Latest News LIVE Updates: Ganpati Bappa in vintage Rolls Royce cynosure of all eyes
A vintage Rolls Royce used by a family to ferry Lord Ganesh idol for immersion attracted a large crowd of onlookers as the vehicle made its way to Mumbai`s Girgaum Chowpatty on Tuesday. A member of the family said that they use different vehicle each year for the immersion procession and this year, they rented the vintage Rolls Royce for the purpose. "We are Jains and have been installing Ganesh idol at our home for the last 11 years," he said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ganpati Bappa in vintage Rolls Royce cynosure of all eyes
A vintage Rolls Royce used by a family to ferry Lord Ganesh idol for immersion attracted a large crowd of onlookers as the vehicle made its way to Mumbai`s Girgaum Chowpatty on Tuesday. A member of the family said that they use different vehicle each year for the immersion procession and this year, they rented the vintage Rolls Royce for the purpose. "We are Jains and have been installing Ganesh idol at our home for the last 11 years," he said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon and Syria kills at least 8, including members of Hezbollah
Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a girl, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, government officials said. Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack that wounded more than 2,700 people at a time of rising tensions across the Lebanon border. The Israeli military declined to comment: AP

Latest News LIVE Updates: Wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon and Syria kills at least 8, including members of Hezbollah
Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a girl, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, government officials said. Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack that wounded more than 2,700 people at a time of rising tensions across the Lebanon border. The Israeli military declined to comment: AP

Latest News LIVE Updates: Punjab police busts trans-border narcotic smuggling network, 1 held
Punjab Police on Tuesday busted a trans-border narcotic smuggling network and arrested a woman in the case, officials said. Kanwaljit Kaur of Hargobindpura in Chheharta was held after recovering 4.580 kg of heroin from her possession, said Commissioner of Police, Amritsar, Ranjit Singh Dhillon. Dhillon said Kaur and her son-in-law, Jugraj Singh were in touch with various Pakistan-based drug smugglers and were engaged in drug trafficking. Drones were being used to transport the drug consignments from Pakistan, he added: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Punjab police busts trans-border narcotic smuggling network, 1 held
Punjab Police on Tuesday busted a trans-border narcotic smuggling network and arrested a woman in the case, officials said. Kanwaljit Kaur of Hargobindpura in Chheharta was held after recovering 4.580 kg of heroin from her possession, said Commissioner of Police, Amritsar, Ranjit Singh Dhillon. Dhillon said Kaur and her son-in-law, Jugraj Singh were in touch with various Pakistan-based drug smugglers and were engaged in drug trafficking.Drones were being used to transport the drug consignments from Pakistan, he added: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Six Army commandos injured in road accident in J-K`s Rajouri
Six Army commandos were injured, two of them critically, when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The accident took place in the Manjakote area of the border district late this evening, causing extensive damage to the vehicle, the officials said. They said rescuers, including local villagers, evacuated six injured commandos and the condition of two of them was stated to be critical: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Six Army commandos injured in road accident in J-K`s Rajouri
Six Army commandos were injured, two of them critically, when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The accident took place in the Manjakote area of the border district late this evening, causing extensive damage to the vehicle, the officials said. They said rescuers, including local villagers, evacuated six injured commandos and the condition of two of them was stated to be critical: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Will ensure Vizag steel plant operations streamlined: AP CM Chandrababu Naidu
Amid reports that Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) is struggling to tide over a financial crisis, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said he would try his best to ensure that the state-owned steel plant is not privatised, as opposed to the NDA government`s plans to disinvest it: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Will ensure Vizag steel plant operations streamlined: AP CM Chandrababu Naidu
Amid reports that Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) is struggling to tide over a financial crisis, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said he would try his best to ensure that the state-owned steel plant is not privatised, as opposed to the NDA government`s plans to disinvest it: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Taken hostage by unidentified men, lady sub-inspector claims in UP
A lady police sub-inspector posted here has alleged she was taken hostage from her house and confined in a car by unidentified miscreants, who also threatened her. The SI claimed the miscreants wanted her to reach a settlement with a man against whom she had lodged an FIR last month for allegedly harassing her over phone and extorting money: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Taken hostage by unidentified men, lady sub-inspector claims in UP
A lady police sub-inspector posted here has alleged she was taken hostage from her house and confined in a car by unidentified miscreants, who also threatened her. The SI claimed the miscreants wanted her to reach a settlement with a man against whom she had lodged an FIR last month for allegedly harassing her over phone and extorting money: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: People of J&amp;K know reality: Sena (UBT) on PM`s statement about waning terrorism
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s claim about terrorism being on its last legs in Jammu and Kashmir, and stated that the people of the Union Territory can distinguish between "claims and reality." An editorial in the party mouthpiece `Saamana` noted that while 41 terrorists were killed in the last one year, 20 security personnel and 18 civilians also lost their lives: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: People of J&amp;K know reality: Sena (UBT) on PM`s statement about waning terrorism
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s claim about terrorism being on its last legs in Jammu and Kashmir, and stated that the people of the Union Territory can distinguish between "claims and reality." An editorial in the party mouthpiece `Saamana` noted that while 41 terrorists were killed in the last one year, 20 security personnel and 18 civilians also lost their lives: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Devotees gather for procession of Lalbaugcha Raja, other Ganpati idols. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-photos-devotees-gather-for-procession-of-lalbaugcha-raja-other-ganpati-idols-in-mumbai-102236" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See pics...</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Devotees gather for procession of Lalbaugcha Raja, other Ganpati idols. See pics...

