Here are the top reads from this evening.
Live BMC poll results | Celebrate victory, don't worry about future plans: Thackeray non-commital about alliance
The Shiv Sena is maintaining its hold on Mumbai, leading on over 84 seats followed by BJP on 81 seats as trends of counting of votes in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, where the saffron frenemies are locked in a battle, poured in. Follow live updates here.
Maharashtra Civic polls 2017: BJP dominates across state, Shiv Sena leads in BMC
Smashing long-held bastions of the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) surged to the dominant position in most of the urban civic bodies, results for which were declared on Thursday. Read more here.
UP Elections 2017: No bigger 'Kasab' than Amit Shah: Mayawati replies to BJP Prez's jibes
Launching a scathing attack at Amit Shah over his "Kasab" remark, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday said there is no bigger "Kasab" (terrorist) than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President. Read more here.
#INDvAUS: Umesh Yadav shocks Australia with fiery bowling, Mitchell Starc comes to rescue
Paceman Umesh Yadav claimed four wickets on a pitch that offered big turn to help India restrict Australia to 256 for nine after the touring side had made a solid start on the opening day of the four-match series on Thursday. Read more here.
CBFC bans 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' for offending a particular section of society
Last month, Prakash Jha's new production Lipstick Under My Burkha, was screened for the Censor Board's Examining Committee (CBFC) and Jha was told that the film cannot be certified. Find out CBFC's reasons here.
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