Voting for urban bodies is going on in Telangana today. Voters from 7 Municipal Corporations and 116 Municipal Committees across the state are participating enthusiastically in the voting process which was started at 7 am today by the State Election Commission (SEC). The process is ongoing in 412 divisions and 2,569 wards and will continue…
Polling for the long-delayed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections concluded on Thursday amid widespread complaints from voters and political parties, setting the stage for a closely watched counting day on January 16. The civic polls, held after a gap of nine years, were marred by reports of voter list discrepancies, administrative lapses and concerns over polling…
Stock market holiday: The Indian stock market is closed for trading today, 15 January 2026, on account of municipal corporation elections in Mumbai. The Maharashtra government has declared a public holiday due to local body elections across several municipal jurisdictions, including Mumbai. Both the major Indian stock exchanges – BSE and the National Stock Exchange…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar sought to quell speculation after officers from the Pune Crime Branch visited the offices of political strategist Naresh Arora and his consultancy firm, DesignBoxed on Wednesday. In a formal statement, Pawar said the police presence was part of a routine information-gathering process and…
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) report has revealed a serious plot to falsely implicate Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, ANI reported. The case is related to a 2016 incident registered at Thane Nagar Police Station. The SIT report advises initiating criminal proceedings against former Director General of Police Sanjay…