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ganesh festival: More than 7,500 idols immersed in Mumbai on last day
More than 7,500 idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed in Mumbai as of Tuesday evening as devotees in the city and the rest of Maharashtra bid farewell to their beloved elephant-headed deity. No untoward incident was reported anywhere during the immersion, said officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC): PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ganesh festival: More than 7,500 idols immersed in Mumbai on last day
More than 7,500 idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed in Mumbai as of Tuesday evening as devotees in the city and the rest of Maharashtra bid farewell to their beloved elephant-headed deity. No untoward incident was reported anywhere during the immersion, said officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC): PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Cancel Rahul Gandhi`s passport for defaming India on foreign soil: Union minister Athawale
Union minister Ramdas Athawale demanded on Tuesday to cancel the passport of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to stop him from "defaming" India during his foreign trips. Addressing a press conference in Palghar, the MOS for Social Justice said it doesn`t behove Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, to make "anti-reservation" statements: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Cancel Rahul Gandhi`s passport for defaming India on foreign soil: Union minister Athawale
Union minister Ramdas Athawale demanded on Tuesday to cancel the passport of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to stop him from "defaming" India during his foreign trips. Addressing a press conference in Palghar, the MOS for Social Justice said it doesn`t behove Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, to make "anti-reservation" statements: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: 13 Congress workers booked for protesting outside SEBI office without police permission
The Mumbai police have registered a case against 13 Congress workers for staging a protest outside the office of SEBI at the Bandra Kurla Complex, allegedly without permission, an official said on Tuesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: 13 Congress workers booked for protesting outside SEBI office without police permission
The Mumbai police have registered a case against 13 Congress workers for staging a protest outside the office of SEBI at the Bandra Kurla Complex, allegedly without permission, an official said on Tuesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Man booked for raping, impregnating woman in Thane district
A case has been registered against a man for allegedly repeatedly raping a 21-year-old woman and forcing her to undergo an abortion in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Tuesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Man booked for raping, impregnating woman in Thane district
A case has been registered against a man for allegedly repeatedly raping a 21-year-old woman and forcing her to undergo an abortion in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Tuesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: 3 children crushed under tractor carrying Ganesh idol in Dhule
Three children died and six persons were injured after being run over by a tractor trolly carrying a Ganesh idol in Maharashtra`s Dhule district on Tuesday, police said. The incident took place around 12.30 pm at Chitod village in Dhule tehsil: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: 3 children crushed under tractor carrying Ganesh idol in Dhule
Three children died and six persons were injured after being run over by a tractor trolly carrying a Ganesh idol in Maharashtra`s Dhule district on Tuesday, police said. The incident took place around 12.30 pm at Chitod village in Dhule tehsil: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Sea of devotees for Ganesh Visarjan in Mumbai`s Girgaon. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/web-stories/sea-of-devotees-at-girgaon-for-ganesh-visarjan-4209" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See pics...</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Sea of devotees for Ganesh Visarjan in Mumbai`s Girgaon. See pics...

Latest News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Ganesh Visarjan processions in the Khetwadi area of Mumbai on Anant Chaturdashi
Lord Ganesh devotees in Khetwadi area of Mumbai on Tuesday gathered in huge numbers to bid farewell to the deity on Anant Chaturdashi. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-photos-ganesh-visarjan-processions-in-khetwadi-area-of-mumbai-on-anant-chaturdashi-102234/1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">See more pics here</a>
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/sep/khetwadicha-raja-mumbai-raje-ashish-news-mumbai_d.jpg" alt="The 10-day Ganesh festival on Tuesday drew to a close. Pics/Ashish Raje" />

Latest News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Ganesh Visarjan processions in the Khetwadi area of Mumbai on Anant Chaturdashi
Lord Ganesh devotees in Khetwadi area of Mumbai on Tuesday gathered in huge numbers to bid farewell to the deity on Anant Chaturdashi. See more pics here


