Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar on Tuesday directed health insurance companies and hospitals to keep policyholders at the centre of their services, while assuring that the state government will examine complaints received from insured patients. He was speaking at a joint meeting held at Mantralaya in Mumbai with representatives of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), private insurance companies, and private hospitals to discuss issues related to delays in claim approvals and allegedly excessive medical billing by hospitals. We are closing the LIVE blog 

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: During a Lok Sabha debate on The Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025, Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske accused the INDI Alliance of being admirers of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, equating their governance with corruption. His remarks sparked immediate objections from opposition leaders, including Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant, who questioned the relevance of Aurangzeb in the discussion. The debate turned heated as the opposition protested the statement. We are now closing the LIVE blog