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Topic: Hotels

2 Railway hotels, prime plot in Patna & ‘quid pro quo’: Inside IRCTC scam case & charges against Lalu

A Delhi court has framed charges against the RJD chief, his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, and their son Tejashwi, in a case being investigated by the CBI.

Small hotels are the backbone of India’s new sex culture. And this is their daily fight

Budget short-stay hotels gave young India privacy and a sex life but they’re the latest targets of moral policing. ‘Nobody cares about our problems— we’re villains in everyone’s eyes.’

Indian investors, the ‘unsung heroes’ amid Trump trade war & ‘lessons’ for Modi in global headwinds

Financial Times reports on hotel chains making inroads into tier-2 India while BBC highlights digital arrest scam.

Global media on India’s ‘downed’ fighter jets during conflict with Pakistan & Musk’s ‘milestones’

Global media also looks at how India may have overlooked China’s role as Pakistan’s primary arms supplier during the conflict, as well as Modi govt's rethink of its PLI schemes.

Noida’s Japanese-style pod hotels are buzzing. Next goal is to set up near big hospitals

The pod hotel is surrounded by offices, hospitals and start-ups—restaurants, bars, and cafes have also come up in the area in the last five years catering to young corporate workers.

Nagaland wants to rule hospitality— 5-star hotels to tribal villages, Delhi to Japan

There is a bit of Nagaland talent in every hotel, restaurant, and bar across India, but the state is yet to tap into its full potential as a hospitality powerhouse.

26/11, Sri Lanka insurgency, Gulf War—this Oberoi hotelier recounts his adventures in memoir

The title of Rattan Keswani's maiden book Check In Never Check Out was inspired by the 'only one hoteliers know' — The Eagles' Hotel California.

Millet poha, caviar, curated gifts — Delhi hotels hosting G20 delegates pull out all stops

As many as 31 hotels across Delhi-NCR are preparing to host 10,000 guests arriving for two-day G20 Summit. They are set to cater to every taste to showcase India’s hospitality.

ITC shares drop 3% on plan to keep 40% stake in hotel business spinoff

The company on Monday said it would separate its hotel business from its cigarettes and food unit, while retaining 40% stake in it, with ITC shareholders holding the rest.

ITC announces spin-off of hotels business from cigarettes and food divisions

If approved, the cigarettes-to-hotels conglomerate would hold 40% stake in the newly formed entity, to be named ITC Hotels Ltd, with the remaining 60% held by shareholders of ITC.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.