How India brought over 5,000 evacuees back from war-torn Yemen

The evacuation mission mounted by the government helped more than 5,000 Indians leave war-torn Yemen. The author goes behind the scenes to find out how this was achieved Evacuees from Yemen rest......

G-8: PM to meet presidents of Nigeria, China

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is camping in Berlin's Hotel Adlon Kempinski. He willsoon meet the Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo before meeting Chinese President Hu Jintao. During the......

PM arrives in Moscow for annual summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrivedin Moscowto a red carpet welcomeon Sunday.He is on a three-day official visit, during which he will hold wide-ranging talks with Russian President Vladimir......

Hotels plan to switch back to dollar rates for foreigners

The depreciating rupee seems to have made the dollar more charming for hotel chains in India. Many chains are planning to switch to charging their customers in dollars. The rupee has fallen around......

Hotels check out new strategies for growth

ITC Welcomgroup's Chola-era inspired hotel in Chennai, the Grand Chola, has a 100,000-square-feet banquet hall ready for weddings and red-carpet events. The recently opened Kempinski hotel in......

After Delhi, Kempinski to go it alone in more cities

Germany-based luxury hotel chain Kempinski, which started operating its first India property in Delhi last year under a management contract, is planning to open five more hotels in the country by......

The Leela's new gamble: Will it succeed?

Capt C P Krishnan Nair, 90, has been a trailblazer of sorts in the hotels business. His bold moves have almost always paid off. When no self-respecting Mumbai hotelier would think of any place......

Vote: Who makes a better Masterchef host? Akshay or Vikas Khanna?

Second time's a charm, right? Doing away with celebrity hosts, the second season of MasterChef India lets food be the real star of its show.  Barring Akshay Kumar's omission, the concept......

Soppy, Shabby, Soggy: MasterChef India disappoints

Sukanya Verma reviews MasterChef India.There's something tantalising about food. Exciting presentation, secret ingredients, lingering aroma -- everything about it screams of excitement and promise.......

Spotted: Dia Mirza in Gurgaon

Reader Sunny Jain met Dia Mirza at the recent Videocon Youth Film Awards held at Leela Kempinski in Gurgaon....

Rakhi Sawant's grand engagement

After such publicity and hype, Rakhi Sawant's telly show has met with a grand finale with the actress getting engaged to Elesh Parujanwala. After weeks of speculation and high drama, Rakhi decided......

Frankfurt hills to come alive with sand and samba

Beach volleyball, cocktail bars and samba will turn a small town in Germany into a piece of Brazil for two weeks next month.The World Cup holders will use Koenigstein, tucked in the hills 25 km......

Sasikiran scores fine victory

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran cruised to a fine victory over Grandmaster Konstantin Landa of Russia in the fifth round of the 'A1' section, at the Aeroflot Open chess tournament in......

Mixed luck for Indians at World Chess Cup

It was a mixed luck for the Indian Grandmaster trio at the World Chess Cup as P Harikrishna won, Surya Sekhar Ganguly drew and K Sasikiran lost in their second game of the second round match in......

Sasikiran records second win

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran recorded his second straight victory humbling GM Mahamad Al-Modiahki of Qatar in the fifth round of the Aeroflot International open chess tournament in Moscow on......

Indian men beat Poland

Indian men beat Poland 2.5-1.5 but their medal hopes remain dim after the 13th and penultimate round of the 36th Chess Olympiad at Gran Casino in Mallorca.World Rapid Champion Viswanathan Anand......