Jody Venkatesan runs for Maryland Senate

Jody Venkatesan has declared his candidacy for Maryland's state senate from District 13 where he and his family have lived for 13 years on the Republican ticket. Venkatesan, 39, a United States......

NCP shifts MLAs to two hotels amid fear of poaching

Amid the high political drama in Maharashtra and fear of 'poaching' of MLAs, the Nationalist Congress Party has shifted its legislators from a five-star resort to two other hotels in Mumbai.......

NCP, Sena, Cong shift MLAs to hotels amid poaching threat

Amid the high political drama in Maharashtra and threat of 'poaching' of MLAs, the Nationalist Congress Party, the Congress and the Shiv Sena have shifted their legislators to different luxury......

Modi extends $150m credit to Caribbean nations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the leaders of the Caribbean Community and Common Market during the first-ever India-Caricom leaders' summit at the United Nations, with a focus on fighting climate......

Marriott hotels to add 7 new properties in India

Five of these will be in leisure locations — two in Goa, and one each in Mahabaleshwar, Thiruvananthapuram, and Dehradun. Marriott International is looking to make deeper inroads into......

Marriott's mega India dream: 50 hotels in 5 years

The hotels in the pipeline will include a range of Marriott brand portfolios such as JW Marriott, Tribute Portfolio and Sheraton. Unfazed by the slowdown, Marriott International is betting big on......

Business hotels start seeing signs of recovery after protracted lull

Encouraged by a steady recovery seen in the first two weeks of February, hospitality firms expect the business hotels in metros including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad that have......

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......

'After divorce, I shut myself in my flat for 3 years'

'Then, one fine morning, I returned to my first love.''All the top directors of the time were waiting for me.''In one day, I signed 12 films.''Prosenjit Chatterjee was back!' Photograph: Kind......

Meet Ranbir's new girlfriend

Ranbir Kapoor has found himself a new girlfriend -- on screen, that is. His upcoming film, Yash Raj Films' Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year, sees him opposite debutante Shazhan Padamsee. This......

Paris Hilton: I would love to do a Bollywood film

International celebrity Paris Hilton kept her date with India, as she unfolded her magic at J W Marriott, a suburban hotel in Mumbai, on Saturday. During her three-day visit, Paris will be......

Why you should head to Goa RIGHT NOW!

'One afternoon, I spotted Karan Johar and film critic Rajeev Masand having tea with Nina Gupta, the head of NFDC, and barged into their meeting.' Aseem Chhabra's IFFI diaries... Image: Gulzar and......

What's Chahal Up To?

IMAGE: Recognise this Yuzi Chahal pose? Photographs: Kind courtesy Yuzvendra Chahal/Instagram   Yuzvendra Chahal is making most of his time in England. The leg-spinner is part of the Indian......

Olympic torch to reach Delhi on June 10

The flame of the 28th Olympic Games, lit at Olympia in Greece on March 25, for its onward journey to the five continents symbolized by the Olympic rings, will reach Delhi on June 10.Two decorated......

'If we don't take steps now globalization of cricket will never happen'

IMAGE: Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne at a question and answer session held at Marriott Marque at Times square in Manhattan. Photograph: SnapsIndia Legendary batsman Sachin......

Shorts: Bindra to 'run' to raise funds for COVID-19 affected

IMAGE: The virtual run that Abhinav Bindra will participate in, is supported by the government's Fit India movement.Photograph: Abhinav Bindra/Instagram Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra is......

MI plan low-key birthday celebrations for Tendulkar

Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, who brought in his 39th birthday on Tuesday, will celebrate the occasion with a simple cake-cutting with family and Mumbai Indians teammates later in the evening at......