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Khetwadi Cha Ganraj has won Mid-Days Ganeshotsav 2026 Best Pandal Contest with 785 online votes. Girgaoncha Raja finished second with 708 votes, while Shree Siddhivinayak Krupa Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal in Sion secured third place with 248 votes

Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot with two fire engines and one rescue vehicle. Personnel from Diaghar Police and Torrent Power were also present at the spot

The incident took place near the Parsik tunnel at around 3.30 pm. The vehicle came onto the railway track between Belapur and Uran, following which one local train was halted

The bail hearing of accused Subhash Srivastava and Ramashankar alias Tinnu Yadav in the alleged Ram Temple donation theft case has been deferred to September 25. Their lawyer sought time to study the 70,000-page chargesheet filed by the SIT

Chowpatty is one of Mumbais main natural Ganpati idol immersion sites and is expected to witness a large turnout of devotees on Anant Chaturdashi on September 25

According to the CBI, Mahadev betting app kingpin Abhishek Kumar allegedly played an active role in operating online betting and gambling activities under online platform

A special court on Thursday discharged Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and three others in a 2016 alleged bribery case linked to the leasing of a Mumbai University plot. The court said criminal liability could not be based on an inference of invisible support without supporting evidence

Emergency responders rushed the workers to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival, a Palghar disaster management official said

A 26-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband following a domestic dispute in Haripura village, Gujarat. Police arrested the accused within hours after he allegedly fled the spot with his daughter. A case has been registered under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Slamming Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that what the CEC has done is an act against the nation and it must be investigated

CIDCO has urged EWS applicants who won homes under its My Preferred CIDCO Home schemes to complete PMAY-Urban registration, submit documents and finish Aadhaar-based beneficiary verification to avail the Rs 2.50 lakh subsidy

As many as 160 Bangladeshi nationals living without valid documents in Bengaluru and nearby Karnataka districts were deported after legal formalities. Police and the FRRO coordinated the operation, with detainees transferred to the national border and handed over to the BSF

Multiple schools in Punjab and Haryana received bomb-threat emails on Thursday, prompting evacuations and extensive police searches. No suspicious object was found. A Ferozepur school and two Panchkula private schools were checked, while cyber teams began to trace the email sources

BJP president Nitin Nabin has announced 24 organisational appointments across several states, including new general secretaries and joint secretaries. Shivprakash and Saudan Singh were assigned multi-state responsibilities, while leaders were appointed to key state organisational posts

A stabbing at a Catholic convent in Jaroslaw, southeastern Poland, left one person dead and four others injured. Police said three of the injured men suffered serious wounds. A 31-year-old foreign national was detained at the scene as authorities investigate the incident and motive

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi countered Rahul Gandhis remarks on anti-incumbency, citing Congresss electoral record in states including Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, and argued that the sentiment remains strong against the Congress

Sindh activists staged a protest outside the UN headquarters in Geneva, calling for UN-supervised referendums on self-determination in Sindh and other regions of Pakistan, while raising concerns over alleged human rights violations and enforced disappearances

The GMLR projects Phase-3 (B) involves the construction of twin underground tunnels between Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari (Film City) in Goregaon East and Amar Nagar in Mulund West, passing underneath the Sanjay Gandhi National Park

The CISF said that the suspect was allegedly unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for the different identities and the financial transaction. He was subsequently detained

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign and turn approver over his allegations of vote theft. His remarks came amid a political row over reported differences within the Election Commission

The Maharashtra FDA seized 6,34,362 kg of suspected adulterated or unsafe food stock worth around Rs 9.76 crore during its statewide festival food-safety drive from September 1 to 23. The regulator conducted 3,068 inspections, suspended 248 licences and cancelled 12

The deceased student's father Ravindra Wakode, said those who allegedly harassed his son should be arrested. He also claimed that his son had repeatedly told the family that he faced caste discrimination at IIT Bombay

Six firefighters injured while battling a fire at a handicraft factory in Jodhpurs Basni area were shifted to Jaipurs SMS Hospital for better treatment. Seven others remain hospitalised in Jodhpur, with three on ventilator support. Police are investigating the fire and explosion

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited Rajasthans Mahajan Field Firing Range to witness Yudh Abhyas 2026, where Indian and US Army contingents are conducting joint drills involving varied terrain, advanced weapons and technology

