Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, joined CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Friday, October 18

A Thane court has imposed a fine of Rs 500 on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the delayed submission of a written statement in a civil defamation case. The case was filed by RSS activist Vivek Champanerkar, who sought damages of Rs 1 from Gandhi for connecting the RSS with the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh.