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Messi arrives in Delhi, meet with PM Modi cancelled

Messi arrives in Delhi, meet with PM Modi cancelled

Rediff.com15 Dec 2025

Messi is currently at the Mumbai airport and is expected to leave shortly for the final set of engagements, which includes an appearance at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium for a ticketed event.

When Trump Jr Danced To What Jhumka?

When Trump Jr Danced To What Jhumka?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2025

Jennifer Lopez sang, Ranveer Singh danced, Janhvi Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nora Fatehi performed at American businessman Rama Raju Mantena's daughter, Netra Elizabeth's Udaipur wedding with tech entrepreneur Vamsi Gadiraju.

Leela in Global Hotel Alliance

Leela in Global Hotel Alliance

Rediff.com15 Jan 2007

Mumbai-based Leela Palace has joined the largest hotel alliance of the world, the Global Hotel Alliance

Happy Republic Day, says India as travel peaks for weekend

Happy Republic Day, says India as travel peaks for weekend

Rediff.com24 Jan 2026

The Republic Day long weekend beginning Saturday is driving a surge in travel with hotels and resorts witnessing an increase in bookings led by high demand, reflecting a decisive shift in traveller behaviour and the rise of micro-getaways, industry players said. The increasing preference for short, experience-led holidays is emerging as a strong trend shaping the country's leisure travel market.

Leela Palace Chennai readying for November opening

Leela Palace Chennai readying for November opening

Rediff.com27 Aug 2012

Chennai's newest luxury hotel, situated on the southern end of the Marina beach, is being readied to welcome guests. Sea-facing, the Chettinad Palace-inspired opulent hotel from Hotel Leelaventure Ltd will open early November, just in time to cash in on the peak-season demand.

Delhi gives Messi's India Tour the perfect ending

Delhi gives Messi's India Tour the perfect ending

Rediff.com15 Dec 2025

The Lionel Messi G.O.A.T. India Tour that began in shambolic fashion ended in a blaze of glory as devotional fans joyously gathered to catch a glimpse of a man that does things on the field that are often beyond human comprehension.

Leela Group to sell Delhi, Chennai hotels

Leela Group to sell Delhi, Chennai hotels

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

The firm, which owns, operates and manages hotels, palaces and resorts, is likely to hive-off the two properties into separate entities.

Leela group to open 3 more hotels

Leela group to open 3 more hotels

Rediff.com12 Jun 2004

The Leela Palace and Resorts, a reputed chain of hotels in the country, has drawn up ambitious plans to come up with three hotels in Chennai, Udaipur and Delhi within the next three years, according to its chairman C P Krishnan Nair.

From Private Chefs to Jungle Bubbles

From Private Chefs to Jungle Bubbles

Rediff.com14 Apr 2025

From high-end villas with private sommeliers to exclusive showcases at cultural centres to private sessions with Michelin-starred chefs and celebrities, hotel chains are pulling out all the stops

Leela Group founder Krishnan Nair is no more

Leela Group founder Krishnan Nair is no more

Rediff.com17 May 2014

The grand old man of Indian hospitality, Captain C P Krishnan Nair passed away at a private hospital in Mumbai on Saturday.

Man flees Delhi 5-star hotel leaving 23-lakh bill

Man flees Delhi 5-star hotel leaving 23-lakh bill

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

He also decamped with valuables, including silver bottle holders and a mother of pearl tray, police said.

Stunning images of the costliest hotel in India

Stunning images of the costliest hotel in India

Rediff.com29 Dec 2011

The Leela Palace New Delhi is indeed a star among the luxury hotels in India.

Man, who duped Delhi hotel posing as UAE official, sent to police custody

Man, who duped Delhi hotel posing as UAE official, sent to police custody

Rediff.com22 Jan 2023

Duty magistrate Shivangi Vyas sent Mahamed Sharif for custodial interrogation, noting that police had to recover certain articles from his residence in Delhi, which were allegedly stolen by him.

Recipe: Sagar's Seafood Futomaki Rolls

Recipe: Sagar's Seafood Futomaki Rolls

Rediff.com30 Dec 2024

Homemade suhi can be as tasty as anything you can order at a restaurant.

Four IPOs worth Rs 6600 to hit D-Street next week

Four IPOs worth Rs 6600 to hit D-Street next week

Rediff.com25 May 2025

The initial public offering (IPO) lane will be busy next week, with four main-line companies, including Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts operator Schloss Bangalore Ltd and Aegis Vopak Terminals tapping the primary market to raise over Rs 6,600 crore collectively.

Recipe: Sagar's Bok Choy-Wrapped Chicken Dim Sums

Recipe: Sagar's Bok Choy-Wrapped Chicken Dim Sums

Rediff.com18 Dec 2024

Chicken mince, arbi, mushrooms and bok choy in one neat package. Delicious!

How Virat is spending time in quarantine

How Virat is spending time in quarantine

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

'PropheC music and gym equipment is all you need during quarantine days. Work can be put in anywhere if you really want to.'

Telugu actor Allari Naresh engaged

Telugu actor Allari Naresh engaged

Rediff.com2 May 2015

The wedding will take place on May 29 at N Convention Centre Hyderabad.

Captain Nair: A successful hotelier who began his career at 65

Captain Nair: A successful hotelier who began his career at 65

Rediff.com18 May 2014

Mourning Nair's demise will not only be his family members and thousands of well-wishers and employees of Leela Palace Hotels and Resorts, which he founded at the ripe age of 67.

