Mid-Day Top News at this hour: Fruit seller’s son from Vashi tops SSC exam with 91.40 per cent; BMC demolishes illegal AC party dome at Opal Convention Centre in Borivli and more

Sudhir Gupta at his father’s fruit shop

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Markets decline in early trade on foreign fund outflows, global trade concerns

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday amid uncertainty on the geopolitical and global trade front. Foreign fund outflows also weighed on investors' sentiments. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 194.65 points to 81,179.10 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dipped 62.35 points to 24,654.25.

Mumbai: Fruit seller's son from Vashi tops SSC exam with 91.40 per cent

Fifteen-year-old Sudhir Gupta was overjoyed on receiving his SSC results. The hardworking teenager, who also helped his fruit-seller father in Vashi every day, secured the top rank in his school with an impressive 91.40 per cent in the recent SSC exams. Sainath English High School, Vashi, has even put up a banner displaying the toppers' photos and ranks, with Sudhir featured at No. 1. Sudhir told mid-day that while his family has always supported his dreams, he was able to focus on studies thanks to his like-minded, high-achieving friends. Read more.

BMC demolishes illegal AC party dome at Opal Convention Centre in Borivli

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has demolished the entire structure of the Opal Convention Centre's air-conditioned dome, which hosted Borivli's biggest Navratri celebrations for the past two years. Civic officials allege that the structure was constructed illegally without permission from the relevant BMC departments, even as it was rented out for weddings, exhibitions, and large-scale events. Read more.

IPL 2025 final: PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer opens up on playing against Virat Kohli

On and off the field, they are aggressively competitive and both remain equally calm under extreme pressure, ready to take down any bowler. Virat Kohli is eyeing his first Indian Premier League title, while Shreyas Iyer is looking to become the first captain to win successive titles with different franchises. Read more.

Riddhima Kapoor Sahni: ‘Ranbir would give feedback on my shots'

Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives, the third season of Netflix's popular reality series, showed that Riddhima Kapoor Sahni is comfortable in front of the camera. Unsurprisingly then, she is following in the footsteps of her parents - late father Rishi Kapoor, and mother Neetu Kapoor - and brother Ranbir Kapoor by foraying into movies. She recently wrapped up her debut film, which sees her as the female lead alongside Neetu, and Kapil Sharma. Read more.