SC reserves verdict on power to dissolve marriages

Social changes take a "little time" and sometimes it is easier to bring a law but difficult to persuade society to change with it, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday while deliberating upon the......

Rahul, Marx, Dhinchak Pooja

In a landscape dominated by social media, everything begins to matter less for what it is than for how many likes or re-tweets it can generate, says Ashish Sharma.Illustration: Uttam......

Demonetisation: Delhi man dies while waiting in bank queue

A 49-year-old man died on Monday after he collapsed while standing in queue outside a bank to deposit Rs 50,000 in demonetised currency notes in south-west Delhi’s Najafgarh area, police......

How can India rid itself of malaria?

India has the fourth highest number of malaria cases in the world. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Malaria, according to a CBS News report, is estimated to have killed 50 billion......

Insolvency: Uttam Galva seeks 50% haircut. Will SBI oblige?

Uttam Galva Steels is a part of the Reserve Bank of India's second list of cases, which will be referred to the bankruptcy tribunal for insolvency proceedings after lenders failed to resolve the......

Global hotels home in on India

The skyline is getting crowded by the day--not only in the big cities but across the country. India is expected to double the number of branded hotel rooms from 100,000 now in just three years.......

InterGlobe, Accor plan 20 budget hotels in India

With an eye at opening a chain of economy hotels in India, InterGlobe Enterprises of India and European hotel chain, Accor have entered into a 60:40 joint venture envisaging an investment of Rs 850......

Rising occupancy boosts hotel industry shares

Shares in five-star hotel companies are on a roll.The scrips of Indian Hotels Company, East India Hotels, ITC Hotels and Asian Hotels have touched their 52-week highs this week.The surge in these......