Sarkozy, Bruni kick off 4-day India visit

Sarkozy, Bruni kick off 4-day India visit

Rediff.com4 Dec 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, accompanied by wife Carla Bruni and other officials, on Saturday arrived on a four-day visit to India. Sarkozy will focus on bilateral space cooperation when he visits the ISRO at Bengaluru.The French president and his wife, who arrived by a special aircraft, will head to the Leela Palace hotel on Old Airport Road. He will then address scientists and other dignitaries at ISRO, following which he will have a brief interaction with them.

Sarkozy to visit ISRO in Bengaluru

Sarkozy to visit ISRO in Bengaluru

Rediff.com4 Dec 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will focus on bilateral space cooperation when he visits the Indian Space Research Organisation at Bengaluru on Saturday.

Leela Group to invest $500 mn in five hotels

Leela Group to invest $500 mn in five hotels

Rediff.com1 Apr 2009

Hospitality player The Leela Hotels, Palaces and Resorts is planning to invest $500 million (about Rs 2,500 crore) for opening five new properties across the country by 2012.

Sunanda death: Hotel staff quizzed, CCTV video, call details under scanner

Sunanda death: Hotel staff quizzed, CCTV video, call details under scanner

Rediff.com18 Jan 2014

Police investigating Sunanda Pushkar's death mysterious death on Friday night questioned a number of hotel staff and checked the CCTV footage of the lobby of the third floor of the luxury hotel where she was staying.

An example of branding wizardry

An example of branding wizardry

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

Shining Emotional Surplus' founder and strategist on how he created a system which keeps the client satisfied both in the short run and the long run.

No room: Luxury hotels booked till March!

No room: Luxury hotels booked till March!

Rediff.com11 Dec 2006

Analysts say hotel room rates in India are among the highest in the Asia Pacific, rising by 20 per cent annually.

Rahane, Rohit arrive in Chennai for England Tests

Rahane, Rohit arrive in Chennai for England Tests

Rediff.com26 Jan 2021

Indian team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, senior batsman Rohit Sharma and pacer Shardul Thakur arrived in Chennai on Tuesday for the first two Tests against England.

Sunanda Pushkar cremated

Sunanda Pushkar cremated

Rediff.com18 Jan 2014

The mortal remains of Sunanda Pushkar, who was found dead in mysterious circumstances at a luxury hotel in New Delhi on Friday night, were consigned to flames on Saturday in presence of her family members.

Team India clear first round of COVID-19 tests

Team India clear first round of COVID-19 tests

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

The Indian cricketers on Thursday cleared their first round of RT-PCR COVID-19 tests and will be undergoing two more rounds before they can start training from February 2 for the upcoming Test series against England.

Sunanda Pushkar died of poisoning: SDM report

Sunanda Pushkar died of poisoning: SDM report

Rediff.com21 Jan 2014

Sub-Divisional Magistrate Alok Sharma has asked police to find out the cause of poisoning and also to specifically probe murder or suicide angle.

Sunanda case: Cops find broken glass, marks on bed and carpet

Sunanda case: Cops find broken glass, marks on bed and carpet

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

The hotel room, where former minister Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances on January 17, has been re-examined by police and forensic experts who claimed to have found some fresh evidence.

Want a room? Wait for a year!

Want a room? Wait for a year!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2006

G20 delegates to get a taste of Rajasthani delicacies

G20 delegates to get a taste of Rajasthani delicacies

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

A sumptuous meal of Dal, Bati, Churma or Jodhpuri Kabuli pulao, followed by a lip-smacking dessert of Bikaneri ghevar or Jodhpuri mawa kachauri.

What the hell. Sunanda. Oh my God: Mehr Tarar

What the hell. Sunanda. Oh my God: Mehr Tarar

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar, at the centre of a raging controversy involving Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, on Friday said she was "absolutely shocked" to learn of his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death.

Delhi Police may quiz Pak journo in Sunanda case

Delhi Police may quiz Pak journo in Sunanda case

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

Delhi Police, which has registered a case of murder in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, is planning to question Mehr Tarar, the Pakistani journalist over whom she fought with her husband Shashi Tharoor before her mysterious death last year.

Team India change hotel in Delhi; Kohli not with squad

Team India change hotel in Delhi; Kohli not with squad

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

The Indian team, set to play the second Test against Australia from Friday, had to switch hotels in New Delhi.

Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar found dead in Delhi hotel

Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar found dead in Delhi hotel

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

The body of 52-year-old Pushkar, a woman entrepreneur who married Tharoor in August 2010, was found in mysterious circumstances in luxury Leela Palace hotel in South Delhi

A pizza that costs Rs 10,000!

A pizza that costs Rs 10,000!

Rediff.com3 Sep 2012

It's called the High Life, and is the most expensive item on the menu booklet -- a wood-oven-baked pizza with Canadian lobster and thyme-scented mascarpone, finished with 28 grams of caviar.

Sunanda case: Laptop, 3 mobile phones sent for forensic probe

Sunanda case: Laptop, 3 mobile phones sent for forensic probe

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

Delhi Police has questioned some key witnesses besides sending three mobile phones and a laptop for advance forensic investigations in the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar.

PM Modi receives R-Day parade chief guest Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

PM Modi receives R-Day parade chief guest Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

The Crown Prince, who arrived on a three-day official visit, will be accorded a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Wednesday, following which he will lay wreath at Mahatma Gandhi' memorial at the Raj Ghat.

Sunanda's laptop, phones sent for forensic analysis

Sunanda's laptop, phones sent for forensic analysis

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

Delhi Police has handed over the laptop and mobile phones of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's deceased wife Sunanda Pushkar to Gandhinagar-based Directorate of Forensic Science, to retrieve crucial data, which could help the ongoing probe into her death.