Latest News LIVE Updates: Job seeker to Russia-Ukraine war survivor, J-K man thanks PM Modi for safe return
"Indians go back," ordered a Russian military commander in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk. The import of the diktat sank in slowly for Azad Yousuf Kumar whose search for a brighter future had landed him in the heart of the Russia-Ukraine war. And then it dawned on him. He could go home. The youth from Awantipora district in South Kashmir, who toiled hard in the war-torn region and endured a near-death experience after getting shot during frontline combat training, was ecstatic that he would reunite with his family after almost two years.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Job seeker to Russia-Ukraine war survivor, J-K man thanks PM Modi for safe return
"Indians go back," ordered a Russian military commander in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk. The import of the diktat sank in slowly for Azad Yousuf Kumar whose search for a brighter future had landed him in the heart of the Russia-Ukraine war. And then it dawned on him. He could go home. The youth from Awantipora district in South Kashmir, who toiled hard in the war-torn region and endured a near-death experience after getting shot during frontline combat training, was ecstatic that he would reunite with his family after almost two years.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Jio users flag network issues; co says services fully restored
Reliance Jio users complained of connectivity issues early Tuesday with the Downdetector heatmap showing users reporting problems in some parts. Reliance Jio spokesperson said while Jio customers in Mumbai faced problems in availing seamless services this morning due to "minor technical issues", the same has been resolved. "This morning, some Jio customers in Mumbai faced problems in availing seamless services on account of minor technical issues. The same have been resolved, and seamless services of Jio have been fully restored," Reliance Jio spokesperson said. The spokesperson added: "We regret the inconvenience to our subscribers".

Latest News LIVE Updates: Jio users flag network issues; co says services fully restored
Reliance Jio users complained of connectivity issues early Tuesday with the Downdetector heatmap showing users reporting problems in some parts. Reliance Jio spokesperson said while Jio customers in Mumbai faced problems in availing seamless services this morning due to "minor technical issues", the same has been resolved. "This morning, some Jio customers in Mumbai faced problems in availing seamless services on account of minor technical issues. The same have been resolved, and seamless services of Jio have been fully restored," Reliance Jio spokesperson said. The spokesperson added: "We regret the inconvenience to our subscribers".

Latest News LIVE Updates: Devotees in Mumbai were seen bidding an emotional farewell to Lord Ganesha on Anant Chaturdashi as the processions for the immersion of Ganpati idols began on Tuesday
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Latest News LIVE Updates: Devotees in Mumbai were seen bidding an emotional farewell to Lord Ganesha on Anant Chaturdashi as the processions for the immersion of Ganpati idols began on Tuesday

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Latest News LIVE Updates: Devotees in Mumbai bid farewell to Lord Ganesha on Anant Chaturdashi&nbsp;
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Latest News LIVE Updates: Devotees in Mumbai bid farewell to Lord Ganesha on Anant Chaturdashi&nbsp;

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Latest News LIVE Updates: Borivali Cha Raja`s grand Ganesh procession reaches Gorai Jetty on Anant Chaturdashi&nbsp;
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Latest News LIVE Updates: Class 11 student on way to coaching centre raped in UP`s Barabanki, accused held
A class 11 student on her way to a coaching centre here was allegedly raped by a 26-year-old man known to her, police said on Tuesday. The accused had lured the 15-year-old girl to his friend`s house in the Fatehpur police station area where the incident took place on Monday, they said, adding he has been taken into custody.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Class 11 student on way to coaching centre raped in UP`s Barabanki, accused held
A class 11 student on her way to a coaching centre here was allegedly raped by a 26-year-old man known to her, police said on Tuesday. The accused had lured the 15-year-old girl to his friend`s house in the Fatehpur police station area where the incident took place on Monday, they said, adding he has been taken into custody.

Latest News LIVE Updates: BJP aims for hat-trick; anti-incumbency, resurgent Cong pose challenges
The high-stakes Haryana assembly election will witness a multi-cornered contest with the ruling BJP set to face the anti-incumbency test as well as a resurgent Congress as it looks to script a hat-trick in the state. Among the 1,031 candidates in the fray for the October 5 polls are several kin of Haryana`s three famous `Lals` -- former chief ministers Bansi Lal, Devi Lal and Bhajan Lal -- with some even taking on each other. The entry of a few more from other prominent political families has made the electoral battle an interesting one.

Latest News LIVE Updates: BJP aims for hat-trick; anti-incumbency, resurgent Cong pose challenges
The high-stakes Haryana assembly election will witness a multi-cornered contest with the ruling BJP set to face the anti-incumbency test as well as a resurgent Congress as it looks to script a hat-trick in the state. Among the 1,031 candidates in the fray for the October 5 polls are several kin of Haryana`s three famous `Lals` -- former chief ministers Bansi Lal, Devi Lal and Bhajan Lal -- with some even taking on each other. The entry of a few more from other prominent political families has made the electoral battle an interesting one.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Devotees gather in large numbers as the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh idol is being taken for visarjan
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Latest News LIVE Updates: West Bengal makes changes in police ranks, health dept after Mamata`s meeting with protesting docs
The West Bengal government on Tuesday effected a reshuffle in the Health and Police departments as announced by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after her meeting with the agitating junior doctors. Senior IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma was made the new commissioner of Kolkata Police, replacing Vineet Goyal, according to a notification. Goyal, a 1994 batch officer who was under fire over handling of the rape and murder of the doctor at the RG Kar hospital, was made the ADG and IGP of West Bengal Police`s Special Task Force (STF). One of the agitating junior doctors said they had seen the government order and would announce the future course of their movement following a meeting among themselves.

