Mumbai: Governor of Maharashtra Jishnu Dev Varma visited the library of the historic Asiatic Society in Mumbai on Tuesday to have a look at its rich collection of books, rare documents, archaeological artefacts from Sopara, maps and rare coins. During the visit the Governor announced a donation of Rs 20 lakh to the Asiatic Society for the preservation and conservation of books. He said that culture does not comprise only music, dance and theatre; our historical literary herit

Mumbai: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nationwide ‘austerity’ drive gathers steam, Maharashtra appears to have embraced the campaign with a blend of seriousness, symbolism and political theatrics. With fuel conservation offering a windfall of photo opportunities, protest pageantry, bouts of comedy, the people and politicians took up the frugality challenge with gusto – on motorcycles and electric cars to white horses or horse-carriages and bullock-carts, or plain footing