Mumbai: In the much-talked-about lately, the Mumbai University’s senate elections’ results were out on Friday late night and Yuva Sena- led by Aaditya Thackeray had a clean sweep winning all ten seats, defeating the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray, who is the President of Yuva Sena, the party’s youth wing, on Saturday had a grand celebrations at Matoshree-his residence in Bandra. “Once again! 10 on 10 it is! We have not only repeated but bettered our performance at the Mumbai University Graduate Senate elections. 100 per cent strike rate. From here we start the election victory stream,” the Worli MLA posted on X.

The 10 out of 10 seat win has reaffirmed Yuva Sena’s stronghold on the senate, which they have maintained for over a decade now. However, the Shiv Sena (UBT)’s win at the senate ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections is a big blow to BJP-backed and RSS affiliated ABVP.

After a delay of over two years, many disputes and a legal battle, election for ten seats was held on September 24 following a Bombay High Court directive. The votes counting took place on Friday at a Convocation Hall in Mumbai University’s Fort campus.

Yuva Sena on Saturday had a grand victory celebrations after their clean sweep against the ABVP’s student wing. The celebrations were seen across Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg – the jurisdiction of the varsity through its 850-plus affiliated colleges. Uddhav Thackeray’s younger son Tejas Thackeray and nephew Varun Sardesai also joined the celebrations.

A total of 28 candidates from various students’ wings of mainstream political parties were in the fray to attract the 13,406 graduate voters in the September 24 elections. The poll saw a turnout of 55 per cent.

The eight Yuva Sena leaders who won in senate elections included Pradeep Sawant, Alpesh Bhoir, Milind Satam, Mayur Panchal, Sneha Gawli, Sheetal Devrukhkar Sheth, Dhanraj Kohchade and Shashikant Zore.

Mumbai batter Musheer Khan sustained injuries on neck and limbs after his SUV car met with an accident while travelling from Azamgarh to Lucknow on Friday night. The 19-year-old is currently getting treatment at Medanta Hospital in Lucknow and is likely to miss the remainder of the season for Mumbai.

Musheer, brother of India batter Sarfaraz Khan, was accompanied by his father-cum coach Naushan Khan in the car and the latter also sustained minor injuries in the accident. A source in the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) said that the car lost control on a high speed and turned a couple of times on the road.

The doctors are waiting for scan reports to confirm whether he has suffered a fracture in his neck region and the extent of it.

“Musheer is likely out for the season. He has sustained injuries to his neck and limbs as the Fortuner he was travelling flipped a couple of times in the highspeed accident that happened on the way to Lucknow from Azamgarh and has to take three months rest after the initial hospitalisation. He will undergo rehabilitation after that, which means he is likely to be available only after six to seven months. Musheer is currently undergoing treatment at the Medanta Hospital in Lucknow,” the MCA source told IANS.

Musheer, who was training at Azamgarh with his father, was set to join his teammates in Lucknow for the Irani Cup match against the Rest of India at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium from October 1.

The MCA officials are also unhappy with Musheer’s decision to train in Azamgarh after the conclusion of the Duleep Trophy matches and not join his home team in Mumbai.

Promising young talent

Musheer last played in the Duleep Trophy for India B, making his tournament debut against India A in Bengaluru earlier this month. He smashed 181 on his debut but failed to perform similar feats in the remainder of the tournament.

Musheer, one of India’s breakout stars from the 2024 Under-19 World Cup, made a strong return to the Ranji Trophy in February. In his first game for Mumbai after nearly two years, he notched up his maiden First-Class double century and later excelled in the Ranji final against Vidarbha with a second-innings century, helping Mumbai secure a record-extending 42nd Ranji title.

Musheer has amassed 716 runs in nine First-Class matches, averaging over 50, with three centuries and a half-century to his name.

Meanwhile, MCA has not named any replacement for the batter yet. MCA is expecting Sarfaraz Khan, who is still in Kanpur with the Indian team but not in playing XI for the second Test against Bangladesh, to join the squad.

Mumbai: With the monsoon withdrawing, the city has been witnessing heavy rainfall this week. Mumbai received heavy downpours on Wednesday and Thursday, and an orange alert was issued for Friday too. Following consistent rainfall and thunderstorms this week, on Friday the city witnessed 25 tree branches collapse injuring three people. 11 short circuits and 11 wall collapses were also officially reported.

As per Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report of Saturday 8 am, in the last 24 hours, eastern suburbs received 47.07 mm rainfall, western suburbs received 44.67 mm rainfall and city received 43.68 mm of rainfall. In Mumbai, the total average rainfall this monsoon has already surpassed the average annual rainfall.

As of Friday September 27, Colaba observatory recorded 2633.6 mm of rainfall and Santacruz observatory recorded 3068 mm rainfall.

Amid heavy rains, on Friday evening at 6.01 pm Mumbai’s disaster management cell received call of three people getting injured after a tree collapsed on a taxi. The mishap took place near Vitthal Mandir in Rani Laxmi Chowk, the BMC report said. The three injured men were taken to Sion Hospital, of which one is hospitalised for further treatment and two others were discharged after required medical attention.

The city also saw 11 short circuits officially reported and 8 wall collapse incidents on Friday. No injuries were reported.