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Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Tourism won the 'Most Promising New Destination' award for Gandikota at BLTM 2025. The award was received by Padmarani Seela, chief marketing officer and communication officer of APTA, at the Business Leisure Travel and MICE Exhibition (BLTM 2025) held in New Delhi. The state's tourism department showcased its diverse offerings, including heritage sites, pristine beach destinations, rural tourism experiences, and eco-tourism initiatives, at the event held from Septemb ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 13 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday highlighted the importance of tourism for India's economy, and said it provides jobs and increases government revenue. Tharoor called for improved infrastructure, enhanced safety for women tourists, and the development of more mid-range hotels. Speaking to the reporters at Skal India National Congress 2025, Shashi Tharoor said, "We have a lot of things to do. Tourism is very important. This gives employmen ...Read More >
Wedding bells are ringing in the Tendulkar household! Arjun Tendulkar, the 25-year-old cricketer and son of India's beloved batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, is officially engaged. The lucky bride-to-be is Saaniya Chandok, granddaughter of prominent Mumbai businessman Ravi Ghai, whose family owns the InterContinental hotel and Brooklyn Creamery, as reported by India Today. The news shared by Hello India on X has sent fans into a frenzy, marking the union of two influential Mumbai families in a c ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: Ventive Hospitality Ltd (BSE: 544321, NSE: VENTIVE) announced its consolidated financial results for Q1 FY 2026, ending June 30, 2025. In Q1 FY 26, the company reported consolidated revenue of Rs. 520 crore, a growth of 181 year on year (yoy). Consolidated EBITDA2 was at Rs. 220 crore, a growth of 13 yoy. Consolidated EBITDA margin was at 42. Profit after tax was Rs. 38 crore. Ventive hospitality business generated revenue of Rs. 387 crore, a growth of 23 ...Read More >
Mumbai: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun Tendulkar, is now engaged! The Mumbai Indians cricketer exchanged rings with Saaniya Chandhok, granddaughter of prominent businessman Ravi Ghai, in a private ceremony attended by close family and friends. While no official announcement has been made by the Tendulkar family on social media, a picture of Arjun and Saaniya exchanging rings has gone viral online. Soon after, fans dug up old photographs showing the couple together, including mome ...Read More >
New Delhi : In a strategic initiative to enhance Sri Lanka's tourism, Red Hat Communications, a major travel communications and marketing company, has announced its partnership with Classic Destinations, a well-known Sri Lankan travel & tour company. The partnership will enhance Sri Lanka's status as an attractive holiday destination among Indian tourists through a series of focused roadshows and other marketing initiatives in India. Under this alliance, Red Hat Communications will lead a large ...Read More >
June recorded 8.34 lakh total arrivals, with 8.08 lakh from within the country and around 25,000 international visitors, the spokesman said. Goa has registered a record breaking surge in domestic and international tourist arrivals with 54 lakh visitors in the first six months of 2025, a state government official said on Saturday. A total of 54.55 lakh tourists visited Goa between January and June, comprising 51.84 lakh domestic and 2.71 lakh international tourists, a Goa Tourism Department spo ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday termed the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Robert Vadra in an alleged land-grab case a witch-hunt, coming out in support of his businessman brother-in-law a day after the agency's move. Gandhi's statement triggered a chorus of support for Vadra and against the ED from many Congress functionaries. Until then, there had been a conspicuous absence of a spontaneous collective outpouring of support for Vadra from Congre ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against businessman Robert Vadra. The case relates to a land deal in Shikhopur. It involves alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating, fraud, and forgery. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, former Haryana CM, is also named. Vadra's Skylight Hospitality bought land and later sold it to DLF. The chargesheet details alleged irregularities in the land transaction. The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday filed a chargesheet against businessman Robert Vadra in Shik ...Read More >
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) is India's largest hospitality company by market capitalisation (₹1.08 trillion), offering a unique blend of Indian warmth and world-class service through a diverse portfolio of brands. Indian Hotels share price: Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) share price was buzzing in trade on Friday, July 18, 2025, with the scrip rising as much as 1.63 per cent to an intraday high of ₹766.40 per share. At 9:30 AM, IHCL share price was trading 0.91 per cent high ...Read More >
Patna: Non-vegetarian dishes have made Bihar's politics spicier on several occasions, and so union minister and senior JD (U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh aka Lalan Singh' recent mutton party for party workers and supporters under his Munger constituency was no exception. Lalan Singh listened to problems of common people at Suryagarha in Lakhisarai district of Bihar (part of Munger constituency) to sort them out with local authorities and also threw a mutton party for them, creating a controversy ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A day after attaching his properties worth Rs 37 crore, the ED on Thursday filed a chargesheet against Robert Vadra, son-in-law of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in a Rouse Avenue court here accusing him of laundering "proceeds of crime" in a Gurgaon land deal worth over Rs 58 crore.Besides Vadra, ED has accused 11 others in its chargesheet against the businessman, husband of MP Priyanka Gandhi. The other accused include Onkareshwar Properties and promoters/directors Satyanan ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a prosecution complaint (equivalent of a charge sheet) against Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and others for their alleged involvement in a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Shikohpur, Haryana. On Wednesday, the agency provisionally attached 43 immovable properties amounting to ₹37.64 crore linked to Vadra and his entities, ie, Sky Light Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. & others, said people in the know ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 43 immovable properties worth Rs 37.64 crore linked to Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and his entities, as well as filed a prosecution complaint or chargesheet against him and 10 others. The properties belong to Vadra and his entities, including Sky Light Hospitality Pvt Ltd, officials privy to the development, told ANI. Also Read | Assam: 1 Killed, Several Injured in Clash Between Evic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Indian edible oil refiners are set to see their revenues decline 2-3 per cent on-year to Rs 2.6 lakh crore this fiscal due to lower realisations, even as volumes grow 2.8-3.0 per cent on-year, according to the credit rating agency Crisil Ratings. The firm stated that this comes after a 15 per cent revenue growth witnessed in fiscal 2025. Also Read | Shubhanshu Shukla's International Space Station Experience Extremely Valuable for India's Gaganyaan Human Spacef ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) Edible oil refiners are expected to witness a 2-3 per cent year-on-year decline in revenue to Rs 2.6 lakh crore in FY26 due to lower realisations, a report said on Tuesday. However, volumes are likely to grow 2.8-3.0 per cent year-on-year, Crisil Ratings said in the report. As a result, operating margin is expected to shrink 30-50 basis points to 3.3-3.5 per cent. But stable working capital requirements and lower capital expenditure (capex) will keep credit profiles stable ...Read More >
