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Ayodhya Is Getting Ready For The Big Day

Ayodhya Is Getting Ready For The Big Day

Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

With the spate of businesses turning their attention to Ayodhya, land rates have shot up, in some pockets by as much as 10 times. Whether one walks into a hotel lobby or sits down for a meal, land deals are being discussed at every other table -- one on one or among groups.

Ayodhya skyline imbued with saffron on the eve of consecration

Ayodhya skyline imbued with saffron on the eve of consecration

Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

A day ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, the streets and the skyline of Ayodhya have turned saffron with flags flying atop buildings, small and big, across the temple town.

Rau's IAS Study Circle: What You Must Know

Rau's IAS Study Circle: What You Must Know

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

Rau's felt the need to be where the action was.
The institute that once drew largely elite students also decided to expand its base and cater to a wider pool.

In times of COVID, how travel firms plan to generate revenue

In times of COVID, how travel firms plan to generate revenue

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

While Yatra is building a digital services platform to offer skill development training and sourcing solutions to corporate, Thomas Cook has partnered ICMR-accredited labs to offer Covid-19 certification, and MakeMyTrip is offering chartered flight services.

The World's First Suicide Bomber

The World's First Suicide Bomber

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation. Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly towards the Sri Lankan military camp. A few moments later all of Jaffna heard a thunderous explosion that brought the complex crashing down in clouds of dust. Miller had given birth to a deadly tactic that Prabhakaran would employ time and again with devastating consequences to Sri Lanka -- and India. A fascinating excerpt from M R Narayan Swamy's must read new book, The Rout Of Prabhakaran.

How unbranded hotels are writing their growth story

How unbranded hotels are writing their growth story

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

How unbranded hotels are hitching a ride on branded ones for growth. Overall, India's hospitality market has seen close to 7,133 hotel rooms being converted into organised, branded space over the last 36 months, said Jain.

No one got COVID from book launch party: Shastri

No one got COVID from book launch party: Shastri

Rediff.com18 Sep 2021

India head coach Ravi Shastri says he has no regrets about organising the book launch, which was widely perceived to be the reason for a COVID-19 outbreak that forced the cancellation of the fifth Test against England in Manchester.

Star hotels stirred up as season starts

Star hotels stirred up as season starts

Rediff.com14 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.

Why did NRN prevent Sudha Murthy from joining Infosys?

Why did NRN prevent Sudha Murthy from joining Infosys?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2024

The book also mentions how Murthy was averse to his wife joining Infosys despite being a fine engineer who knew she could contribute far more solidly to the company than helping with only the odds and ends that her husband assigned to her.

Ripley Review: Mind-Blowing!

Ripley Review: Mind-Blowing!

Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

The show takes its own pace to pick up, but then when you least expect, it grabs you by the throat, notes Aseem Chhabra.

How We Can Create Millions Of Jobs

How We Can Create Millions Of Jobs

Rediff.com23 Aug 2024

'Three manufacturing sectors can create jobs by the million: Apparel, food, and electronic assembly.' 'Let's talk to them and ask them what it would take to scale by a factor of ten,' suggests Naushad Forbes.

'Parveen, I remember not just the star...'

'Parveen, I remember not just the star...'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

'...but the incredible person you were.' 'I am deeply thankful for having known you, for the love and the challenges we shared.' On Parveen Babi's 70th birth anniversary on April 4, Mahesh Bhatt pays tribute to the woman who held a special place in his life.

Long weekend brings cheer to hotels, travel firms as demand picks up

Long weekend brings cheer to hotels, travel firms as demand picks up

Rediff.com3 Oct 2020

While airlines are seeing improved demand and industry-wide seat occupancy has increased to over 60%, it is road trips which are generating higher traction. Booking trends show that customers are also choosing homestays or four- star and five-star accommodations, as hygiene and safety is a priority now.

