Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra reports 2,135 Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths

Bal Thackeray`s daughter-in-law Smita meets Maharashtra CM Shinde, says he is `old timer` shivsainik

Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray`s daughter-in-law and film producer Smita Thackeray met with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde who she said is an "old-timer" Sena activist. Smita became the first member of the Thackeray clan to meet Shinde, whose rebellion against Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray with 39 MLAs led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government last month. She said it was a courtesy visit.

Senior citizen attacked with hammer in Mumbai; one held

A senior citizen was attacked and injured by a man with a hammer over an old dispute in Wadala area of central Mumbai, police said. The incident took place in at Balaram Khedekar Marg area, where the victim, Shantaram Patil Sakat (62) was attacked by Kamlesh Narkar (40) on Monday, an official from RAK Marg police station said.

At 2,135, daily Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra spike by 172 per cent; 12 die

The fresh additions increased the overall tally in the state to 80,37,181 and the death toll to 1,48,080

Mumbai reports 263 Covid-19 cases, one death