Taj, Westin, Hyatt and Lemon Tree have all established a presence in Uttarakhand. The influx of branded properties marks a shift in how the state is positioned in India’s hospitality market. Uttarakhand’s accommodation landscape, once dominated by guesthouses and government rest houses, now includes properties that compete inthe lifestyle and luxury segment. Policy behind the…
Several of the named sites on the map carry the weight of India-China conflict. GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: The updated Survey of India map has assigned standard place and feature names to 27 Arunachal Pradesh sites, including four mountain passes and a high-altitude lake, as part of the Union government’s strategy to remove any ambiguity on demarcation…
Ben Stokes (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England’s preparations for the second Test against New Zealand have been overshadowed by controversy, with captain Ben Stokes and all-rounder Gus Atkinson under investigation for an alleged breach of team protocols.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Tuesday that it is looking into an incident involving the…
For nearly two decades, Cristiano Ronaldo has lived with a burden that very few athletes in any sport have had to carry.He has spent most of his career being measured not against his contemporaries, but against his own past. Against the winger who burst through at Manchester United. Against the athlete who leapt higher than…
Deep inside a crystal cooled to nearly -230°C, MIT physicists have caught something rarely seen in quantum materials: two populations of electrons rebuilding themselves into wave-like order after being scattered apart by laser light, and doing so in two completely different ways. Working with erbium tritelluride, a rare-earth material known for hosting a pair of…
Gold and silver are expected to remain under pressure this week as investors assess the impact of the escalating conflict in US-Iran, elevated crude oil prices and a series of key global economic data releases that could influence the outlook for interest rates.According to market experts, traders will closely track developments in the US-Iran conflict,…
Two more deaths in Sivasagar pushed Assam’s flood toll to 80 on Friday, even as more than 2.12 lakh people across eight districts continued to grapple with the deluge.The latest figures mark an improvement from the previous day’s situation, when the flood toll stood at 78, over 3 lakh people across seven districts were affected,…
Did Candace Owens hint at Donald Trump’s involvement in Charlie Kirk case? Laura Loomer responds (Image via Getty) Candace Owens sparked fresh debate online after reacting to a New York Times report about President Donald Trump’s reported phone call with Charlie Kirk before Kirk’s death. Soon after Owens shared her thoughts on X, Laura Loomer…
Following Nitish Kumar’s resignation, Samrat Choudhary was voted in to become the next Bihar chief minister. Over 300 arrested, seven FIRs filed after fresh Noida workers’ protests. The probe also pointed to an organised WhatsApp network. US-Iran negotiations edge towards a second round of talks, with Islamabad and Geneva emerging as leading venue options. An…
NEW DELHI: Accelerated monetisation of highway assets has enabled the NHAI to prepay loans of over Rs 1.2 lakh crore and repay another Rs 31,300 crore since March 2022, reducing its overall debt to just under Rs 2 lakh crore, according to govt data.NHAI’s debt had touched an all-time high of Rs 3.5 lakh crore…