The Maharashtra government has started the first phase of the Rs 500 crore redevelopment plan for Shree Siddhivinayak Temple, one of Mumbai’s most famous and revered temples. Pics/Eknath Shinde's office

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Legislative Party leader Sunetra Pawar formally assumed charge as Maharashtra’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister on Tuesday morning. She was accompanied by several senior NCP leaders and her son Parth at Mantralaya. PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI