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Leicester City says trio's rape tests negative

Leicester City says trio's rape tests negative

Rediff.com18 May 2004

The club said forensic tests showed no link between striker Paul Dickov, defender Frank Sinclair and midfielder Keith Gillespie and three women who accused them of assault.

Terror: Firms scurry for tighter security

Terror: Firms scurry for tighter security

Rediff.com5 Dec 2008

Stunned by the sophistication and the scale of the Mumbai attacks, private companies -- especially luxury hotels, offshore oil exploration firms and shopping malls -- are now scrambling for enhanced security cover to protect their establishments from such strikes.

Stickers along Bangkok route linked to blasts?

Stickers along Bangkok route linked to blasts?

Rediff.com21 Feb 2012

A total of 40 stickers suspected to be part of an alleged terror plot by a group of Iranians have been found pasted along a route running close to a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok, nearly a week after the triple explosions rocked the Thai capital.

Top 12 healthiest hotels in the world

Top 12 healthiest hotels in the world

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

From yoga to kickboxing and facials to pedicures, Hotels.com has scoured the globe to find the healthiest hotels that allow travellers to pamper their minds, bodies and souls.

Triple Jordan hotel blasts kill 67

Triple Jordan hotel blasts kill 67

Rediff.com10 Nov 2005

Triple Jordan hotel blasts kill 57

Is Shekhar Kapur losing his touch?

Is Shekhar Kapur losing his touch?

Rediff.com13 May 2009

The Shekhar Kapur-directed ad featuring Nicole Kidman, Arjun Rampal and Slumdog Millionaire's Rubina Ali, doesn't make any sense.

Interested in travel writing?

Interested in travel writing?

Rediff.com15 Apr 2009

Chillifreeze is organising a travel writing workshop in Delhi in association with India Today Travel Plus (Award sponsors) and The Residence Group of Small Luxury Hotels (Hospitality Sponsors).

Hotel chain launches residences on sea

Hotel chain launches residences on sea

Rediff.com28 May 2007

Bored of living in your palatial bungalows and posh apartments and want something unique? Cheer up as you may soon have the option of 'buying' a house on the seas.

Delhi's Taj Palace Hotel gets a lease of life

Delhi's Taj Palace Hotel gets a lease of life

Rediff.com23 Mar 2013

Development authority said to have passed Taj's file to Delhi lieutenant governor for approval.

Rajapaksa wins Prez poll; Fonseka rejects outcome

Rajapaksa wins Prez poll; Fonseka rejects outcome

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

The Sri Lankan army on Wednesday surrounded the Colombo hotel occupied by former army chief General Sarath Fonseka, who is the main opponent of President Mahinda Rajapakse in the presidential poll, counting for which began on Tuesday night.Heavily armed Lankan troops were deployed around the building following information that army deserters were among the 400 people present inside the lake-front luxury hotel in central Colombo.

Rajapaksa was plotting a coup if he lost: Fonseka

Rajapaksa was plotting a coup if he lost: Fonseka

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

'They wanted the army commander to arrest me and he told the air force commander to put air force people at their airport take over their airport they sent the army to all broadcasting stations and television stations... they sent all the people on leave; they had only some people and the army these were indications of a military coup,' Fonseka told television channel NewsX.

Mid-market hotels set to double

Mid-market hotels set to double

Rediff.com12 Nov 2004

India's rescue efforts badly planned, says Israel

India's rescue efforts badly planned, says Israel

Rediff.com28 Nov 2008

Israel has slammed the rescue efforts being undertaken by Indian security forces, to combat terrorists in Mumbai, terming them 'premature and badly planned'. Israel had offered to help India to resolve the hostage situation in two luxury hotels and a building inhabited by Israelis, but their offer had been turned down. Israel defence official believe that the security forces had failed to gather sufficient information about the situation before storming the three places.

Indian firms have created 30,000 jobs in US: Repor

Indian firms have created 30,000 jobs in US: Repor

Rediff.com7 Jul 2008

Indian companies, led by the Tata group, Essar and HCL Technologies, among others, have created more than 30,000 jobs and made large investments in the United States, a joint report of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the US India Business Council said.

Inside Saudi Arabia's 5-star 'prison'

Inside Saudi Arabia's 5-star 'prison'

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

A look at the gilded cage where Saudi princes, former ministers, one of the world's richest men and other businessmen are being held prisoner.

Indian Hotels' four-brand strategy for success

Indian Hotels' four-brand strategy for success

Rediff.com11 Oct 2010

The Indian Hotels Company has got four brands to cater to different markets.

Aman eyes Mumbai/Delhi for urban hotel

Aman eyes Mumbai/Delhi for urban hotel

Rediff.com22 Sep 2018

'We have never compromised on the location of properties and that won't change.'

Business hotels hoping to ring in good times

Business hotels hoping to ring in good times

Rediff.com11 Jan 2010

Corporates who scout for business hotels look for hotels that have two or three restaurants in the premises or near it so that visitors can have options to dine.

BJP leaders worried about living in tents

BJP leaders worried about living in tents

Rediff.com11 Jan 2010

The Bharatiya Janata Party's National Executive and Council meeting scheduled for February has the organisation's top brass worried about their well-being during the three-day meet as party president Nitin Gadkari has decided that all leaders will stay in tents and not in luxury hotels.

This is the best hotel in the world

This is the best hotel in the world

Rediff.com28 Feb 2012

It has been voted as the best hotel in the world by Conde Nast Traveler magazine.

Fresh blast as Lankan forces clash with terrorists

Fresh blast as Lankan forces clash with terrorists

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

Police said they have seized a large haul of explosives, a drone and a banner with the Islamic State logo.