Latest News LIVE Updates: West Bengal makes changes in police ranks, health dept after Mamata`s meeting with protesting docs
The West Bengal government on Tuesday effected a reshuffle in the Health and Police departments as announced by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after her meeting with the agitating junior doctors. Senior IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma was made the new commissioner of Kolkata Police, replacing Vineet Goyal, according to a notification. Goyal, a 1994 batch officer who was under fire over handling of the rape and murder of the doctor at the RG Kar hospital, was made the ADG and IGP of West Bengal Police`s Special Task Force (STF). One of the agitating junior doctors said they had seen the government order and would announce the future course of their movement following a meeting among themselves.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Kejriwal resigns as Delhi CM, Atishi stakes claim to form new govt
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tendered his resignation to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena here on Tuesday and AAP leader Atishi, chosen by the party as his successor, staked her claim to form a new government. Kejriwal reached the LG Secretariat along with his Cabinet colleagues to resign on Tuesday afternoon, days after announcing his decision to quit from the post.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Kejriwal resigns as Delhi CM, Atishi stakes claim to form new govt
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tendered his resignation to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena here on Tuesday and AAP leader Atishi, chosen by the party as his successor, staked her claim to form a new government. Kejriwal reached the LG Secretariat along with his Cabinet colleagues to resign on Tuesday afternoon, days after announcing his decision to quit from the post.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi`s statue sparks outrage in Sultanpur
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was found vandalised in a village here, leaving the local residents outraged, police said on Tuesday. A probe has been launched to identify the miscreants, a police officer said. Local villagers installed the statue in 1996 along the Lucknow-Ballia Highway near Chhedawari village. Police said it was vandalised on Monday night. Motigarpur Police Station in-charge Tarun Kumar Patel said, "We will soon arrest those responsible for the vandalism and undertake repairs of the statue as per administrative directives."

Latest News LIVE Updates: Vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi`s statue sparks outrage in Sultanpur
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was found vandalised in a village here, leaving the local residents outraged, police said on Tuesday. A probe has been launched to identify the miscreants, a police officer said. Local villagers installed the statue in 1996 along the Lucknow-Ballia Highway near Chhedawari village. Police said it was vandalised on Monday night. Motigarpur Police Station in-charge Tarun Kumar Patel said, "We will soon arrest those responsible for the vandalism and undertake repairs of the statue as per administrative directives."

Latest News LIVE Updates: 534 polling parties leave for far-flung areas of Doda
Polling parties of Jammu and Kashmir`s Doda district on Tuesday left for their designated polling stations with electronic voting machines (EVMs) ahead of the first phase of polling on September 18. 534 polling parties were dispatched to far-flung areas of Doda. Twenty-four assembly constituencies across the UT will go to polls in the first phase, scheduled for September 18. Meanwhile, polling parties of Ramban and Kishtwar districts have also left for their designated polling stations with electronic voting machines (EVMs).

Latest News LIVE Updates: 534 polling parties leave for far-flung areas of Doda
Polling parties of Jammu and Kashmir`s Doda district on Tuesday left for their designated polling stations with electronic voting machines (EVMs) ahead of the first phase of polling on September 18. 534 polling parties were dispatched to far-flung areas of Doda. Twenty-four assembly constituencies across the UT will go to polls in the first phase, scheduled for September 18. Meanwhile, polling parties of Ramban and Kishtwar districts have also left for their designated polling stations with electronic voting machines (EVMs).

Latest News LIVE Updates: Jarange begins fresh indefinite fast over Maratha quota - his sixth in a year; targets Fadnavis
Maratha activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday launched a fresh indefinite fast, his sixth in a span of over a year, to press for the demand for reservation to his community under the OBC category. He began the stir from midnight at his native Antarwali Sarati village of Jalna district, around 75 km from here.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Jarange begins fresh indefinite fast over Maratha quota - his sixth in a year; targets Fadnavis
Maratha activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday launched a fresh indefinite fast, his sixth in a span of over a year, to press for the demand for reservation to his community under the OBC category. He began the stir from midnight at his native Antarwali Sarati village of Jalna district, around 75 km from here.

Latest News LIVE Updates: A man accused of drugging his wife so dozens of men could rape her is testifying in French court
A man accused of drugging his then-wife and inviting dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade is testifying in court on Tuesday in southern France, in a case that has shocked the country. Dominique Pelicot, now 71, faces 20 years in prison if convicted. While he previously confessed to investigators, the court testimony will be crucial for the panel of judges to decide on the fate of some 50 other men standing trial next to him, all accused of raping Gisele Pelicot. Many also hope his testimony will shed some light to try to understand the unthinkable.