Cong planning to shift winning Rajasthan candidates to Bengaluru: BJP

Cong planning to shift winning Rajasthan candidates to Bengaluru: BJP

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajya Sabha MP and candidate from Sawai Madhopur Kirodi Lal Meena Friday said two Bengaluru resorts have been booked for winning candidates of the Congress to camp there after the results of the Rajasthan Assembly polls are announced.

Russian lawmaker who died in Odisha was on 'tribal tour'

Russian lawmaker who died in Odisha was on 'tribal tour'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

This is the second death of Russian lawmakers within a week in the same Odisha hotel.

Indians defer travel plans as Sri Lanka imposes curfew

Indians defer travel plans as Sri Lanka imposes curfew

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

For Indians, Sri Lanka is one of the favourite venues for destination weddings. But last month, when a family from Delhi chartered a Vistara Airbus A320 to Colombo, it packed much more than the standard paraphernalia of clothes, gifts and jewellery. The family ferried meals from Delhi for all the guests and to cover their entire stay in Colombo due to the food and fuel shortages in the island nation.

Why Goa hotels may be forced to cut rates

Why Goa hotels may be forced to cut rates

Rediff.com24 Sep 2019

The company operated chartered flights from London Gatwick and Manchester airports to Goa between November and March and its closure will adversely impact local tourism.

Gogamedi murder accused planned to flee abroad: Police

Gogamedi murder accused planned to flee abroad: Police

Rediff.com10 Dec 2023

Sources said the duo attackers -- Rohit Rathore of Jaipur and Nitin Fauji of Haryana's Mahendragarh -- had planned to flee the country and had been allegedly promised Rs 50,000 each to kill Gogamedi.

Rajasthan Congress MLA's son among 4 booked for raping minor girl

Rajasthan Congress MLA's son among 4 booked for raping minor girl

Rediff.com27 Mar 2022

Attacking the Congress government, the BJP claimed there is no rule of law in Rajasthan and the incident has put a question mark on the law and order situation of the state.

The iconic hotel that Nehru built

The iconic hotel that Nehru built

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Nehru decided to build The Ashok in New Delhi to host a UNESCO conference. For a prime minister focussed on India building with projects like the Bhakra-Nangal Dam, IITs and factories, "the hotel spoke of the gumption of the country at that time." Manavi Kapur traces the eventful journey of the hotel, which has now completed 60 years.

Dentist treated gynaec issue leading to Naga airhostess's death, CBI books doctors

Dentist treated gynaec issue leading to Naga airhostess's death, CBI books doctors

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

Dentist for a gynaecological problem! This bizarre incident took place at a private hospital in Gurugram, resulting in the death of an airhostess from Nagaland on June 24 last year, prompting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to launch an inquiry.

Suspects were in Dilsukhnagar hotel 10 days before blasts

Suspects were in Dilsukhnagar hotel 10 days before blasts

Rediff.com25 Feb 2013

Even as the Hyderabad police struggle to find vital clues into the twin blasts that rocked Hyderabad on Thursday, they have found that the accused persons had booked themselves in a hotel at Dilsukhnagar and had stayed there for over 10 days. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Guj man who was held for posing as PMO official booked for house grab bid

Guj man who was held for posing as PMO official booked for house grab bid

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

Patel, a resident of the Ghodasar area of the city, was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police earlier this month from a five-star hotel in Srinagar after the authorities grew suspicious about his activities.

Amsterdam Is Always A Good Idea

Amsterdam Is Always A Good Idea

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

The City of Bikes is like no other.

How hosting Euro 2024 could impact the German economy

How hosting Euro 2024 could impact the German economy

Rediff.com14 May 2024

An overview of how the tournament could give it a welcome boost...

Inside the hotel where Trump will stay during India visit

Inside the hotel where Trump will stay during India visit

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

During their trip, the Trumps will be booked into the 14th floor of the ITC Maurya hotel in the Grand Presidential Suite in New Delhi. Trump will be the fourth US president to stay at the ITC Maurya in the recent past. US president Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W Bush also chose the same facility.

