Man who stole Nizam's slippers is spared

A man who stole the rare 18-century slippers once worn by the Nizam of Hyderabad from Bata Museum in Toronto, Canada, over two years ago, only to return them later after the case grabbed national......

Toronto: Nizam's stolen slippers found

A pair of diamond and emerald encrusted slippers worn by the Nizam of Hyderabad in the 1790s and stolen in January from a Museum in Canada has been recovered. Two other stolen artifacts -- an 18th......

Bata's amazing journey on Indian roads

The shoemaker has proved to be resilient, despite being bogged down by labour issues, dated product designs and rude retail staff over the years. Image: Bata Shoes had a tough time and it devised......

Markets end lower; Sensex loses 70 points

Markets ended lower, amid a volatile trading on Thursday, as investors booked profits at higher levels even as the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his maiden budget focussed on stimulating......

Political conflicts & industrialisation in Bengal

Two unconnected incidents on Tuesday served as a reminder of the tragedy and farce of industrialisation in West Bengal. One was the death of Thomas J Bata, head of the Bata empire, at the grand old......

Shoemaker Thomas Bata dies at 93

Thomas Bata, the Czech-born head of the worldwide family shoe empire that bears his name, died today in Canada, an official said. He was 93. Bata's father, Tomas, founded the shoe empire in Zlin in......