Ranveer keeps Sonakshi away from Salman Khan!
Sonakshi Sinha has high regards for her mentor Salman Khan as he’s majorly responsible for her launch. However, the 24-year-old is on her own now and is ready to take on Bollywood with a professional attitude. This is why she decided to give Sohail Khan’s cricket tournament in Sharjah a…
Oprah Winfrey visits Bollywood Bachchans in India
Bollywood mega-stars Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan introduced two month old Beti B to Oprah Winfrey, when she visited their Indian home on Tuesday. Later they attended a glittering party hosted in Oprah’s honor by Parmeshwar Godrej. Oprah Winfrey landed in Mumbai this week, where she brought traffic to a…
Marriott International unveils plans for more Edition hotels
Bethesda-based Marriott International Inc. has announced plans for more Edition hotels, bolstering its bet on the boutique hotel category. Marriott said Thursday that it would open Editons in New York, Abu Dhabi and Bankgkok, Thailand, and had contracts signed for hotels in Los Angeles and Gurgaon, India. Marriott president…
Amitabh Bachchan to sing live with Akon!
Mumbai: It seems that the bestselling American R&B musician Akon has some special bonding with Bollywood as he gets associated with some or other star of Hindi Cinema World. Last year he worked in Shahrukh Khan’s dream project RA.One and rocked the Hindi charts with ‘Chammak Challo’. And this year,…
India Thai Chamber of Commerce jointly with Indian Embassy participated in BOI Fair
India Thai Chamber of Commerce jointly with Indian Embassy participated in BOI Fair that was held during 5th January 2012 to 13th January 2012 at the impact Challenger Hall, Muang Thong Thani.
Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas: Modi rhetoric forces Gehlot off dais
JAIPUR: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot abruptly left a session of the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas here on Monday after he found a gathering of NRIs cheering Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for his barbs at Congress leaders and UPA. Modi was his usual self, hitting out at UPA for its…
Multi-cuisines for Pravasi guests
Chefs from Taj and Maurya Sheraton have been picked to dish out a delicious spread for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas delegates. Bangkok flowers will be used in floral arrangements at the venues. The plan is to give them the best of Indian, Thai and Chinese food. The January 7 lunch…
Foreigners can now invest directly in Indian stocks
India: The government on Sunday gave a New Year gift to the stock markets by allowing qualified foreign investors (QFIs), including overseas individuals, to invest directly in Indian stock markets. So far, QFIs were permitted to invest only in mutual fund schemes. “As a next logical step, it has now…
Thailand Calls for Enhancing Connectivity between India and ASEAN
Thailand has called for enhancing connectivity between India and ASEAN and it sees ASEAN-India relations as a significant factor leading to peace, stability, and dynamism in the rise of the greater East Asia region. Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul expressed Thailand’s appreciation for India’s commitment to forging closer links with ASEAN…
BOI Fair Ready to Boost Flood Recovery and Investor Confidence
The Office of the Board of Investment (BOI) is gearing up for the BOI Fair to be held from 5 to 20 January 2012. The fair was earlier postponed from 10 to 25 November 2011 because of severe floods in Bangkok and adjacent provinces during the period. It will take…