Transformed Ayodhya turns a page with temple pivot

Security barricades, barbed wires and frequent frisking by police personnel have been a common sight in Ayodhya. But the holy city has now undergone a paradigm shift fuelled by massive......

The Complete Hotelier And Host Extraordinaire

Shreekant Sambrani remembers P R S 'Biki' Oberoi, personal friend and hospitality icon, who passed into the ages this week. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   P R S (Biki to friends)......

Booking rush in Ayodhya hotels for Ram temple opening

Hotels in the city are seeing a rush among travel agents and devotees to book rooms ahead of the consecration of the idol at the upcoming Ram temple, an event still six months away. IMAGE: Workers......

Ayodhya to get 'Ramaland' on the lines of Disneyland

‘With Ramaland, the tourism department is looking to attract children and adults alike. It’ll be learning with entertainment.’ IMAGE: The construction work on the Ram temple in......

BMW India races to new peak in record year for luxury car sales

BMW Group India recorded its highest annual sales on the back of strong demand for its top-end ICE (internal combustion engine) and electric vehicles (EVs). The German luxury automaker on Thursday......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

Divergent trends in consumer spending: Auto shines, FMCG stumbles

The automobile sector, which represents big-ticket consumption, continues to do well and has increased its share in corporate revenues and profits while fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies......

Green mobility: Hybrid vehicles in the fast lane in India

At a time when consumers increasingly embrace green mobility solutions, it is not electric cars but hybrids that are taking the lead, as automotive sales data indicate. Photograph: Vincent......

Remembering Nitin Desai's Magic

There's a moment in Jodhaa Akbar when Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's newly married queen is offered a tour of her marital abode by the palace help. Luxury isn't new for her, but the unmistakable awe in......

A Beginner's Guide To K-Drama

It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back. A binge worthy mix of style and substance, South Korea's small-screen wave, which hit......

The Night Manager Review: Thrilling, And Yet...

The Night Manager has no surprises, observes Deepa Gahlot. For those who may have read the book by spy thriller maestro John Le Carré and watched the 2016 series, The Night Manager based on......

'They are people, they are flawed, they are human'

'They (the characters) are not bad people; they are good people, who make bad choices.''The idea was to show that when people are put in a situation, which side of the moral spectrum do they fall......

Why Dutee Chand wants to sell her BMW

'Today, I don't have any cash!' IMAGE: Dutee Chand with her BMW. Photograph: Dutee Chand/Facebook   India's fastest woman has put her luxury car up for sale. Reason? Dutee Chand wants to......

Teams could shut down due to COVID-19 crisis

IMAGE: Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome and other Ineos riders have been carrying bottles of sanitizers to hospitals in regions worst affected by the......

Impact of the coronavirus on Formula 1

Moody's changes Formula One's outlook to negative IMAGE: Fans show their disappointment outside the circuit after discovering the race was cancelled before practice for the F1 Grand Prix of......