Latest News LIVE Updates: A man accused of drugging his wife so dozens of men could rape her is testifying in French court
A man accused of drugging his then-wife and inviting dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade is testifying in court on Tuesday in southern France, in a case that has shocked the country. Dominique Pelicot, now 71, faces 20 years in prison if convicted. While he previously confessed to investigators, the court testimony will be crucial for the panel of judges to decide on the fate of some 50 other men standing trial next to him, all accused of raping Gisele Pelicot. Many also hope his testimony will shed some light to try to understand the unthinkable.

Time for administration to awake from deep slumber, says HC over coaching Centre deaths
It is time for the administration to wake up from "deep slumber" and take appropriate steps to address the condition of city`s coaching centres, the Delhi High Court has said, while granting interim bail till November 30 to four co-owners of the basement of an Old Rajinder Nagar building that housed a coaching centre where three civil services aspirants drowned in July. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, in the order passed on September 13 on the bail applications of the accused, lamented the administration`s "callous attitude", saying said such "incidents keep on happening" and innocent people lose their lives because of "mischievous people" who only want to earn money.

Time for administration to awake from deep slumber, says HC over coaching Centre deaths
It is time for the administration to wake up from "deep slumber" and take appropriate steps to address the condition of city`s coaching centres, the Delhi High Court has said, while granting interim bail till November 30 to four co-owners of the basement of an Old Rajinder Nagar building that housed a coaching centre where three civil services aspirants drowned in July. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, in the order passed on September 13 on the bail applications of the accused, lamented the administration`s "callous attitude", saying said such "incidents keep on happening" and innocent people lose their lives because of "mischievous people" who only want to earn money.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Myanmar`s death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises past 200, with tallying hindered by civil war
Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week`s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday. The death toll, reported in the state-run Myanma Alinn, was almost seven times Friday`s initial total of 33, with strong prospects of it continuing to rise. The counting of casualties has been slow, in part due to communication difficulties with the affected areas as Myanmar is wracked by civil war.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Myanmar`s death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises past 200, with tallying hindered by civil war
Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week`s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday. The death toll, reported in the state-run Myanma Alinn, was almost seven times Friday`s initial total of 33, with strong prospects of it continuing to rise. The counting of casualties has been slow, in part due to communication difficulties with the affected areas as Myanmar is wracked by civil war.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Two children among five dead in Firozabad factory explosion, 11 hospitalised
Five persons, including two children and a woman, were killed due to an explosion at a firecracker godown-cum-factory in Uttar Pradesh`s Firozabad district that caused damage to nearby houses, a police official said on Tuesday. Eleven persons sustained injuries in the blast, which happened in the factory located in the Naushera area under Shikohabad police station limits on Monday night, they said. Local residents also said that around one dozen houses were damaged due to the blast, and roofs of some of the houses have also been damaged.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Two children among five dead in Firozabad factory explosion, 11 hospitalised
Five persons, including two children and a woman, were killed due to an explosion at a firecracker godown-cum-factory in Uttar Pradesh`s Firozabad district that caused damage to nearby houses, a police official said on Tuesday. Eleven persons sustained injuries in the blast, which happened in the factory located in the Naushera area under Shikohabad police station limits on Monday night, they said. Local residents also said that around one dozen houses were damaged due to the blast, and roofs of some of the houses have also been damaged.

Latest News LIVE Updates: EU chief unveils her new team after a long and bumpy road; women get top roles
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles of her new team in her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc on Tuesday after many EU member states had been reluctant to live up to her demand for gender parity. Von der Leyen put six women among the eight top positions in her team. She and foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas were already agreed on by government leaders, but she added Spanish Socialist Teresa Ribero to lead the green transition on top of becoming the competition and anti-trust czar. Three other women were also named as vice presidents.

Latest News LIVE Updates: EU chief unveils her new team after a long and bumpy road; women get top roles
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles of her new team in her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc on Tuesday after many EU member states had been reluctant to live up to her demand for gender parity. Von der Leyen put six women among the eight top positions in her team. She and foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas were already agreed on by government leaders, but she added Spanish Socialist Teresa Ribero to lead the green transition on top of becoming the competition and anti-trust czar. Three other women were also named as vice presidents.

Latest News LIVE Updates: SC junks plea seeking resignation of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over Kolkata rape-murder
The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a plea seeking the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the wake of the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra reprimanded the lawyer for his plea and said it does not have a remit to pass such an order.