PRNewswire Chandigarh [India], July 15: Chandigarh University, India leading private university, in collaboration with job platform Apna and investment firm Venture Catalysts (VCats) have launched Campus Tank, India first university-led Startup launch-pad for young innovators below the age of 30 to pitch their ideas and get funding of $1 Million to launch their startups along with expert venture guidance, strategic ecosystem alliances and immersive startup incubation. APNA which is India larges ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) India's Global Capability Centres (GCCs) saw a rise in hiring volumes by 8-10 per cent in the first quarter of FY26, compared to a subdued fourth quarter of FY25, which saw a decline of 3-6 per cent, reflecting a return to strategic, skill-focused recruitment practices. The sector is deliberately moving away from volume hiring, focusing instead on securing high-value talent in AI, platform engineering, and cybersecurity, exacerbating critical skill shortages across the c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) India's Global Capability Centres (GCCs) saw a rise in hiring volumes by 8-10 per cent in the first quarter of FY26, compared to a subdued fourth quarter of FY25, which saw a decline of 3-6 per cent, reflecting a return to strategic, skill-focused recruitment practices. The sector is deliberately moving away from volume hiring, focusing instead on securing high-value talent in AI, platform engineering, and cybersecurity, exacerbating critical skill shortages across the c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to t ...Read More >
Mumbai : "Today's unified response to the 'Bar Bandh' and 'No Alcohol' call across Maharashtra is a clear reflection of the deep distress felt by the hospitality industry over a 60 per cent hike in excise duty, alongside a 15 per cent increase in annual license fees and imposition of 10 per cent VAT on IMFL at FL3 outlets. Around 90-95 per cent of hotel bars, including those in Mumbai and major cities across the State stood in solidarity by suspending liquor service but maintained food services ...Read More >
The Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) announced a nationwide liquor bandh to oppose Maharashtra's tax hikes, which it said are pushing the industry towards a collapse. More than 20,000 bars and permit rooms across Maharashtra will shut operations on July 14 (Monday) in protest against the state government's tax hikes on liquor, which they characterised as "draconian". The Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) said the nationwide bandh has been organised to oppose the stat ...Read More >
Mumbai: A statewide strike by bars on Monday to protest three tax hikes imposed on the hospitality industry over the past year saw overwhelming participation across Maharashtra, according to Association of Hotels and Restaurants (AHAR), one of the apex bodies of restaurants and bars in the state that had given the bandh call. Sudhakar Shetty, president of AHAR, said almost 95% of bars and permit rooms in urban centres, including Mumbai, shut operations for the day, as did nearly all in rural are ...Read More >
Over 20,000 bars and permit rooms in Maharashtra will close on July 14 due to the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association's protest against the state government's increased taxes on liquor, including VAT and excise duty hikes. AHAR claims these tax increases are crippling the Rs 1.5 lakh-crore industry, leading to potential business closures, job losses, and increased liquor smuggling. Over 20,000 bars and permit rooms across Maharashtra will shut operations on July 14 to protest against the st ...Read More >
Pune: The restaurant and hoteliers' association in the city said continuous hike in taxes on bars and restaurants has made it difficult for them to operate, forcing many small establishments to consider shutting down their business.Three tax hikes in a year on bars and restaurants in the state have already led to an increase in black market sales or smuggling of liquor from other states, Pune Restaurant and Hoteliers Association (PRAHA) said.The association has given a state-wide dry day call on ...Read More >
New Delhi: Compared with last year, murders rose by 4% this year between Jan and June, according to Delhi Police, though the crime data for the period showed that overall, there was a decrease of 8.4% in criminal cases.The data listed 250 murders in the current year, marking a slight increase compared with the 241 murders in the first six months of the previous year. A senior officer disclosed that the majority of this year's murders were unpremeditated, spur-of-the-moment actions, triggered by ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 12: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has lauded the progress made in Meghalaya's health sector, particularly highlighting the significant decline in the Maternal Mortality Rate as a strong indicator of real, on-ground transformation. During her visit to Laitkynsew village in East Khasi Hills, the Union minister interacted with women from Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Lakhpati Didis, and members of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs). She underscored the vital role that SHGs ...Read More >
Shillong: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a stakeholder interaction in Shillong on Saturday, where she engaged directly with business leaders, entrepreneurs, industry representatives and citizens, reaffirming the Centre's commitment to the development of the northeast.The event was organised by the Govt of Meghalaya in collaboration with the department of financial services, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) and the Central Board of Direct Taxes.The session was a ...Read More >
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday visited Laitkynsew Village, East Khasi Hills district and interacted with Women SHGs and Lakhpati Didis, and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs). During her visit, she expressed her deep appreciation for the Government of Meghalaya dedicated efforts in implementing Central and State schemes across the state. She emphasised the importance of inclusive development and grassro ...Read More >
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