Haima Deshpande

A personal and political sketch of the man who, against many odds, has become the chief minister of Maharashtra

The lives of many policemen in Mumbai are riddled with sex, lies and scandals

While the Supreme Court has issued notices to states and union territories seeking their views on legalising passive euthanasia, the families of comatose patients Shruti, Najma and Amit refuse to even discuss the issue. They think they are being unjust to their loved ones

Does Maharashtra’s dominant social group deserve the quota promised by the state government?

To retain his army, Uddhav Thackeray must deliver. He is counting on a BJP wave

The great Maratha warrior’s descendant, Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosale, faces a credibility crisis

The ageing Maratha stalwart has everyone guessing which way he will go

Criticises Gujaratis for giving nothing to Mumbai

With the aid of Modi’s story of his days as a tea vendor, the state party unit has been wooing the chaiwallahs of South Mumbai in earnest

Unlike Delhi, Maharashtra has several strong regional parties that command huge support. And Kejriwal’s old friend Anna Hazare is not a big fan of the AAP either