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)

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday (local time) said it carried out strikes on multiple Hezbollah-linked military sites in southern Lebanon, targeting shafts allegedly used for storing weapons, amid rising tensions along the border. (Pics/AFP)