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Passenger numbers at Dubai International continued their rapid ascent in May as the airport handled 6.2 million customers, up 23.2 percent from the same period last year, according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports today. The biggest contributors to this growth were flyers from India as an additional 3.7 lakh flyers flew into Dubai this year as compared to last. Source: Mumbai News

The morning peak hour train services may be affected on Western Railway as the restoration work for getting the affected coach back on tracks and clearing platform number 3 at Chuchgate was still going on, sources said. Source: Mumbai News

Nearly 4,000 doctors across Maharashtra have gone on an indefinite strike from Thursday in support of their various demands, a move that is likely to affect medical services in public hospitals in the city and elsewhere. Source: Mumbai News

For Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray, it was a huge disappointment when his nominee Vijay Patil, son of education baron and former Bihar governor DY Patil, lost the crucial Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) elections to NCP founder president and former agriculture minister Sharad Pawar. Source: Mumbai News

Mumbai Metro One services would remain suspended for more than 7 hours on July 5 as the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) will carry out a statutory safety inspection on the 11.4km Mumbai Metro One corridor connecting Versova with Ghatkopar. Source: Mumbai News

South Asia Network on Dams, River and People (SANDRP) has alleged that the environmental clearance to Krishna Marathwada Lift Irrigation Scheme is based on non-existent water availability and a fraudulent environmental impact assessment. Source: Mumbai News

Mumbai Metro One services would remain suspended for seven and half hours on July 5 as the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) will carry out a statutory safety inspection on the 11.4km Mumbai Metro One corridor connecting Versova with Ghatkopar. Source: Mumbai News

Sugary drinks like sodas, energy drinks and sweetened iced tea could be claiming 1.84 lakh lives every year, according to a Tufts University study published in Circulation journal on Monday. Source: Mumbai News

A wall of an under-construction building at Sandhurst road collapsed on Tuesday morning around 7.30am injuring three. Source: Mumbai News

The morning peak hour services on Central Railway were affected due to a technical fault in a train at Bhandup. Source: Mumbai News