Trump welcomes 'true friend' as Modi lands in Washington

Trump will host Modi at the White House on Monday afternoon and the two leaders would spend about five hours together in various settings beginning with their bilateral discussion, delegation level......

'Kushner's kin woo investors in China, offer green card in return'

Relatives of United States president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are touring major mainland cities to woo wealthy Chinese investors for luxury projects in New Jersey while offering an......

Visiting Sri Lanka; 3 years after the civil war

Nearly three years after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam lost the war, T E Narasimhan visits north Sri Lanka to find a country limping back to normal. The roads here are sturdy and clean.......

'US rather lose Pak as ally than lose troops to Haqqanis'

The United States has the right to target the Haqqani network that not only kills American troops in Afghanistan, but also sponsors Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, said Senator Carl Levin,......

Services industry slowest in 13 months as demand tumbled

Receptionists attend to guests at their counter inside the Crown Plaza hotel, run by the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), in New Delhi. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters Activity in......

InterContinental plans 47 new hotels in India by 2017

Global hospitality major InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) on Wednesday said it plans to open 47 new hotels in India by the end of 2017 thereby taking its room strength to over 12,000 in the......

InterCon plans 150 hotels in India by 2020

Global hospitality major InterContinental Hotels Group says it plans to open 150 hotels across India by 2020 as part of its expansion strategy."Our aim is to have 150 hotels open across India by......

Taj, Oberoi under pressure from foreign hotel chains

Two years ago, Vivanta by Taj, Pune, (formerly Blue Diamond) sold its base inventory at Rs 17,000 per night. The same room is currently being offered at Rs 5,850 per night. Part of the cause for......

Tanvi: Kate Winslet said I looked great

India cannot stop beaming. Slumdog Millionaire's incredible haul at the 81 Academy Awards has got everyone talking. Whether it was A R Rahman's two Oscars or Resul Pookutty's win for Sound Editing,......

FIFA World Cup: Steely Uruguay ready for Mbappe-fired France

'Les Bleus' will be inspired by the two-decade anniversary of their only World Cup win in 1998, while double winners Uruguay's modern generation are desperate to recreate the black-and-white-era......

Gloom in Pakistan camp after India bashing

Pakistan pacer Mohammad Irfan outside the team’s hotel in Adelaide. Photograph: Vipin Pawar/Solaris Images Nothing new. Pakistan lost yet again to India in a World Cup match. This time,......

Team India sweats it out in training at Adelaide

Rohit Sharma of India warms up during an India training session at Adelaide Oval. Photograph: Morne de Klerk/Getty Images With only couple of days left for India to open their cricket World Cup......

Ishant, Rohit, Bhuvi, Jadeja to undergo fitness test on Feb 7

The fate of India's injured World Cup quartet of Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be decided on February 7 when they undergo a rigorous fitness......

Venezuelan boxing champ commits suicide

Champion Venezuelan boxer Edwin Valero hanged himself early on Monday from the bars of a prison cell where he had been detained for killing his wife, police said. Valero -- who had held the World......