Three members of a family, including a father-son duo, drowned in a check dam in Gujarats Rajkot district after immersing a Lord Ganesh idol. Two women were rescued after the family members entered the water to bathe, police said

The Maharashtra government has formed a 10-member panel to formulate a policy for regularising residential encroachments on government land in Mumbai, Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, with recommendations due within three months

FSSAI has proposed prohibiting the manufacture and sale of analogue paneer across India. The draft amendments also seek to stop products registered as Analogue in Dairy Context from using Paneer in labelling or marketing

The alleged harassment of a young girl in Samastipur has triggered political criticism of the Bihar government, days after a separate incident involving two minor students in Jamui. Police have arrested suspects after a purported video of the incident surfaced on social media

According to their lawyer, the parents of the students were allegedly stopped by the police in Bhandup on Friday afternoon while they were on their way to IIT Bombay in Powai to begin a hunger strike

A joint team of Ahmedabad Crime Branch, Rural SOG and Delhi Police arrested alleged Goldy Brar gang operative Arif alias Pistol from Vejalpur. Wanted in over 11 serious cases, he is being questioned over his alleged role in extortion, threat calls and financial network

The suspects, who are office-bearers of a local Ganesh mandal, allegedly ignored police instructions to switch off the DJ system and complete the immersion within the permitted time on Tuesday in Digol village of Shirur Anantpal tehsil, police said

In a statement, IIT-Bombay said the mid-semester examinations, earlier scheduled for September 26 and 27, will now be held on October 10 and 11. The rescheduled examinations will follow the same timetable as the original schedule

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged that more than 13 crore names had been deleted from electoral rolls and questioned whether such action was consistent with democratic principles

The cub was spotted by local residents, following which the forest department, police, district administration and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) launched a coordinated rescue operation

Pakistan carried out fresh airstrikes on Afghanistans Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces, killing four civilians, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said. The Taliban condemned the attacks and warned of an appropriate response, while Hamid Karzai urged dialogue and good neighbourly ties

SS (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut also demanded that CEC Gyanesh Kumar be booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), alleging that the CEC was acting at the behest of the Central government

Police detained Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad along with several Congress workers and members of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the Congress, during the demonstration

According to a post shared by the mandal on its official Instagram handle, the Charan Sparsh Darshan queue will close at 6 am on Thursday, September 24

Welcoming representatives of Pacific Island nations to the Indian Mission in New York, Jaishankar said the meeting would take stock of the progress made since the third FIPIC Summit in 2023

Satish Salian is also expected to demand that the officials concerned be called for questioning at the earliest and that strict action be taken against those found responsible. Thackeray had, earlier in the day, denied the allegations of defamation and refused to issue an apology

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trumps ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House grounds. The 14-day order requires access to be restored while the court considers claims that the restrictions violated First

The US and China have agreed to extend their trade-war truce until January 10, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The extension gives both sides more time to negotiate a broader economic deal as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare for talks on trade, technology and security

According to the complaint filed by the spa manager, social media influencer Priya Sarode allegedly arrived at Avantra Spa with the women between 9 pm and 11 pm and entered the premises. She allegedly abused and manhandled female therapists working at the spa

Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to address a mega rally in Jalandhar as part of the concluding programme of the campaign, which has been organised around the theme of Nasha Mukt Punjab (Drug-Free Punjab)

Special Judge A H Kashikar found Madhu Dharma Govari, a labourer from Vasai in Maharashtras Palghar district, guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code

According to the deployment plan issued by Zone 3, a total of 182 public Ganpati idols and 14,365 household idols are scheduled for immersion on Anant Chaturdashi

The purported CCTV footage, which bears a timestamp of September 18 at 12.37 pm, shows a student sitting in the front row leaving the examination hall while others continue with the test. The identity of the student is unclear from the footage and cannot be independently verified

BEST said the initiative will also seek to address communication gaps and provide consumers with clearer information about their electricity consumption and billing

Pakistan has imposed Section 144 in Islamabad for two months ahead of PTIs September 27 march. Authorities have tightened security and restricted rallies, while Punjab has imposed similar measures as PTI demands Imran Khans release, constitutional supremacy and rule of law