The Shanti Nagar police station in Thane registered the FIR. It names 10 accused, including senior officials and employees associated with Reliance Consumer Products, Reliance Retail, Blinkit, and Zomato Hyperpure, as well as disposal agency operators and local suppliers.

Maharashtra’s Kolhati women preserve the State’s Tamasha folk tradition even as many face sexual exploitation, financial insecurity and social stigma, and their children are denied access to education and a chance to choose better future. Radheshyam Jadhav explores how community members and activists are working to break this intergenerational cycle of exploitation while preserving their cultural heritage

Sources in the CEO’s office say process of publication is ongoing at ERO level, without offering any timeframe for its completion; claims and objections window open till October 26