Maharashtra puts on hold its controversial plan to supply malnourished kids with therapeutic foods

The state government’s proposal violates national guidelines.

Aarefa Johari

· Sep 16, 2017 · 09:20 am

Gauri Lankesh's murder is a reminder that the Kalburgi, Pansare and Dabholkar cases remain unsolved

As a Special Investigation Team prepares to probe the killing of Gauri Lankesh, a status report on the cases of the three rationalists.

Aarefa Johari

· Sep 07, 2017 · 09:00 am

Replacing hot cooked meals with packaged food mixes will affect children’s health, say nutritionists

With Maharashtra set to do away with fresh meals for anganwadi children, doctors and activists debate controversial fortified foods.

Aarefa Johari

· Sep 01, 2017 · 09:00 am

Wednesday woes: Many Mumbai working-class residents drain out their homes, salvage belongings

For people in some areas, Tuesday’s flood seemed worse than the disaster of 2005.

Aarefa Johari

· Aug 31, 2017 · 06:30 am

As toddy-tappers and mahua-pickers struggle, country liquor in Assam is getting a new lease on life

Assam’s branded country liquor ‘Rhino’ will be available in three variations: orange, pineapple and unflavoured.

Aarefa Johari

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Ipsita Chakravarty

· Aug 30, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Rs 575 crore business – but 3 million children stand to lose their hot cooked meals in Maharashtra

The state has used a loophole created by the Centre to replace freshly cooked meals with packaged food.

Aarefa Johari

· Aug 25, 2017 · 09:37 am

Triple talaq has been declared unconstitutional – but not everyone is celebrating

With uncertainty over the alternatives to triple talaq, Muslim men and women have mixed and complicated reactions to the Supreme Court’s verdict on Tuesday.

Aarefa Johari

· Aug 22, 2017 · 06:32 pm

Are Ganesh mandals in Maharashtra behind a nationwide dilution of noise pollution norms?

Festival organisers are cheering as the state has said that after the August 10 amendment of the rules, there are no silence zones.

Aarefa Johari

· Aug 22, 2017 · 10:30 am

In Mumbai’s nooks and crannies, reseachers are uncovering 1,000-year-old fragments of history

Through the Salsette Exploration Project, a team of archaeologists and students are documenting the city’s forgotten, pre-colonial cultural heritage.

Aarefa Johari

· Aug 21, 2017 · 11:30 am

The man who coined the slogan ‘Quit India’: Remembering Yusuf Meherally

The socialist freedom fighter was Mumbai’s mayor when the Congress intensified the freedom movement 75 years ago on this day.

Aarefa Johari

· Aug 08, 2017 · 07:30 am

After the deluge, a flood of volunteer relief work has been a lifeline for Gujarat

Religious and community charitable organisations are distributing drinking water, ration and ready-to-eat food packets, utensils, blankets and donated clothes.

Aarefa Johari

· Aug 06, 2017 · 09:00 am

‘Our MLAs ditched us and ran to Bangalore’: Anger in Congress constituencies in flood-hit Gujarat

The failure of Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Banaskantha on Friday is symbolic of the larger disgruntlement against the Congress.

Aarefa Johari

· Aug 05, 2017 · 09:00 am