Dr Singh to personally receive Obama in Delhi

United States President Barack Obama has a packed schedule in Mumbai and his visit to New Delhi, which will kick off from the evening of November 7, will be no different. Receiving Obama and US......

Babus sweat as austerity drive picks up steam

Sheela Bhatt reveals how ministers are not the only big spenders in government. The government's austerity drive worries not only ministers and members of Parliament, but even bureaucrats and the......

Krishna, Tharoor to give up five-star comforts

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his deputy Shashi Tharoor are ready to vacate their luxury hotel rooms following Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's call for austerity. "I have requested......

What President Hu will do in India

Having furthered its relations with the United States (the US Senate on Thursday passed a legislation that will enable the Indo-US nuclear agreement), the Manmohan Singh government will look to......

Telangana takes zing off revelry

The Telangana agitation is casting its shadow on New Year revelry with most hospitality players in the city planning to make it a low-key affair. A few have even cancelled events which were being......

Global hotel majors eye India

International hospitality majors such as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and Jumeirah International are all planning to establish their presence in the country. Four......

Starwood eyes expansion in India

Treating India as the most important market after China in Asia Pacific, Starwood Hotels & Resorts is targeting at doubling its property from the current 19 over the next five years. Starwood is......

The success story of Global Adjustments

In March 1995, over lunch, Joanne (Grady Huskey), a diplomat's wife told her Chennai-based friend Ranjini Manian how difficult it was for a foreigner to adjust to the new surroundings, new culture......