India, March 27 -- There is a striking paradox at the heart of the Ashok Kharat story. The 67-year-old self-styled 'astrologer-godman' from Nashik now being probed by the Fadnavis government for rape ... Read More
India, March 16 -- Cities rarely change with dramatic announcements. More often, they shift quietly - through policies that at first sound technical but slowly reshape daily life. One such idea now b... Read More
India, March 9 -- In Maharashtra's political vocabulary, few phrases have travelled as widely as "farm loan waiver". From Vidarbha to western Maharashtra, from election campaigns to budget speeches, t... Read More
India, March 2 -- If you live in Pune long enough, you begin to notice a pattern. Big announcements arrive with confidence. Detailed presentations follow. Maps circulate on social media. Expectations ... Read More
India, Feb. 22 -- When a senior political leader dies suddenly, families and parties often close ranks, and the questions from the public are usually measured, if not muted. In the case of the aircraf... Read More
Pune, Feb. 22 -- When a senior political leader dies suddenly, families and parties often close ranks, and the questions from the public are usually measured, if not muted. In the case of the aircraft... Read More
India, Feb. 16 -- By evening on Sunday, the stretch outside Congress Bhavan in Shivajinagar looked familiar again-police vans parked, party workers loitering, and broken glass marking the end of a pro... Read More
India, Feb. 9 -- If democracy is a festival, Maharashtra has just lived through a long and tiring season. It began with the overstretched five-phase Lok Sabha elections in 2024, rolled almost immediat... Read More
India, Feb. 2 -- In politics, grief is not just personal loss. It is also a vacuum, and vacuums invite movement. Ajit Pawar's sudden death has left Maharashtra politics unsettled in ways that go beyo... Read More
Pune, Feb. 1 -- On a hazy evening in Mumbai, the political climate appeared charged as Ajit Pawar's widow Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, catapulting her from the pe... Read More