Counting began at 10 am for elections to 12 zilla parishads and 125 panchayat samitis. The polls were held on February 7 in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Parbhani, Dharashiv, and Latur
PM Modi took to social media platform X to convey his wishes and recalled Shinde’s association with Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray and late leader Anand Dighe. Several senior leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, also greeted Shinde on his birthday
09 February,2026 12:34 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentChuck the boring old rose-and-dinner-date. This Valentine’s Day, let love blossom with experiences and emotions through some of these non-cliche date ideas (Story by Tanisha Banerjee and Aarav Garg)
09 February,2026 01:06 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento PintoCampuses across India are preparing for the Campus Bird Count in February, with students, teachers and bird enthusiasts documenting species in courtyards, gardens and campus green spaces as part of a nationwide citizen science initiative
09 February,2026 10:34 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentMumbai’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 114 on Monday, placing it in the ‘moderate’ category.
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