Tata's Taj Mahal Palace and Tower in Mumbai and Orient's Le Manoir Aux Quat'saisons at Oxfordshire, UK, are among the world's 17 best hotels for having food, according to the 2008 Gold List prepared by British magazine Conde Nast.
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Feisty Leyton Orient held Arsenal to a memorable 1-1 draw in their FA Cup fifth-round tie at Brisbane Road on Sunday when a powerful 89th-minute strike from substitute Jonathan Tehoue stunned the Premier League side.
'The present case is a classic case of how the ruling party led central government has misused the central agency- Enforcement Directorate and its wide powers under PMLA to crush its biggest political opponent -Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders'
In a second attempt to take control of Orient Express, Indian Hotels on Thursday made $1.86 billion offer to acquire the international luxury hotels operator.
Firm's board expected to meet by Thursday to take a call on the offer.
Raising the taxes on the super-rich will not solve the fiscal consolidation problem, but will definitely help.
Non-heterosexual unions and heterosexual marriages ought to be considered as two sides of the same coin, both in terms of recognition and consequential benefits, Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said as he lamented that the only deficiency at present is the absence of a suitable regulatory framework for such unions.
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Grappling with the intractable issue of Aligarh Muslim University's minority status, the Supreme Court said on Thursday the 1981 amendment to the AMU Act, which effectively accorded it a minority status, only did a "half-hearted job" and not restore to the institution the position it had prior to 1951.
Offer valued at $1.86 bn comes 5 years after Bermuda chain rebuffed Indian Hotels.
'The biggest festival of democracy is here! EC has announced the 2024 Lok Sabha election dates. We, the BJP-NDA, are fully prepared for elections'
AB de Villiers expressed disappointment at star England batter Joe Root's low string of scores during the ongoing Test series against India.
It will expand their footprint radically, give them a huge presence at the top end of the market, and reduce their dependence on India.
A resolution which says 'I will be more organised' is not a good one, but a resolution which says 'I will keep my clothes and papers in an organised manner, make my bed, have bath at a regular time, eat at a fixed time, go the gym at a fixed hour and go to bed at a stipulated hour' is a far better resolution, points out P V Subramanyam.
Orient Paper & Industries Ltd plans to offer preference shares worth Rs 200 million.
The claim comes against the cancellation of the match due to heavy rains.
As a prudent investor who wants to create a portfolio that will help you achieve your investment objective in a time-bound manner, Suren Kochhar explains what you should know.
Terming the Budget as growth-oriented, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that to find a solution to the ills plaguing the various sectors, the Union Budget 2004-05 proposes to give a boost to agriculture, industry and social and physical
The Urban Development minister was speaking at a conference organised by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Over the last five days, Modi visited all of south, held roadshows, made an aggressive bid for his party, and took on the rivals with full gusto, especially the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana that was in power for 10 years.
From April 1, when we buy insurance for a car or take out a health cover, insurance companies can offer a product totally customised for us.
The latest talisman for the England skipper's journey into Eastern mysticism is a new pair of boots.
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL) dates, public sector insurer Oriental Insurance Company (OIC) is close to finalising a Rs 400 crore 9Rs 4 billion) for the mega event.
K Ramkumar, Executive Director of ICICI bank hits out at the abysmal standards of today's B-schools
Assuming we still have a Modi-led majority government after May 2024, there is no guarantee that reforms will move at anything more than a snail's pace, though we must be thankful even for that, notes R Jagannathan.
Gujarat Titans pace bowler Mohit Sharma conceded it was hard to replace a bowler of the calibre of Mohammed Shami as his team succumbed to a massive 63-run defeat at the hands of reigning IPL champions Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.
In a surprise development, a top Chinese military general has cast aspersions on the People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s much-publicised 'real combat-oriented exercises' as 'fake combat capabilities' at a time when Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered it to prepare for 'maritime military struggles' to win wars.
The crisis-ridden Global Trust Bank would be merged with Oriental Bank of Commerce, RBI said on Monday.
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Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) in a statement said America's hotel owners are deeply saddened, shocked, and outraged by this senseless act of violence against a small business owner that cost him his life.
Oriental Insurance Company has turned around with a net profit of Rs 64 crore (Rs 640 million) last fiscal, and targets to achieve about 10 per cent growth in premium income during 2003-04.
rediffGURU Mayank Chandel offers advice to students preparing for IIT-JEE and NEET-UG after class 12.
The Budget is commendable, as without making any major tax changes it has targeted a 4.6 per cent fiscal deficit for 2011-12 by focusing on achieving 9 per cent growth.
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.
Meanwhile, the Congress and RSP whole-heartedly backed the Kollam MP.
The British Council in India provides a UK pre-departure orientation for students heading to the UK.
"Our primary focus of foreign policy is increasingly moving towards the South Asian nations," Australian High Commissioner to India John McCarthy said.
The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) has issued guidelines urging students to desist from asking fellow students for details that might reveal their caste and instead encouraged them to bond over commonalities like sports, music and movies.
Tata Group on Wednesday accused the management of a US-listed luxury hotel group of a "fossilised frame of mind" for suggesting the Indian group's hotel chain would be an unsuitable strategic partner, and has demanded a public apology.
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