Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday assured drought-hit farmers that the Shiv Sena would stand firmly by them, urging them not to lose hope or take any extreme step amid the ongoing crisis. Pics/Shnde's office

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Friday inaugurated 140 flats at Panchsheel Nagar in Colaba, built under Phase II of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Ashray Yojana. The leaders also participated in the key distribution ceremony for sanitation workers and inspected the newly constructed buildings, which have been developed using pre-fabricated technology for the first time by the civic body. (PICS/ CMO)