To China's delight, India reins in its media

The Indian government doesn't deny recurrent Chinese cross-frontier border incursions, yet it has unfairly accused the media of overplaying such border provocations, says Brahma Chellaney. At a......

Bar-owners look for way out of SC ban

‘This is almost like demonetisation and is overwhelming,’ says a bar-owner. Aman Pasrija is thanking his stars. Had his bar been just 50 metres closer to the NH 8, he would be suffering......

Foreign hotel chains push Indian majors on back foot

Marriott-Starwood, Carlson Rezidor and others are winning the tug-of-war for customers with local hotel chains as they add new properties at a breakneck speed. Marriott’s acquisition of......

Marriott overtakes Taj, becomes India's largest hotel chain

Marriott now has 30 brands globally with over 5,700 properties in over 110 countries The US-based hotel chain Marriott International has become the largest hospitality operator in the country with......

Indian Hotels' four-brand strategy for success

The Indian Hotels Company, owned by Tata Sons, recently launched a new brand, Vivanta by Taj, in the upper upscale segment. The brand covers three new hotels in Bangalore, Goa and Maldives and 16......

All eyes on India ahead of the 44th Chess Olympiad

Photograph: Kind courtesy All India Chess Federation/Twitter Chess Olympiad fever peaks here with Indian teams appearing primed for glory in the 44th edition of the prestigious event that starts......

SEE: Chess fever grips Chennai ahead of Olympiad

IMAGE: India's chess legend Viswanathan Anand received a specially-made milk packet to celebrate the upcoming Chess Olympiad. Photograph: Viswanathan Anand/Twitter India's chess legend......

Chess Olympiad: 'India has the potential to grab three medals'

IMAGE: Prolific Tania Sachdev, in picture, has been included in the first team along with Rameshbabu Vaishali and Bhakti Kulkarni, who will be making their debuts at the Chess Olympiad.......