Headley had surveyed Nariman House before 26/11

Headley had surveyed Nariman House before 26/11

Rediff.com26 Nov 2009

US terror suspect David Headley had conducted a detailed reccee of Nariman House before the Mumbai carnage and even entered the targeted Jewish Centre posing as a Jew, official sources said on Thursday. The new detail of Headley's movement in this western metropolis prior to the 26/11 attack came on the back of evidence that the US national had also visited and stayed at Taj and Oberoi here--the two luxury hotels which was attacked.

Maharashtra: All eyes on Raj Bhavan for next govt formation

Maharashtra: All eyes on Raj Bhavan for next govt formation

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

BJP's Devendra Fadnavis, who is expected to make a comeback as chief minister after holding the post from 2014 to 2019, is scheduled to brief media later Thursday on the future course of action, which will include staking claim to form the next government.

Under new boss, Ginger hotels to expand in asset-light mode

Under new boss, Ginger hotels to expand in asset-light mode

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

The renovations at the old hotels will be complete in two and a half years and tariffs will range between Rs 2,500 and Rs 4,000

Mumbai stays indoors, shops shut

Mumbai stays indoors, shops shut

Rediff.com28 Nov 2008

Several malls and retailers downed shutters in the commercial capital city of Mumbai. Kishore Biyani's hypermarket chain Big Bazaar closed two stores its stores in Mumbai Central and Parel, which are half-an-hour's drive from South Mumbai.

PM, Sonia, Patil in Mumbai, review situation

PM, Sonia, Patil in Mumbai, review situation

Rediff.com27 Nov 2008

Singh, who along with United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Home Minister Shivraj Patil, undertook a whirlwind tour of Mumbai, held the meeting with Maharashtra Governor S C Jamir and Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. National Security Adviser M K Narayanan, top state government and police officials of Maharashtra, senior officials of the army, paramilitary and intelligence officials were also present at the meeting

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.

'Plan to weaken Shiv Sena, not just regime change in Maha'

'Plan to weaken Shiv Sena, not just regime change in Maha'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2022

On instructions from the central leadership, Maharashtra BJP leaders have retreated behind a veil of silence, the senior leader said.

Kolkata: UAE plane carrying arms detained

Kolkata: UAE plane carrying arms detained

Rediff.com7 Sep 2009

A China-bound cargo plane of the United Arab Emirates Air Force was detained and its ten crew members including the pilot were questioned when customs officials found arms and ammunition on board the aircraft after it made a scheduled transit landing at the airport in Kolkata.

Non-executive directors: Only after the perks?

Non-executive directors: Only after the perks?

Rediff.com29 Jun 2010

The position of director is more than the sinecure that all too many retired executives seek out because of the fees, car, and the opportunity to feel important, says T N Ninan.

Shinde lets cat out of bag, credits 'kalakar' Fadnavis for coup

Shinde lets cat out of bag, credits 'kalakar' Fadnavis for coup

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

'Our numbers were less (than BJP's) but PM Narendra Modi blessed us. Modi Saheb told me before the swearing-in that he will extend all possible help to me. Amit Shah Saheb said he will stand behind us like a rock,' Shinde said. 'But the biggest kalakar (artist) is this one,' Shinde said, pointing to Fadnavis sitting to his right on the treasury benches.

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

A young couple sharing a laugh - in the living room over a Polish joke book, on the beach, in the rain - with the tagline, "Made for each other", hung from billboards at prominent street corners from the 1960s to the 1990s. It was a campaign for one of the largest selling cigarette brands in India, Wills (Navy Cut) from the ITC stable, that resonated with a generation of smokers and non-smokers alike till the curtains came down on tobacco advertising in 2004. As we prepare to welcome 2024, ITC has metamorphosed from a tobacco giant into a conglomerate straddling multiple large-sized businesses. In the mind space of Gen Z or millennials, the company represents a gamut of branded products - from frozen food (ITC Master Chef), noodles (YiPPee!), and cookies (Sunfeast) to snacks (Bingo!) and notebooks (Classmate), and so on and so forth.

ITC highest bidder for Park Hyatt in Goa, but owner cries foul

ITC highest bidder for Park Hyatt in Goa, but owner cries foul

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Cases filed in 3 high courts.

Orient Express Q1 loss widens to $14.6 mn

Orient Express Q1 loss widens to $14.6 mn

Rediff.com7 May 2009

In the first quarter of 2008, the company had a net loss of $4.3 million, Orient Express said. The net loss from continuing operations for the period was $13.6 million compared with a net loss of $2.4 million in the first quarter of 2008.

Resort politics returns in Karnataka with a bang

Resort politics returns in Karnataka with a bang

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

The JD-S has chosen the serene surroundings of Nandi Hill on the city outskirts while its partner Congress opted for a star hotel, sources in the parties said. The MLAs of the BJP are staying in the cozy comforts of a resort near Yelahanka and an ultra luxury hotel.

End of the road for 'merchant of death'

End of the road for 'merchant of death'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2008

The 41-year-old former Soviet Air Force pilot dubbed the 'merchant of death', is accused of supplying weapons to rebels in Colombia and warring sides in several countries reeling under civil conflict in Africa and Central Asia, using the cover of his air cargo business.

Tatas find an ally in Orient-Express battle

Tatas find an ally in Orient-Express battle

Rediff.com15 Feb 2008

Terming "unproductive" the public dialogue between the Tatas and Bermuda-based Orient-Express, a key investor has asked the US-listed luxury hotel chain to come clear on its corporate governance structure.

Hedge fund buys 5.7% in OEH

Hedge fund buys 5.7% in OEH

Rediff.com14 Feb 2008

Hedge fund DE Shaw Valence has bought 5.7 per cent stake in Orient-Express and is concerned about the public dispute between OEH and Tata Group.