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Large crowds gathered across Mumbai on Anant Chaturdashi as devotees took part in immersion processions, accompanied by music, dancing and traditional celebrations

BJPs Anusuiya Goswami was elected Kota mayor with 65 votes against Congress candidate Sunita Sumans 35. Sunil Kothari won Jaipur, while voting in Jodhpur was underway. Protests were reported outside Jaipur Municipal Corporation over alleged irregularities during the voting process.

The protest was organised by the AISA Delhi unit amid a wider political and public debate over the functioning of the Election Commission and its handling of electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)

A total of 1,755 idols were immersed across Mumbai till 3 pm on Friday, on the day of Anant Chaturdashi, with no untoward incident reported, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said

Air India has suspended a pilot who failed a breath analyser test at Zurich airport before operating a Delhi-bound flight, with the airline initiating further medical evaluation and an investigation while strengthening compliance measures after recent incidents

A Russian drone struck a 16-storey residential building in central Kyiv, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring at least seven people, Ukrainian officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said attacks also hit several other Ukrainian regions, including Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and Mykolaiv

Kothari, a councillor from Ward 112, secured 89 votes, crossing the majority mark of 76 in the 150-member corporation. Mawar received 60 votes. The mayoral election was marked by protests and allegations from Congress during the voting process

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis and his wife Amruta Fadnavis took part in the traditional immersion ceremony and offered prayers to Lord Ganesha before the idol was immersed

Four Mumbai residents were killed after their car crashed into a stationary dumper on the Bharatmala Expressway near Dhatva village in Gujarats Surat district. Police said the victims were travelling to a Jain pilgrimage site in Patan when the fatal collision occurred on Friday morning

MNS chief Raj Thackeray has demanded cancellation of the ongoing SIR exercise, an impartial probe into alleged irregularities and a nationwide Opposition movement to restore paper ballot voting instead of EVMs

Speaking at the Seva First Innovation Challenge at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Joshi said the objective of the education policy was not merely to prepare students for jobs but also to encourage them to think critically, experiment, innovate and find solutions to real-world problems

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the government would hold consultations with Mathadi leaders to curb illegal practices while maintaining that the Mathadi Workers Act has helped provide dignity to organised labourers

A Level-I fire broke out at Bhairumal House on Mumba Devi Road in Mumbais Bhuleshwar area on Friday afternoon. The blaze was confined to an electric meter cabin and two ground-floor galas, while one person was reported stranded on the terrace. No injuries were reported

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The plea, filed by advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi through advocate Chand Qureshi, seeks to declare unconstitutional and void the decisions, guidelines and software modifications allegedly undertaken by Kumar without the concurrence of the two other Election Commissioners

The eight-district region has received only 442.4 mm of rainfall against its expected seasonal average of 679.5 mm, according to official data. Marathwada comprises Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded, Beed, Dharashiv, Hingoli and Latur

Kasba Ganapati, regarded as Punes first Manacha Ganapati, led the procession after setting out on a flower-decorated palanquin. The idols departure marked the beginning of the citys major immersion proceedings, with the remaining four prominent mandals joining the parade along their designated routes

Athawale stated that he met the IIT-Bombay Director and other senior officials to discuss the case and put forward several demands, including action against then dean Prof Suryanarayana Doola, who had confiscated the students mobile phone during an examination

President Donald Trump is set to take Chinese President Xi Jinping to the US National Archives during his three-day state visit. The tour will highlight Americas founding documents as both leaders seek to maintain ties despite limited progress on major issues.

In an editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana said areas in Solapur, Ahilyanagar, Marathwada and Western Vidarbha have gone weeks without rainfall, with some regions reportedly receiving no rain for nearly two months

The idols of 941 Ganesh mandals set up by community groups will also be taken for immersion, officials said. According to an official, idols from the Cantonment area are scheduled to be immersed on Saturday

In Maharashtra, public representatives and devotees participated in traditional immersion processions, with leaders highlighting the cultural and religious significance of the occasion and urging people to celebrate peacefully

The action was conducted under the state-wide Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra campaign, which aims to ensure the availability of safe and quality sweets, khoya, milk and dairy products and other food items during the festive period

Mumbai city resonated with chants of Ganpati Bappa Morya and the beats of traditional dhol-tasha as devotees accompanied idols from community pandals towards various immersion locations

A political confrontation over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar intensified on September 25, with Opposition parties preparing a fresh removal motion in Parliament amid the SIR row. BJP leaders rejected the move, while the DMK said it would support the Opposition's effort

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 25 marked 12 years of the Make in India initiative, highlighting growth in domestic manufacturing, investment and exports. Government data showed PLI schemes have attracted Rs 2.40 lakh crore in investment and generated over 14.6 lakh direct and indirect jobs

Xi also called for greater cooperation between China and the US in artificial intelligence, saying the two countries should manage competition while working together on the development and risks associated with the technology

District Collector Rahul Kardile has directed officials to give the highest priority to drought-related work, including crop assessment, farm loan restructuring and assistance to farmers, according to a circular issued on Thursday

PM Modi said that public service should remain at the centre of efforts towards national development and urged the Seva Yatris to learn from their interactions with people across the country

The two candidates arrested have been identified as Sajid Sande from Sangli and Vijay Kingar from Buldhana. The Crime Branch also arrested alleged middlemen Sandeep Khalate and Bhairavnath Kadam from Navi Mumbai on September 24

A video circulating on social media showed Sharif arriving at the UN headquarters, where reporters asked him about allegations that Pakistan was harbouring terrorists

Hundreds of Ganesh idols will be immersed across the city after processions on Friday, marking the culmination of the festival that began on September 14

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The Resident Doctors Association (RDA), AIIMS Nagpur, also called for an end to what it described as VIP culture at the institute, claiming that patients and their relatives often seek preferential treatment by producing letters from politicians or attempting to intimidate hospital staff

Upper Vaitarna recorded a water level of 603.27 metres against its full supply level (FSL) of 603.51 metres. The lake held 2,19,332 ML, accounting for 96.60 per cent of its useful storage capacity of 2,27,047 ML

The initiative comes ahead of the festive season, when demand for food products such as modak, pedha, khoa, paneer, ghee, milk, curd, edible oil and dry fruits rises sharply. The demand for fasting foods, including bhagar, sabudana and rajgira, also increases during several festivals, the FDA said

The weather outlook indicates that rainfall is likely to remain light, with no significant rain recorded across most parts of Mumbai during the 24-hour period ending at 8 am on Friday

Ahir said several parts of Maharashtra were facing a serious drought-like situation, with farmers suffering crop losses. He said the government was assessing conditions on the ground rather than relying solely on official reports

At least four people, including Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Ministers daughter Trisha Singh, have been killed

Araghchi said the proposal had been conveyed to the United States through intermediaries and was similar to the memorandum of understanding reached between Tehran and Washington in June

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Israeli PM spoke about Israel's military actions against Iran's nuclear facilities, describing the decision as necessary for the country's security

He expressed gratitude to countries and organisations that supported Nepal after the disaster, particularly mentioning assistance from India