Mumbai Indians

Indian applicants for US visitor visas are facing long interview waits, with Hyderabad at around 12 months, Mumbai 11.5 months, New Delhi 10 months, Chennai 7.5 months and Kolkata 6.5 months. The figures are drawing attention as families planning travel for tourism, business or family visits face delays stretching close to a year before they can secure an interview appointment.

Indian news channels are running live coverage on climate change and worsening weather in Mumbai, with headlines asking whether 'destruction has begun' in the city. The broadcast combines breaking weather updates with broader discussion of climate impacts on India's coastal financial capital. Viewers are following the coverage in large numbers as heavy weather events put Mumbai's flooding vulnerability back in focus.