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Rajasthan’s Sujan Jawai has been named among the world’s best fifty hotels. Located in Rajasthan’s Pali, an area popular for its leopard sightings, it is the only Indian hotel that made it to the prestigious list and stands at 43rd rank. The hotel received a prize from ‘The World’s 50 Best Hotels’ in Guildhall, London. On receiving the award, the hotel’s owner Jaisal Singh told NDTV, “It’s a huge honour for us to receive this award. We are delighted and our teams are delighted. We worked very hard to bring Sujan to this level over the years. We believe in celebrating the best of India, of our culture, our wildlife and making a positive impact… Read More »The Only Indian Stay That Made It To “World’s Best 50 Hotels”

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said his vision for future ties with India holds a stronger economic relationship. Sri Lanka will vote to elect its next President in two days and Mr Wickremesinghe is seeking another term in office. The elections will be key in deciding the future reforms in the country, currently reeling under an unprecedented economic crisis. “We need to have a stronger economic relationship. Our social and cultural relationship has been going on for 1,000 years,” Mr Wickremesinghe told NDTV in an exclusive interview. “We want to encourage more investments from India and more tourists from India. We are working together with India on infrastructure projects like the Trincomalee Harbour,” he… Read More »Lankan President Seeks Re-Election, Outlines Vision For India-Sri Lanka Ties

The south Asian and Indian Ocean region is going through a “difficult time”, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday in an exclusive interview to NDTV. Sri Lanka will hold elections on September 21 to elect the next President. Mr Wickremesinghe, who took over as President when Sri Lanka was going through its worst-ever economic crisis, has steered the economy back towards normalcy. His reelection will prove to be an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted by his government after the island nation’s unprecedented financial crisis. Ranil Wickremesinghe, 75, is seeking a fresh mandate after claiming credit for stabilising the economy and bringing an end to months of food,… Read More »Ahead Of Lankan Polls, President Tells NDTV About China’s Growing Presence

Four members of a family, including two children, were found dead in their house in the Pramod Nagar area of Dhule on Thursday, police said. The deceased were identified as agricultural fertilizer seller Praveen Mansingh Girase, his wife Geeta Praveen Girase, who worked as a teacher, and their two children, Mitesh Praveen Girase and Soham Praveen Girase. Their bodies were found in their house in the Pramod Nagar area of the Samarth Colony under the Deopur police station area in the Dhule district, police said. Police said that they must have died about three to four days ago, as a very foul smell was coming from the house. It is suspected that Praveen Girase died… Read More »Four Members Of Family Found Dead In Maharashtra: Cops

US President Joe Biden believes there can still be a diplomatic resolution to escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah following a series of pager and walkie-talkie bombings, his spokeswoman said Thursday. “He believes it’s achievable,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told a briefing. “The president continues to believe that we have to be optimistic and a diplomatic resolution is the best way.”