.

Three Dubai-owned vessels, previously implicated in a fuel theft and smuggling racket, are in distress off Mumbai’s coast

MUMBAI: An unmanned Nicaragua-flagged merchant tanker, MT Al Jafzia, ran aground near Manori Island on Sunday after its anchor chain snapped amid rough weather, while two other anchored vessels drifted closer to the coast, officials said.The other two vessels — Mali-flagged bitumen tanker MT Asphalt Star and Iranian-flagged tanker MT Stellar Ruby — were dragged by strong winds and rough seas, drifting to around 11 nautical miles (20.3 km) off Manori Island, police said.The Indian Coast Guard deployed INS Samrat, INS Samudra Prahari, and the Directorate General of Shipping’s Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) to monitor the situation, while Gorai police remained in coordination with the Coast Guard.Local fishermen said it was unsafe to approach the vessels in small boats because of high winds, rough seas and the rocky coastline.The incident involves the same three Dubai-owned vessels that were intercepted by the Indian Coast Guard in February 2026 over an alleged fuel theft and Iranian bitumen smuggling racket. Authorities had alleged the ships carried out illegal mid-sea ship-to-ship transfers of Iranian bitumen and fuel while switching off tracking systems and operating despite OFAC sanctions.Following a tip-off, the Coast Guard detained MT Asphalt Star, MT Stellar Ruby and MT Al Jafzia within Indian territorial waters. An FIR was registered on February 15 against the shipowner and eight others under multiple laws, including the Customs Act, Petroleum Act, Essential Commodities Act, Information Technology Act and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, before the vessels were handed over to Yellow Gate Police.The shipowners later approached the Bombay High Court seeking permission to move the vessels. In May, the court allowed only MT Al Jafzia to be shifted to the Alang shipyard in Gujarat after obtaining all necessary clearances, while refusing permission for the other two vessels as the investigation into them was still underway.Investigators also alleged the three ships repeatedly changed their identities to evade coastal enforcement agencies. After the owners abandoned the vessels and deserted their crews, the Bombay High Court ordered the rescue and repatriation of 50 stranded Indian seafarers in May.