Latest News LIVE Updates: SC junks plea seeking resignation of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over Kolkata rape-murder
The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a plea seeking the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the wake of the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra reprimanded the lawyer for his plea and said it does not have a remit to pass such an order.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Immersion processions of Ganesh idols begin amid heavy police deployment in Pune
Immersion processions of Lord Ganesh idols began in Pune on Tuesday morning amid heavy police deployment as the faithful lined the roads to bid farewell to their "Bappas". The 10-day Ganpati festival, which began on September 7, culminates on Anant Chaturdashi on Tuesday. Around 7,000 police personnel have been deployed on the main roads from where the processions will be taken out. The procession started with the first `manacha` (eminent and revered) idol of Kasba Ganesh mandal. Beats of traditional "dhol and tasha" and chants of "Ganapati Bappa Morya" rented the air as the procession began.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Immersion processions of Ganesh idols begin amid heavy police deployment in Pune
Immersion processions of Lord Ganesh idols began in Pune on Tuesday morning amid heavy police deployment as the faithful lined the roads to bid farewell to their "Bappas". The 10-day Ganpati festival, which began on September 7, culminates on Anant Chaturdashi on Tuesday. Around 7,000 police personnel have been deployed on the main roads from where the processions will be taken out. The procession started with the first `manacha` (eminent and revered) idol of Kasba Ganesh mandal. Beats of traditional "dhol and tasha" and chants of "Ganapati Bappa Morya" rented the air as the procession began.

Latest News LIVE Updates: MVA allies to hold seat-sharing talks from Sept 18 to 20, Sanjay Raut
The three Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies will hold seat-sharing talks from September 18 to 20 for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Tuesday. Talking to reporters here, he said deliberations will be held on the seats to be contested, and the formula once decided during this meeting will be final.

Latest News LIVE Updates: MVA allies to hold seat-sharing talks from Sept 18 to 20, Sanjay Raut
The three Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies will hold seat-sharing talks from September 18 to 20 for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Tuesday. Talking to reporters here, he said deliberations will be held on the seats to be contested, and the formula once decided during this meeting will be final.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Samsung employees` protest enters ninth day
Samsung employees` protest has entered its ninth day on Tuesday (today) at Sungavachatiram near Sriperambathur on the outskirts of Chennai`s Kanchipuram District. The workers, led by union head E. Muthukumar, have been demanding better wages and improved working conditions. Hundreds of striking Samsung employees have been sitting outside the plant in their company uniforms. The first and second rounds of talks failed with the state labour department and labour minister in the Secretriat last week.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Samsung employees` protest enters ninth day
Samsung employees` protest has entered its ninth day on Tuesday (today) at Sungavachatiram near Sriperambathur on the outskirts of Chennai`s Kanchipuram District. The workers, led by union head E. Muthukumar, have been demanding better wages and improved working conditions. Hundreds of striking Samsung employees have been sitting outside the plant in their company uniforms. The first and second rounds of talks failed with the state labour department and labour minister in the Secretriat last week.

Latest News LIVE Updates: SC asks CBI to file status report on probe into `financial irregularities` at R G Kar Hospital
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the CBI to submit a status report on the probe into alleged financial irregularities at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered last month. The top court also perused the status report filed by the CBI concerning the rape and murder incident and said disclosing the status will jeopardise further investigation. Refusing to stop streaming live proceedings in the suo motu case related to the incident, the apex court said it was a matter of public interest and the public must know what is transpiring in the courtroom.

