The rise of South India

I recently landed in Trivandrum, in the midst of a light rain-shower: the northeast monsoon is active in Kerala. The plane described a wide circle out to sea and then made its descent and I was......

Hoteliers try to counter slump with special offers

Many top hotels are offering free nights, discounts to maintain occupancy Charles Pereira, a marketing professional with a multinational company, was pleasantly surprised when he realised his......

Leela Group to sell Delhi, Chennai hotels

Hotel Leelaventure Ltd is in talks with sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Malaysia to sell its prime properties in Delhi and Chennai for around Rs 1,850 crore (Rs 18.5 billion) to pare......

Kerala a hot wedding destination for superrich

Kerala, with its coconut palm lined beaches, tranquil stretches of backwaters and houseboats is slowly turning out to be a much sought after destination of the super rich, who wish to exchange......

Leela plans 40 hotels at pilgrimage centres

Hospitality chain Hotel Leelaventure on Monday said it is working on a diversification plan to set up a chain of three-star hotels at pilgrimage locations across India under 'Leela Gardens'......

SKY's Date Night With Devisha

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav enjoyed a romantic evening with wife Devisha S Yadav nee Shetty. Photographs: Kind courtesy Devisha Suryakumar Yadav/Instagram Suryakumar Yadav enjoyed a dinner date with......