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So far, there have been no reports of injuries or casualties.
Officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated that the fire started around 6:10 am in the tent area of the Annapurna set, which is located behind the Marathi Bigg Boss set at Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari in Goregaon (East).
Four fire engines and four jumbo water tankers were dispatched to the location. Firefighting efforts were underway, with an assistant divisional fire officer and three station officers overseeing the operation, the official added.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the recent US airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities as a dangerous development in the already unstable Middle East.
He made the remarks during an emergency UN Security Council session held on Sunday.
The 15-member Council convened after US President Donald Trump announced that the US had bombed three Iranian nuclear locations—Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan.
Guterres stated: "The bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States marks a perilous turn in a region that is already reeling. From the outset of the crisis, I have repeatedly condemned any military escalation in the Middle East."
He warned that the region's people cannot withstand another wave of destruction, adding: "We now risk descending into a rathole of retaliation after retaliation."
The UN chief urged the global community to take immediate and firm action to stop the violence and return to meaningful negotiations concerning Iran's nuclear programme.
He also stressed that Iran must fully comply with the Non-Proliferation Treaty, describing it as vital to maintaining global peace and security.
Vote counting began on Monday morning for the bypolls to the Visavadar and Kadi assembly constituencies in Gujarat.
The elections, conducted on 19 June, recorded a voter turnout of 57.90 per cent in Kadi (Mehsana district) and 56.89 per cent in Visavadar (Junagadh district), according to election officials.
1:03 PM
UDF's Aryadan Shoukath wins Nilambur bypoll
The Opposition UDF on Monday won the Nilambur Assembly byelection. Aryadan Shoukath, the Congress-led UDF candidate, had taken a decisive lead over M Swaraj of the ruling CPI(M). Shoukath is the son of the late Congress stalwart Aryadan Muhammed, while Swaraj is a state secretariat member of the CPI(M).
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TMC leads by over 19,000 votes in Kaliganj bypoll
The Trinamool Congress was leading by over 19,000 votes in the by-election to the Kaliganj assembly seat in West Bengal's Nadia district even as counting was underway on Monday. After seven rounds of counting, TMC candidate Alifa Ahamed secured 32,308 votes, while her nearest rival, Congress candidate Kabil Uddin Shaikh, backed by the CPI(M), bagged 13,144 votes.
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Ludhiana West bypoll: AAP's Sanjeev Arora leads with over 14,000 votes
AAP candidate Sanjeev Arora was leading with a margin of 2,286 votes against his nearest rival and Congress nominee Bharat Bhushan Ashu from the Ludhiana West assembly seat in Punjab on Monday, according to the Election Commission website. After six of the 14 rounds of counting, Arora had polled 14,486 votes and Ashu 12,200 votes. Though Arora maintained the overall lead, Ashu led the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds of counting.
11:41 AM
Congress candidate Shoukath leads in Nilambur bypoll as counting progresses
As the counting of votes progressed on Monday in the high-stakes Nilambur byelection in this north Kerala district, opposition Congress-led UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath steadily increased his lead against the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF candidate M Swaraj.
11:28 AM
Don't politicise anti-Naxal ops, conduct them in transparent manner: Sachin Pilot
Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday said the anti-Naxal operations should be carried out effectively in a transparent manner and the exercise should not be politicised. The Congress in-charge for Chhattisgarh was talking to reporters at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur, after arriving here for a two-day visit during which he will chair a series of meetings with the party leaders.
11:08 AM
Pakistan to convene National Security Committee meeting following US strikes on Iran
The Pakistani government will convene an emergency session of its top security body, the National Security Committee (NSC), on Monday to assess the regional situation following US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites. The NSC, the country's highest platform for security discussions, is chaired by the prime minister.
10:45 AM
Gujarat bypolls: BJP leading in Kadi, AAP ahead by thin margin in Visavadar
AAP candidate Gopal Italia was leading by a thin margin in Visavadar while BJP's Rajendra Chavda was ahead in Kadi after the initial rounds of counting on Monday for bypolls to the two assembly seats in Gujarat, officials said. The Visavadar seat in Junagadh district fell vacant in December 2023 after the then AAP legislator Bhupendra Bhayani resigned and joined the ruling BJP.
10:39 AM
Samajwadi Party expels 3 MLAs for 'anti-party' stance, ideological deviation
The Samajwadi Party on Monday expelled three of its MLAs for allegedly siding with ideologies opposed to the party's core values and working against public interest. Those expelled from the party are Abhay Singh (MLA from Gosainganj), Rakesh Pratap Singh (Gauriganj) and Manoj Kumar Pandey (Unchahar), the SP said. The party said the legislators were removed for endorsing "communal, divisive, and negative ideologies" that go against the Samajwadi Party's inclusive and progressive principles.
10:21 AM
PM Modi remembers Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his death anniversary
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founding president of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, on his death anniversary. He stated that Mookerjee's immense contribution to the nation's development will always be honoured with deep respect.
10:05 AM
Ludhiana West bypoll: AAP candidate Sanjeev Arora takes early lead
AAP candidate Sanjeev Arora was leading with a margin of 1,269 votes against his nearest rival and Congress nominee Bharat Bhushan Ashu from the Ludhiana West assembly seat in Punjab on Monday, according to initial trends. After the first round of counting, Arora had 2,895 votes and Ashu 1,626. BJP's Jiwan Gupta was in the third spot with 1,117 votes.
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