Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

Budget hotels are in

Budget hotels are in

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2007

There's plenty of room for everybody. With the demand for low-cost accommodation on the rise, a whole host of hospitality firms, both foreign and local, is planning to set up budgets hotels.

Star hotels stirred up as season starts

Star hotels stirred up as season starts

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2007

ITC Hotels- The Grand Central, The Luxury Collection, in Mumbai, has recorded a 15 per cent rise in bookings for September month as compared with last year's booking of 60 per cent for the same month.

Zee closes in on Star Plus top spot

Zee closes in on Star Plus top spot

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2007

Zee TV is fast closing in on general entertainment channel leader Star Plus in terms of viewership.

Drive-in is the in-thing

Drive-in is the in-thing

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2007

As Indians take to the roads like never before, restaurants are fanning out to the highways.

TV18 Group & movie rights purchases

TV18 Group & movie rights purchases

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2007

Raghav Bahl-promoted media company Television Eighteen Group is paying over Rs 340 crore to buy out the rights of films in two of Bollywood's biggest movie deals.

Why your SMS votes won't reach reality shows

Why your SMS votes won't reach reality shows

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2007

The content providers -- TV channels, FM Radio stations, e-commerce companies and credit card majors -- have blamed the service providers and mobile value-added services (VAS) operators for the problem.

B-schools to get more teachers

B-schools to get more teachers

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2007

AICTE to induct 75 professors from across the country to implement programme.

Now, shell out more for luxury stay

Now, shell out more for luxury stay

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2007

Industry analysts suggest that the revision in Mumbai and Delhi could be up to 25 per cent. At destinations such as Goa and Kerala it could be as much as 30 per cent.

RCom, others in race for BCCI sponsorship

RCom, others in race for BCCI sponsorship

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2007

The bidding companies have the choice of either bidding individually or as a group.

BCCI finds Rs 800 crore for talent academy

BCCI finds Rs 800 crore for talent academy

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2007

The full-fledged residential academy will accommodate the country's top 80 emerging cricketers and be equipped with a health centre, gymnasium and restaurants.

Indian hotels find Re more charming than dollar

Indian hotels find Re more charming than dollar

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2007

With the global weakening of dollar against the rupee making a dent in revenues, hotels across the country have decided to charge their domestic and international customers in rupee.

RCom, others in race for BCCI sponsorship

RCom, others in race for BCCI sponsorship

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2007

The bidding companies have the choice of either bidding individually or as a group.

Why ICL may still stump BCCI

Why ICL may still stump BCCI

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2007

Star cricketers in the ICL will earn more than BCCI cricketers primarily because of the way the contracts are structured.

Eros Intl to set up animation studio in India

Eros Intl to set up animation studio in India

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

Integrated media and entertainment company Eros International is planning to set up an animation studio in India.

Bisleri may be ICL's first big sponsor

Bisleri may be ICL's first big sponsor

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

There will be three other key sponsors, at least one of these is expected to be announced in five days. There may also be seven associate partners.

Warner Brothers may sign first Hindi movie

Warner Brothers may sign first Hindi movie

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2007

Warner Brothers plan to make three-four Hindi movies each year and is eyeing producing mid- and big-budget films across genres.

Media houses eye global rating agencies

Media houses eye global rating agencies

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2007

This follows the industry's dissatisfaction with the current data provider, TAM Media Research, which has allegedly not been able to deliver data on all the 70 million cable and satellite households.

Global hotels to mushroom in India

Global hotels to mushroom in India

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2007

There are approximately 300 million domestic travellers each year and this number is expected to grow by 10-15 per cent every year.

Allocation for higher, tech education to treble

Allocation for higher, tech education to treble

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2007

Increased allocation to the higher and technical education sector would mean more funds to revamp the university education system and lay a thrust on technical education.

Italian hotel major to enter India

Italian hotel major to enter India

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

The Domina Hotel Group, Italy's largest hotel and resort operator, will start operations in India in the next two years.