Mumbai witnessed its first major Ganapati Visarjan day on Tuesday, with 2,889 idols immersed by 6 pm amid rain. Devotees faced challenging conditions while heading to BMC artificial ponds and major immersion sites such as Gorgaon, Shivaji Park in Dadar and Teli Gali in Andheri (E) to bid an emotional farewell to Bappa (Pics/Atul Kamble, Ashish Raje and Satej Shinde)

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday met a group of student protesters, including demonstrators from Jantar Mantar and the Mumbai-based model Rhiya Ahir who became widely known after stopping a police van during students protest. Pics/PTI