'Subrata Roy was arbitraging between India and Bharat'

'Subrata Roy was arbitraging between India and Bharat'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2023

'The India which was all about glamour and razzmatazz through which he could earn the trust of people of the other India, which was Bharat.'

Indian team unhappy with hotel

Indian team unhappy with hotel

Rediff.com9 Mar 2006

The world's best hotels & resorts

The world's best hotels & resorts

Rediff.com20 Nov 2006

ForbesTraveler's definitve list finds the most interesting, accommodating and overall best hotels and resorts around the globe.

'Israel Will Engineer A Broader War'

'Israel Will Engineer A Broader War'

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

'Israel is counting on the United States to enter the fray on their behalf and perform destructive strikes against these targets that are beyond Israel's conventional capabilities.' 'They may well get their way if they start a war, because the United States is still committed to Israel's security, and it won't matter whether it is Trump or Harris in the White House.'

The hotel that could be a museum

The hotel that could be a museum

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

The lobby of ITC Maurya has several artworks by 20th century masters like Krishen Khanna, Akbar Padamsee, Tyeb Mehta and M F Husains. It has everything going to become India's first art museum hotel.

Hotels to restaurants, aggregators' discounts come home to bite

Hotels to restaurants, aggregators' discounts come home to bite

Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

As regular promotional discounts and offers rolled out by well-funded apps determine the demand trend, online hospitality aggregators face growing discontent from restaurants and hotels over commissions and pricing power.

Newly-elected WFI body cancels all decisions taken by ad-hoc panel

Newly-elected WFI body cancels all decisions taken by ad-hoc panel

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

The newly-elected body of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday cancelled all the decisions taken by the Bhupender Singh Bajwa-led ad-hoc panel, that had recently changed the Olympic selection criteria and announced hosting of senior National Championship in Jaipur.

Malegaon blast: Another witness turns hostile, 32 so far

Malegaon blast: Another witness turns hostile, 32 so far

Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

The witness, who worked at a hotel in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, had in his statement to the Anti-Terrorism Squad claimed that he had booked rooms for the accused in the case.

HDFC Bank credit card to levy forex markup fee on use in India with overseas merchant

HDFC Bank credit card to levy forex markup fee on use in India with overseas merchant

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

The bank has said rent payments will not earn reward points, and redemption of reward points on various cards have been capped in certain segments.

Discipline, diet, rehab: All that went into making Suryakumar version 2.0

Discipline, diet, rehab: All that went into making Suryakumar version 2.0

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

'I (had) never read a book in my life and I started doing that as well. Getting up in the morning, spending a good quality time at the rehab centre and focusing on everything, connecting myself, my brain and my body with the rehab and it helped me really well to recover a little faster.'

Domestic travel to get boost this winter

Domestic travel to get boost this winter

Rediff.com13 Dec 2013

Online travel companies such as Yatra.com are offering a flat 33 per cent off on hotel bookings for a limited period.

Trump-Kim summit to be held at Singapore's Capella Hotel

Trump-Kim summit to be held at Singapore's Capella Hotel

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

The red-shingled, colonial-style Capella is a five-star hotel on the Sentosa island, which boasts several resorts, hotels, two golf courses and a theme park.

Air India's San Francisco flight delayed for over 30 hrs, finally departs

Air India's San Francisco flight delayed for over 30 hrs, finally departs

Rediff.com1 Jun 2024

Passengers of a San Francisco-bound Air India flight faced a harrowing time due to an inordinate delay and some of them fainted as the aircraft's air-conditioning system was non-functional.

Prithvi Shaw Attacked For Denying Selfie

Prithvi Shaw Attacked For Denying Selfie

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

The police has booked eight people for attacking cricketer Prithvi Shaw's friend's car outside a five-star hotel in Mumbai.