Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday hit out at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, accusing him of betraying his ally Devendra Fadnavis in 2019.

The Maharashtra Government announced renaming Islampur in Sangli district to Ishwarpur, calling it a ‘cultural renaissance.’ Critics argue it promotes casteism.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday flagged the surging number of pending court cases involving the government and called for a complete revamp of how litigation is handled, in a move aimed at clearing the city’s mounting legal clutter.