MoSha Have Left Nothing To Chance

The five-state assembly elections are seen as a now-or-never, no-holds battle for the Congress, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party lead campaigner Narendra D Modi at a......

Never successful: A history of no-confidence motions

As the Lok Sabha debates a no-confidence motion brought against the Narendra Modi government by the opposition, the 28th such motion to be admitted in the Lower House, data compiled by a think tank......

No govt has lost a no-trust vote in Lok Sabha so far

No confidence motions have been moved in the Lok Sabha 27 times in the past, and all of them have either been defeated or remained inconclusive, data compiled by a think tank shows. IMAGE: Prime......

Is Modi changing the BJP's Muslim story?

A u-turn by the BJP will be an apocalyptic occurrence in Indian politics and society, argues Amulya Ganguli. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi addresses the centenary celebrations of......

Hotel rates, air fares soar for Christmas, New Year

Almost all star-rated hotels in the tourist hotspots of Goa, Kerala and Rajasthan are reporting total sellout of room inventory for New Year's Eve, even though hospitality rates for that period......

Hotels include holy places on the menu

With domestic tourism booming, holy places have started figuring on hotel chains' radar. A number of hospitality groups have drawn up plans to start hotels in places of pilgrimage. The Taj......

Sarovar Hotels to check in Gulf

Sarovar Hotels, a multi-brand hotel management company in India, is foraying into the West Asia, for which it has signed deals for three-star and four-star hotels in Dubai and Muscat. As part of......

Godrej plan: Get paid before a job

The Godrej group has introduced a drastic change in its recruitment practice for front-end sales executives. It has launched the "Godrej Sales Academy" which recruits a bunch of college graduates,......

Why Mulk is a 'loud' film

'At a time when the news channels are screaming louder than the worst crowd, you can't be subtle if you really want to say something important,' Anubhav Sinha tells Bedika/PTI. It's the right time......

PIX: Salman-Iulia party with Saqib Saleem

Happy birthday, Saqib! A day after he walked out from the Jodhpur Central Jail, Salman Khan went for a party! The actor attended Saqib Saleem's 30th birthday bash at his home in Bandra, north......

How Salman celebrated his birthday

He got rather adventurous! Like every year, Salman Khan headed to his farmhouse in Panvel near Mumbai to celebrate his birthday. Family and friends were present to celebrate this special day. Sallu......

Why Rohit Shetty was SCARED

'Akshay Kumar had done three seasons, then Priyanka Chopra came into the picture.''They are superstars; I am a director.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rohit Shetty/Instagram Rohit Shetty says his......