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Canada bizman buys 27% of The Economist

India, March 18 -- Canadian mortgage billionaire Stephen Smith has agreed to buy a minority stake in The Economist Group, marking the first ownership shake-up in the storied British current affairs ma... Read More


British spy novelist Len Deighton dies

India, March 18 -- Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97. Deighton's literary agent, Tim Bates, said he died ... Read More


'Revamp BIT chawls like BDD chawls'

Mumbai, March 18 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Central Railway (CR) may have jointly identified the seven Bombay Improvement Trust (BIT) chawls adjacent to the Sandhurst Road... Read More


7-yr-old fatally electrocuted in Dombivli east

MUMBAI, March 18 -- A seven-year-old boy died after being electrocuted while playing near his house in Dombivli East on Tuesday, police said, raising concerns over safety around electrical installatio... Read More


Court refuses to discharge Mayor in 2016 assault case

MUMBAI, March 18 -- The sessions court has rejected a plea filed by Mumbai mayor and BJP corporator Ritu Tawde seeking discharge from a 2016 case of alleged assault on municipal school teachers. Addit... Read More


Lodhas to launch theoretical physics institute in Mumbai

MUMBAI, March 18 -- The city is set to acquire a privately-run dedicated research centre in fundamental physics in May, with the launch of Lodha Theoretical Physics Institute (LTPI), by the Lodha Foun... Read More


Housing projects with rehab units to be audited: Minister

Mumbai, March 18 -- The Maharashtra government has ordered an audit into housing projects in the city wherein developers were required to hand over tenements to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ... Read More


State offers aid to Konkan mango, cashew growers for crop losses

MUMBAI, March 18 -- The state government will offer financial assistance to Maharashtra's mango and cashew growers for crop losses due to changes in weather conditions. Mango, or crucially Alphanso, a... Read More


Mid-day meals serve expired energy bars with glass shards

MUMBAI, March 18 -- Energy bars or nutribars meant to support the mid-day meal programme in Mumbai's municipal schools triggered a stormy discussion among corporators on Tuesday. Mayor Ritu Tawde dire... Read More


A surgeon's photographic journey into stillness with quiet precision

MUMBAI, March 18 -- At first glance, Ishrat Syed appears to inhabit two distinct worlds-of the precise and interventionist surgeon, and of the patient and receptive photographer. Yet in 'My Silk Road'... Read More