Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar has been appointed guardian minister for Pune and Beed, filling the posts left vacant after the demise of her husband, Ajit Pawar. She will oversee development work and government schemes in both districts

A groom allegedly murdered his friend in Maharashtra’s Beed district fearing disruption of his wedding over an unpaid Rs 1.5-lakh loan. The 30-year-old victim was found bludgeoned to death during the early hours of Monday on the outskirts of Khokarmoh village in Shirur Kasar tehsil