Latest News LIVE Updates: SC asks CBI to file status report on probe into `financial irregularities` at R G Kar Hospital
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the CBI to submit a status report on the probe into alleged financial irregularities at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered last month. The top court also perused the status report filed by the CBI concerning the rape and murder incident and said disclosing the status will jeopardise further investigation. Refusing to stop streaming live proceedings in the suo motu case related to the incident, the apex court said it was a matter of public interest and the public must know what is transpiring in the courtroom.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Amit Shah says announcement of census `very soon`
Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the government will "very soon" make an announcement for carrying out the census in the country. "We will announce it very soon," Shah said in response to a question on conducting the decadal census of the Indian population which has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shah, along with I&amp;B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, was addressing a press conference to mark the 100 days of the third tenure of the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Amit Shah says announcement of census `very soon`
Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the government will "very soon" make an announcement for carrying out the census in the country. "We will announce it very soon," Shah said in response to a question on conducting the decadal census of the Indian population which has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shah, along with I&amp;B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, was addressing a press conference to mark the 100 days of the third tenure of the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Cong will ensure J-K gets back statehood, says Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said his party guarantees the rights of Jammu and Kashmir and will ensure it gets back the status of a full-fledged state. Tagging screenshots of the seven guarantees promised by the Congress ahead of the assembly elections, Kharge said in a post on X that the party would "give new energy to the youth" by filling one lakh government jobs.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Cong will ensure J-K gets back statehood, says Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said his party guarantees the rights of Jammu and Kashmir and will ensure it gets back the status of a full-fledged state. Tagging screenshots of the seven guarantees promised by the Congress ahead of the assembly elections, Kharge said in a post on X that the party would "give new energy to the youth" by filling one lakh government jobs.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Aam Aadmi Party says CM Arvind Kejriwal proposed Delhi minister Atishi as his successor
Senior AAP leader Atishi will be the new chief minister of Delhi, the party unanimously agreed on Tuesday after Arvind Kejriwal proposed her name as his successor in a meeting of the party`s legislators. Kejriwal, who was released from jail on Friday, announced on Sunday that he would resign from the post and would only return if people give him a certificate of honesty. Atishi is a key face of the party as well as the government and holds multiple portfolios, including finance, education and PWD. (PTI)
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Latest News LIVE Updates: Aam Aadmi Party says CM Arvind Kejriwal proposed Delhi minister Atishi as his successor
Senior AAP leader Atishi will be the new chief minister of Delhi, the party unanimously agreed on Tuesday after Arvind Kejriwal proposed her name as his successor in a meeting of the party`s legislators. Kejriwal, who was released from jail on Friday, announced on Sunday that he would resign from the post and would only return if people give him a certificate of honesty. Atishi is a key face of the party as well as the government and holds multiple portfolios, including finance, education and PWD. (PTI)
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Latest News LIVE Updates: Panvel: Woman gives supari to kill pesky mother
A 26-year-old woman allegedly plotted and executed the murder of her 44-year-old mother, along with her two friends, in a bid to gain access to her parents&rsquo; property and to avoid the taunts from her mother regarding her new boyfriend. Police investigations revealed that she had planned the murder along with her teen friends, who were tasked with killing her mother and making it look like a suicide. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/panvel-woman-gives-supari-to-kill-pesky-mother-23394250" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Panvel: Woman gives supari to kill pesky mother
A 26-year-old woman allegedly plotted and executed the murder of her 44-year-old mother, along with her two friends, in a bid to gain access to her parents&rsquo; property and to avoid the taunts from her mother regarding her new boyfriend. Police investigations revealed that she had planned the murder along with her teen friends, who were tasked with killing her mother and making it look like a suicide. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Daughter&rsquo;s push for check-up saves mother&rsquo;s life
For the first time in his 15-year career, a cancer surgeon successfully treated a 65-year-old woman patient on the brink of cervical cancer&mdash;just six months from a diagnosis&mdash;thanks to her daughter&rsquo;s insistence on a routine check-up. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-daughters-push-for-check-up-saves-mothers-life-23394252" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Daughter&rsquo;s push for check-up saves mother&rsquo;s life
For the first time in his 15-year career, a cancer surgeon successfully treated a 65-year-old woman patient on the brink of cervical cancer&mdash;just six months from a diagnosis&mdash;thanks to her daughter&rsquo;s insistence on a routine check-up. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ganesh Visarjan 2024: Plan your day wisely today, police to Mumbaikars
As the 11-day Ganpati festival is set to end with idol immersion (visarjan) on Tuesday (September 17), the Mumbai traffic police on Monday issued an advisory for the smooth functioning of traffic across the city, urging commuters to plan their trips accordingly. Ahead of the visarjan on the occasion of the Anant Chaturdashi, the city police traffic department had issued advisory and traffic diversions using digital maps. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/ganesh-visarjan-2024-plan-your-day-wisely-today-police-to-mumbaikars-23394255" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ganesh Visarjan 2024: Plan your day wisely today, police to Mumbaikars
As the 11-day Ganpati festival is set to end with idol immersion (visarjan) on Tuesday (September 17), the Mumbai traffic police on Monday issued an advisory for the smooth functioning of traffic across the city, urging commuters to plan their trips accordingly. Ahead of the visarjan on the occasion of the Anant Chaturdashi, the city police traffic department had issued advisory and traffic diversions using digital maps. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Laundry worker fakes gunpoint robbery tale to cover up lost cash
A 30-year-old man working at a laundry shop in IC Colony, Borivli West, fabricated a robbery story, claiming that two people on a bike held him at gunpoint and stole Rs 1,500 from the shop&rsquo;s drawer. Despite his tale, the shop owner didn&rsquo;t believe him and chose not to report it to the police. However, the laundry worker continued sharing the fake story with shop visitors and local watchmen. One visitor believed him and spread the story, which soon went viral in a local IC Colony residents&rsquo; group. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-laundry-worker-fakes-gunpoint-robbery-tale-to-cover-up-lost-cash-23394261" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Laundry worker fakes gunpoint robbery tale to cover up lost cash
A 30-year-old man working at a laundry shop in IC Colony, Borivli West, fabricated a robbery story, claiming that two people on a bike held him at gunpoint and stole Rs 1,500 from the shop&rsquo;s drawer. Despite his tale, the shop owner didn&rsquo;t believe him and chose not to report it to the police. However, the laundry worker continued sharing the fake story with shop visitors and local watchmen. One visitor believed him and spread the story, which soon went viral in a local IC Colony residents&rsquo; group. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ganesh Visarjan 2024: &lsquo;PoP idols are still being immersed in water bodies&rsquo;
Thane-based green activist, Rohit Joshi has sent a notice to the Maharashtra government alleging that despite the directives issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on May 12, 2020, prohibiting the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols and mandating immersion in artificial tanks only, thousands of PoP idols have been installed and are being immersed directly into natural water bodies. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/ganesh-visarjan-2024-pop-idols-are-still-being-immersed-in-water-bodies-23394259" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ganesh Visarjan 2024: &lsquo;PoP idols are still being immersed in water bodies&rsquo;
Thane-based green activist, Rohit Joshi has sent a notice to the Maharashtra government alleging that despite the directives issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on May 12, 2020, prohibiting the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols and mandating immersion in artificial tanks only, thousands of PoP idols have been installed and are being immersed directly into natural water bodies. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: BMC launches night patrols after repeated illegal dumping at Wadala
The same spot on R A Kidwai Marg has witnessed illegal dumping four times this month. On Saturday night, unidentified vehicles once again dumped debris near Wadala station. mid-day had previously reported on illegal dumping at this location on August 29. In response, the BMC has now formed a team to monitor the area at night. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bmc-launches-night-patrols-after-repeated-illegal-dumping-at-wadala-23394232" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: BMC launches night patrols after repeated illegal dumping at Wadala
The same spot on R A Kidwai Marg has witnessed illegal dumping four times this month. On Saturday night, unidentified vehicles once again dumped debris near Wadala station. mid-day had previously reported on illegal dumping at this location on August 29. In response, the BMC has now formed a team to monitor the area at night. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Will BMC spend Rs 600 cr to keep Andheri subway flood-free?
The Andheri subway was closed yet again following a heavy downpour on Sunday morning. While the saucer-shaped tunnel has been shut more than 30 times this monsoon season, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to decide whether to implement anti-flooding measures suggested by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) that will cost Rs 600 crore. Last year, the subway, located near Mogra nullah, was closed to traffic 21 times due to waterlogging. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-will-bmc-spend-rs-600-cr-to-keep-andheri-subway-flood-free-23394248" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Will BMC spend Rs 600 cr to keep Andheri subway flood-free?
The Andheri subway was closed yet again following a heavy downpour on Sunday morning. While the saucer-shaped tunnel has been shut more than 30 times this monsoon season, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to decide whether to implement anti-flooding measures suggested by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) that will cost Rs 600 crore. Last year, the subway, located near Mogra nullah, was closed to traffic 21 times due to waterlogging. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Goregaon bizwoman loses Rs 33 lakh to finfluencer clone
The Mumbai police cybercrime division has registered a fraud case against unknown persons based on a complaint filed by a businesswoman from Goregaon, who claimed that she was duped of Rs 33.89 lakh after clicking on a link sent to her on WhatsApp. According to the complainant, 52, the alleged fraud took place between April and June this year. The woman said she was looking for a financial investment adviser and came across a YouTube channel, following which she was added to a WhatsApp group and later duped. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-goregaon-bizwoman-loses-rs-33-lakh-to-finfluencer-clone-23394257" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Goregaon bizwoman loses Rs 33 lakh to finfluencer clone
The Mumbai police cybercrime division has registered a fraud case against unknown persons based on a complaint filed by a businesswoman from Goregaon, who claimed that she was duped of Rs 33.89 lakh after clicking on a link sent to her on WhatsApp. According to the complainant, 52, the alleged fraud took place between April and June this year. The woman said she was looking for a financial investment adviser and came across a YouTube channel, following which she was added to a WhatsApp group and later duped. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ganesh Visarjan 2024: Creative solution mandals are adopting to bypass DJ ban in Mumbai
Despite a ban on DJs and sound systems during Ganpati visarjan processions, many mandals have found a loophole to keep the music loud. The Bombay High Court had, in 2018, prohibited the use of DJs during these processions to curb noise pollution. This year, though, mandals are using live bands and singers on moving trucks and amplifying live instruments. The use of dhol-tasha, a traditional form of percussion music, was exempt from the ban, but the introduction of amplified live orchestras has created a new challenge. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/ganesh-visarjan-2024-creative-solution-mandals-are-adopting-to-bypass-dj-ban-in-mumbai-23394256" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ganesh Visarjan 2024: Creative solution mandals are adopting to bypass DJ ban in Mumbai
Despite a ban on DJs and sound systems during Ganpati visarjan processions, many mandals have found a loophole to keep the music loud. The Bombay High Court had, in 2018, prohibited the use of DJs during these processions to curb noise pollution. This year, though, mandals are using live bands and singers on moving trucks and amplifying live instruments. The use of dhol-tasha, a traditional form of percussion music, was exempt from the ban, but the introduction of amplified live orchestras has created a new challenge. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Lalbaugcha Raja prepares for the grand Visarjan as countless devotees gather to bid farewell
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Latest News LIVE Updates: Lalbaugcha Raja prepares for the grand Visarjan as countless devotees gather to bid farewell



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