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The international category has received entries from countries including Japan, Sri Lanka, Germany, Nigeria and Singapore. The participation from overseas is expected to give Maharashtra's state festival a wider global identity, officials said.

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange questioned why the authorities were assuming that protesters would break rules even before the agitation had started

The incident took place on the Vashi-Koparkhairane Road in Sector 15. Rescue services were alerted after the slab fell from the building, officials said

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan will run from September 17 to October 17, 2026, reaching people at the grassroots level across the country

This brief meeting provided space for us to exchange views on the latest international and regional developments, the visiting Malaysian prime minister said

According to official data, the citys western suburbs recorded average rainfall of 59.86 mm between 8 am and 6 pm on Sunday, following a prolonged dry spell

According to the latest data released by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 364 bodies were recovered from Chitwan district, 230 from Nawalparasi East, 222 from Nawalparasi West, and 199 from Nuwakot

According to police, the truck was travelling from Satara towards Pune when it rammed into a tempo travelling ahead of it. The impact caused both vehicles to cross onto the opposite carriageway, where they collided with two cars

A senior Mumbai Police official said that the security deployment includes at least 7 Additional Commissioners of Police, 37 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and 52 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs)

In an escalation of its decade-long hostility toward LGBTQ+ groups, particularly in the lead-up to elections, simultaneous police raids beginning at 1 am took place in the major cities of Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Aydin and Mersin

Instead of immediately taking her to a hospital, her family initially sought treatment through traditional rituals, police said

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, Members of Parliament, scholars, litterateurs, educationists and senior Central government officials are expected to attend the event

The Mumbai civic administration has made arrangements to provide essential services and facilities to devotees during the festival, BMC said on Sunday

Flight AI1886, which was operating from Bhopal to Delhi on Sunday, was diverted to Jaipur in accordance with established safety procedures, Air India said

Jarange, whose hunger strike entered its 16th day on Sunday, made the allegations while addressing supporters and media persons at the protest site in Antarwali Sarati village in Maharashtra's Jalna district

According to the MMMOCL, since the new section will be integrated with operational Metro Lines 2A, 7 and Line 9 Phase 1, its signalling system needs to be tested with the existing network before commissioning

BRICS comprises Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. BRICS partner countries are: Belarus, Cuba, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam

Welcoming Prince Rahim on his first official visit to the state as the fifth Aga Khan, Fadnavis highlighted Maharashtra's readiness to scale up public-private partnerships with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)

Vladimir Putin participated in the two-day BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, which brought together leaders from BRICS member and partner countries, along with outreach invitees

The first look of Mumbai Cha Raja at Ganesh Galli was unveiled on Sunday, September 13, ahead of Ganeshotsav 2026. The unveiling marked the beginning of the Lalbaug Sarvajanik Utsav Mandals 99th year, a day before Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations begin across Mumbai

According to the data, BKC Fire Station recorded the highest rainfall at 147.6 mm. Borivali Fire Station recorded 138 mm, while Bandra Fire Station received 135.6 mm. The R Central Office recorded 135 mm, and Magathane Bus Depot received 133.6 mm

Speaking after inaugurating a manuscript exhibition at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Shah stressed the need to preserve and promote Indias knowledge traditions, history, languages, manuscripts and archives in the country and globally

BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide appealed to festival organisers, advertisers and citizens to cooperate with the civic bodys Pedestrian First campaign and strictly follow the rules issued for displaying commercial advertisements during the Ganeshotsav and Navratri festival

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Mumbais Sahyadri Guest House on Sunday. The nearly 30-minute meeting came amid the ongoing Maratha quota agitation and activist Manoj Jaranges planned hunger strike from September 19

A Mumbai consumer commission has directed New India Assurance to pay Victorinox India Rs 8.06 crore over a fire insurance claim related to a 2019 warehouse blaze. The panel held that the claim was unfairly rejected on technical grounds despite the loss being assessed by the insurers surveyor

Highlighting the summit theme, 'Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability: Shaping the Future for Inclusive Global Growth', Modi said India had been able to advance the common vision of BRICS with the support of all member states

