Haima Deshpande

Cracking sensational cases is nothing new to Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria who is leading the investigations into the Sheena Bora murder case

The recent Malwani hooch tragedy that claimed 102 lives has revealed how women control a large chunk of the illicit business

On its fiftieth anniversary, Shiv Sena is a caricature of its former self

Or: It is pure fun after office hours. Open in Mumbai meets a different set of comedians

Haima Deshpande visits the suicide-hit districts of the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra to find lives maimed by debt, disease and poverty

Baby Patankar, who introduced Meow Meow to the city and was arrested on 22 April, is said to be worth over Rs 100 crore

From bullock rides to folk dances, a village experience that farmers in Maharashtra are offering can be an enduring memory

In a drought-stricken village near Mumbai, men marry a second—sometimes even a third—woman whose only role is to fetch water for the family

A new addiction is gripping the city

Uddhav Thackeray’s party is back with the BJP, but as a significantly weakened force