Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray addressed a joint press conference in Mumbai after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. The cousins hailed the students' movement as a victory for democracy, announced that Sunday's rally at Shivaji Park would go ahead as planned at 10 am to congratulate the youth, and pledged support for the ongoing agitation. PICS/ATUL KAMBLE

All the six rebel Lok Sabha members of the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday joined the ruling Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai, formalising a split in the Uddhav Thackeray-led party. PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI