The explosion appeared to have hit a restaurant in the Shahr-e-Naw district of the Afghan capital. In the first few minutes after the blast, a police spokesman, Khalid Zadran, had identified the facility affected as a hotel
19 January,2026 09:20 PM IST | Kabul | AP
Polling in the PCMC limits was conducted from 7.30 am to 5.30 pm across 2,067 polling centres. As per provisional figures, 9,89,026 voters cast their ballots by the close of polling. Of these, 5,25,147 were men, 4,63,827 were women, and 52 voters were listed under the ‘other’ category
16 January,2026 01:20 PM IST | Mumbai | Archana Dahiwal
The counting process will be carried out in strict accordance with the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India and the Model Code of Conduct
16 January,2026 09:22 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The civic body has deployed 2,299 officials and staff for the counting process, including 759 supervisors, 770 assistants and 770 Class IV employees, all of whom have received prior training. Counting will be carried out using a computerised system to ensure accuracy and transparency
15 January,2026 11:14 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
