Rains  

Before the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election, Congress had promised to reduce fuel price by Rs 5. But, due to heavy rains, the state government decided to increase VAT on petrol, diesel and liquor up to 5%.

PM Modi will attend the Howdy Modi, which will be hosted by Texas India (TI) Forum on September 22 at the sprawling NRG stadium. The White House has confirmed Trump's plan to attend the occasion.
 

Torrential rains have brought Houston to a halt. The Governor has declared emergency in several parts of Texas. This comes just a couple of days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Howdy Modi’ event. 

Chennai, a city that has often been in the news for lack of water and soaring temperatures, was at the receiving end of rain on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. #ChennaiRains trended as residents rejoiced. 

All government and private schools in Bhopal and Sehore districts will remain closed on Monday in view of heavy rainfall in Madhya Pradesh
 

Mumbai continues to receive rains and normal life is far from becoming normal due to destroyed public properties including roads. Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri shared a video of a traffic signal post floating through one of the water-filled roads in Mumbai.

Amitabh Bachchan's home Prateeksha got affected by the heavy rain in Mumbai, watch video 
 

The weather department issued a rain 'red alert' warning for the city and adjoining areas and asked the authorities to be prepared to handle any situation.
 

Mumbai witnessed waterlogging in several parts of the city on Thursday (September 5) after hours of rainfall in the city.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai and some parts of Maharashtra, which are likely to receive heavy rain

Heavy rains have caused floods in various regions in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, making it impossible for people to come out of their houses. In Hyderabad, a video of a traffic cop carrying a physically challenged man and helping him cross the water-logged road has gone viral.

Officials in Madhya Pradesh are on a high alert after incessant rains forced the Narmada river to swell up. According to eyewitnesses, the Narmada river is flowing only 20 feet below the Mortakka bridge, which connects Khargone and Khandwa districts.
 

The devotees who reached to the temple for darshan on Janmashtami celebration were standing under a shop and due to heavy rains, as the shop collapsed it lead to a stampede

Heavy rains have the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) filled to the brim. Downpour in and around Mandya, and strong currents in river Cauvery, have filed the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) dam to the brim. Section 144 is in effect for 20 km around the dam and mining in this region is also banned till September 4.

A Malayalam film crew including actress Manju Warrier and director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan are stranded in Himachal Pradesh following heavy rains and floods