A prayer meet was held for Dharmendra at the Taj Lands End hotel in Bandra, north west Mumbai.
Colaba's character is also drawn from its strength. Seventeen years ago, Pakistani terrorists struck here -- at the core of Mumbai's soul -- in the deadliest attack ever seen in this country. 166 civilians and security personnel were killed in a battle that raged on for three days.
Tata Group chief Ratan Tata on Saturday visited the Taj Hotel, shortly after three terrorists were gunned down by the National Security Guards in the fresh gunbattle early this morning, to take stock of the land-mark building.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday paid floral tributes at the city police headquarters to those who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting terrorists during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
The victorious Indian women's cricket team led by Harmanpreet Kaur touched down in the national capital on Tuesday evening for its meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
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.
Their projects are known for Italian-inspired creative façades with intricate urban elegance.
Cricketer Rinku Singh's wedding with Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj, initially scheduled for November 19, has now been postponed, according to a report.
The hotel found the staffer and said it would be a delight to connect the two
'I believe that whether it is Rajini sir or Shah Rukh Khan or Dilip Kumarsaab, these stars are blessed with a cosmic energy. It's a phenomenon that is hard to describe, but it makes you fall in love with them.'
The Maharashtra Police are drafting a drone-use policy to strengthen security and surveillance in key cities, including Mumbai, as part of preparations against unconventional terror threats, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Indian Hotels reported strong consolidated revenue growth of 29 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in the third quarter of the current financial year (Q3FY25), led by revenue per available room, or RevPAR, growth of 15 per cent. The average room rate, or ARR, was up 13 per cent and occupancy improved 120 basis points (bps) Y-o-Y on a standalone business. Like-for-like revenue growth was 15 per cent Y-o-Y, while TajSats (airline catering) grew by 18 per cent Y-o-Y.
Financial services giant HDFC Bank, carrying a brand value of $44.9 billion, has surged past IT consulting behemoth Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to reclaim its crown as the country's most valued brand, according to the 2025 Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Indian Brands report.
Star Chef Hemant Oberoi looks back on the Taj's night of terror.
Earlier this month, the carrier had announced 'Spouse Plus Offer', wherein the spouse of a customer travelling on certain domestic routes in executive class could do so for free. The offer, which became effective on January 7, would be valid till February 28.
'I was thinking of December 13, 2001, the day Parliament was attacked. I was in Parliament that day. But this was much more terrible. Obviously, you feel scared. In the attack on Parliament a handful of people were involved and were killed, but here we were witnessing a huge struggle to capture them. It was horrifying.' Bhupendrasinh Solanki, the Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament from Godhra, Gujarat, was at Mumbai's Taj hotel when the terrorists attacked it.
Rooms at this Kolkata hotel are priced between Rs 7,000-8,000 per night. Gateway is a full-service upscale hospitality brand under the Taj Group of Hotels.
England captain Kevin Pietersen says his team may have to play the Test series against India in blue. That's because its kit was left behind at the Taj hotel, in Mumbai, which came under the just-ended terrorist attack. The English players had left their Test kits at the hotel before the seven-match ODI series, which they abandoned while trailing 0-5 because of the mayhem in Mumbai.
Kasab, whose statement is being recorded by the court on evidences adduced by the prosecution, told Special Judge M L Tahaliyani that while one of the terrorists of the Taj hotel siege was a Kashmiri, another was from Gujarat.
The wife and two children of general manager of Taj Hotel Karambir Kang were killed in the terrorist attack.
The Indian stock market in the October-November period sees high trading activity due to increased consumer spending, festive demand, upbeat sentiment, renewed investor confidence, and the auspicious Muhurat trading session. This impacts many stocks and sectors in the festive season.
All hostages at Taj Hotel in Mumbai have been rescued, but there could be some still trapped at Trident hotel and Nariman House where operations were on to flush out terrorists, Maharashtra police chief A N Roy said on Thursday, ruling out any negotiations with the terrorists.
The trial of Abu Jundal, accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, is set to resume after the Bombay High Court overturned a lower court order requiring authorities to hand over confidential documents to the accused.
The seven trucks, which all belong to GeeTee carrier service of Saki Naka, Andheri East, are said to contain some of the tonnes of technical equipment required for the US Presidential trip. And from the Mercedes bus, also a GeeTee vehicle, the 20-25 American team members disembarked and poured into the hotel that is now surrounded by a fresh set of seven-feet-high iron barricades
Merely stating that parking was 'at owner's risk' would not absolve the hotel of its liability.
They are also feature among the top 500 in the world.
The reason why Jamsetji Tata built the Taj Mahal Hotel was his love for Mumbai and India. For him, the 'why' was so powerful that it urged him to stake his reputation, withstand all scepticism, and invest a very large sum of resources to create the iconic hotel.
Taj Leisure Hotels will open its first property in Bhutan soon. Called Taj Tashi, the hotel will be set up in Thimphu at an investment of Rs 50 crore.
Top executives from Hindustan Unilever (HUL) including chairman Harish Manwani and Nitin Paranjpe, managing director are in the Taj Hotel. Top officials from Ispat Industries are in The Trident, according to media reports. The Ispat office at Nariman point is closed today.
In a post on X, Shinde said Tata was a unique blend of morality and entrepreneurship.
Joins Leela Kempinski, Oberoi and Crowne Plaza in the city.
Publicly available data concerning the North American properties of both the hotel chains showed that Orient's average room rates were "meaningfully" below those of Taj's properties. Also, as per the latest financial statements, the trailing 12 month EBITDA margin of Indian Hotels was around 15 per cent higher than that of Oriental, Tatas said.
In a bid to expand its presence in the US market, Indian Hotels Co, operator of Taj hotels, resorts and palaces on Tuesday said it will acquire US-based Hotel Campton Place for around Rs 264 crore ($ 60 million).
In this interesting case filed by the petitioner against the Taj Hotels, the National Commission gave an equally interesting judgment.
'The preparedness of our defence forces and positioning of intelligence assets were very different in 2008, so we had to rebuild our assets and preparedness.'
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, Asia's largest hospitality chain, is looking to set up luxury properties in Africa, West Asia, China and Southeast Asia.
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, decided the welcoming staff at the group's Luxury Hotels would be draped in the rich colours and designs of the Banarasi saris. Taj had adopted three villages in Varanasi and employed 25 master weavers there for the project. It will be subsequently replicated at all 10 Luxury Hotels of the group across the country for duty managers and front office staff. For the Taj sari, a weaver is paid Rs 1800 directly, without a middleman.
