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bse gets crz panel nod to use five floors as its offices soon

Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- Bereft of space to accommodate growing numbers of stock brokers and officials, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has decided to convert five service floors in its two iconic Fort buil... Read More


Shimon Peres and the war on Palestinians

India, Aug. 24 -- Recently, I've been thinking about Shimon Peres. When I first met him in the mid-1980s, it was, I think, just after his first term as prime minister of Israel. He had moved to the fo... Read More


How the corporate life spawns entrepreneurs

India, Aug. 24 -- It is late at night on a Friday. The street near the desolate office building is empty. This is the non-70-hour work week business district. Office workers have clocked out early, to... Read More


Superman entrepreneurs driving the Indian economy

India, Aug. 24 -- The Indian economy has been powered by the ambition and grit of a growing bunch of superman entrepreneurs. As per Hurun India, last July, India had 334 billionaires, 55% of whom were... Read More


Where's the freedom of choice for daughters?

India, Aug. 24 -- She had boarded coach B3 at Indore to travel home for Rakshabandhan. When the Indore-Bilaspur Narmada Express chugged into Katni station on August 7, her family was waiting on the pl... Read More


Panel set up to study pigeon feeding

MUMBAI, Aug. 24 -- The state government has set up a 13-member expert committee to study the impact of pigeons' feathers and droppings on human health. It will also study whether controlled feeding is... Read More


Maha govt sets deadline for Mum-Goa highway

Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- After facing flak for an inordinate delay, the Maharashtra government has set a new deadline of March 2026 to complete the 434-km Mumbai-Goa highway, a project that was launched 14 ... Read More


Construction for Versova Bhayandar Coastal Road to begin by the end of September: BMC

Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun constructing piers in Dindoshi and Goregaon, along with preliminary work in areas that don't fall under Coastal Regulation Zon... Read More


Maha: Govt sets up 13-member panel to study pigeon feeding

MUMBAI, Aug. 24 -- The state government has set up a 13-member expert committee to study the impact of pigeons' feathers and droppings on human health. It will also study whether controlled feeding is... Read More


PM announces 'astronaut pool' to nurture space talent

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the creation of an astronaut pool for young people to join, highlighting the need to nurture new talent for India's ambitious s... Read More