Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya held an hour-long meeting with NCP President Sharad Pawar at his residence in Mumbai as the Shiv Sena continues its effort to form government in Maharashtra with the support of the NCP and the Congress; Controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda, accused of kidnapping and wrongly confining children in his ashram in Ahmedabad, has fled the country, media reports quoted officials as saying on Thursday; and much more.