Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani addressed a press conference on Monday on the civic body’s poll preparations. The Mumbai civic body, along with 28 municipal corporations, will go to the polls on Thursday, January 15 (PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI)

PM Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz participated in the International Kite Festival 2026 at the Sabarmati Riverfront on Monday, highlighting cultural ties and diplomatic engagement between the two countries. This is the German Chancellor`s first official visit to India (Pics/X and PTI)