We tend to use the label ‘iconic’ very loosely these days, so much so that the label seems to have lost its gravitas. If there is one building that richly deserves that description it is the Air India building at Nariman Point. The Maharashtra government has formally acquired the iconic structure, so it is not a take-off for the airline but takeover, as a defining feature of the south Mumbai skyline has changed hands for Rs 1601 crore.

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The official statement read that the transfer was completed in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the State Secretariat ‘Mantralaya’ following a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, June 2.