India's largest cash-transfer scheme for women in Maharashtra state is facing scrutiny over alleged lapses.
Weeks before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, floods washed away months of work for idol makers in Maharashtra.
Vijaya Mehta is widely credited with modernising Marathi theatre in 1960s and 70s with her experimental plays.
A young woman's arrest after her fiance's death has dominated headlines and set off a flurry of speculation.
Dabbawalas, who deliver home-cooked meals, are leaving the trade as remote work and rising costs threaten their future.
India's welfare politics still matters, but voters increasingly want jobs, growth and dignity too.
Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash, reshaped Maharashtra's politics in surprising ways.
Pawar and four others died after the plane they were travelling in crashed in India's Maharashtra state.
Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments.
