Mumbai, Sep 25 Top stories from western region at 5 pm.
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**** IIT student’s suicide: Statement of 20 persons recorded, trying to access his phone, say police
Mumbai: Police have recorded the statements of 20 individuals, including students and staff members, in connection with the alleged suicide of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, officials said on Friday. ****
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**** SIR being used as a weapon by the BJP, scrap it: Raj Thackeray
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray on Friday demanded that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise be scrapped, alleging that the BJP has used it as a weapon since 2025. ****
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**** Ethanol can help raise farmers’ income and reduce fuel imports: Gadkari
Bhopal: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the use of ethanol could help raise farmers’ income and reduce India’s dependence on petroleum imports, as he called for wider adoption of alternative fuels and cleaner public transport. ****
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**** Heavy rains batter Chhattisgarh; schools shut, floodwaters cut off Bastar villages
Raipur: Incessant heavy rains pounded several parts of Chhattisgarh on Friday, inundating low-lying areas, swelling rivers and cutting off remote settlements in the Bastar region, officials said. ****
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**** Anant Chaturdashi: Mumbai comes alive with chants, gulal; 430 Ganesh idols immersed till noon
Mumbai: Mumbai’s air reverberated with chants of “Ganpati Bappa Morya” and the rhythmic beats of dhol-tasha on Friday as immersion processions rolled through the city, with devotees bidding an emotional farewell to Lord Ganesh on the final day of the festival.
(PTI News)