The BRICS and outreach nations' leaders are scheduled to participate in an open session focusing on the core pillars of this year's theme, 'Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability: Shaping the Future for Inclusive Global Growth'

The United States has approved an additional $1 million to support Nepals efforts to identify flood victims, taking its State Department assistance above USD 5 million. FBI forensic specialists are working with Nepal Police on DNA analysis and disaster victim identification

A fire broke out in the battery box of a BEST electric bus near Kalimata Mandir in Chembur on Sunday morning. The Mumbai Fire Brigade, police and BEST personnel responded, with the blaze extinguished by 9:34 am. No injuries were reported

Mumbais seven lakes collectively hold 96.61 per cent of their total live storage capacity, with 13,98,318 million litres of water as of September 13. Vihar Lake remains 100 per cent full, while Bhatsa stands at 97.82 per cent

Mumbai woke to moderate rain on Sunday as showers continued across the city. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and parts of Maharashtra, warning of thunderstorms, lightning, rainfall and gusty winds

France has launched Pegase 26, a 40-day global fighter jet mission aimed at projecting military power and strengthening air defence cooperation with strategic partners including India, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia

A 54-year-old Greek woman has given birth to a baby girl after using an embryo that had been frozen for 22 years. The couple made the decision months after their 21-year-old son died in a road crash and raced against Greeces IVF age limit

Iraq has confirmed that attacks on Saudi Arabias key East-West Crude Oil Pipeline were launched from Iraqi territory. Baghdad ordered an investigation and dismissed senior security officials, while Saudi Arabia shut the pipeline as a precaution

The Allahabad High Court criticised the Uttar Pradesh government over the alleged misuse of the Goonda Act, calling it a powerful law that must be invoked with caution. The court quashed an order branding Zahid Ali a goonda and externing him for six months

Duleep Trophy champs East prolonged their second innings unnecessarily. The first innings lead being enough is one reason India struggle to take wickets on good pitches. How does a team learn to take 20 wickets if they dont bowl twice in a domestic game?

A Wildlife Institute of India study has found abandoned mining areas in Delhis Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary to be the most bird-rich habitat surveyed. Researchers recorded 130 bird species across 15 habitat types during a year-long study.

IMDs Regional Meteorological Centre Mumbai has forecast thunderstorms, lightning, rain and gusty winds across Mumbai and its suburbs over the weekend. A yellow alert is in place, with isolated areas likely to receive very heavy rainfall and winds up to 70 kmph.

New York singles turned the US Open into an unexpected dating ground, hoping to meet fellow tennis enthusiasts. Meanwhile, in the UK, Google Lens helped a man identify a lump of metal he had found years ago as a potentially dangerous German bomb

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The Mughal gardens were orchards, full of fruit bearing and flower bearing trees, creating a heady scent through the seasons.

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An alert Mumbai police team foiled a late-night suicide bid on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link around 1 am on Saturday. PSI Ramesh Pednekar and Constable Sachin Satam spotted the man and rescued him just as he was allegedly preparing to jump

The week-long Bandra Fair begins at Mt Mary Church as the BMC assures devotees and residents that auctioned stalls will operate as usual. The civic body clarified that only encroachments were removed and no permitted fair stalls were affected

Mumbai Police have arrested two men who were absconding for nearly three decades in separate serious criminal cases. The accused were wanted in a 1995 rape case and a 1997 kidnapping and rape case, with police using local inquiries, informants and technical information to trace them

More than 1,000 tribal community members who marched from Sanjay Gandhi National Park towards the Governors bungalow have called off their protest after officials assured them of a meeting on Forest Rights Act claims, basic amenities and other demands

A decades-old dumping ground in Devlali is being transformed into Nashiks first Miyawaki urban forest, with around 42,000 saplings from more than 40 indigenous species planted across 1.40 hectares

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A Mumbai-based Air India pilot died after being found unconscious at a Delhi hotel during a layover on Friday. The pilot had recently moved from Air India Express and was undergoing conversion training to operate Boeing 787 aircraft