For the best experience, use the Insights app.
Get the appGet
BusinessPhoto: Mint CompaniesThe LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group will invest ₹600 crore over the next five years to add approximately 1,000 rooms to its hotel portfolio. This expansion will include properties it owns and new markets through management contracts, according to the company's top executive.
Mint Companies·
EntertainmentPhoto: HT EntertainmentTiger Shroff was involved in a firing incident on October 18 in Mumbai while leaving a football club. Initially seen with bandages for minor abrasions, new photos shared by Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar show him without bandages, indicating recovery. Shelar visited Tiger and condemned the violence, wishing him strength. Deputy CM Eknath Shinde also met Tiger post-incident.
HT Entertainment··Mumbai
PoliticsPhoto: HT WorldPresident Donald Trump reportedly suggested removing reporters from the White House press briefing room and converting it into an indoor swimming pool. He discussed this idea multiple times with then-Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in August, calling it her potential "last legacy." The pool was originally installed by FDR and later covered during Nixon's administration. Trump shared images contrasting the current room with a pool on Truth Social in September.
HT World·
PoliticsPhoto: The News MinuteBJP leader and Delhi minister Kapil Mishra burned a 30-foot cockroach effigy during Dussehra celebrations in Pitampura, Delhi, on October 20. The effigy, alongside those of Ravan, Kumbhkaran, and Meghnad, symbolized filth and unhygienic conditions to promote cleanliness. The Aam Aadmi Party filed a police complaint alleging hurt religious sentiments and alteration of Hindu traditions. Organizers denied political motives, stating the act aimed to raise health awareness.
The News Minute··Delhi
PoliticsPhoto: Hindustan TimesThe Delhi High Court reprimanded jailed Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka for trying to enter Jantar Mantar after it was de-notified as a protest site. The court noted that "barricades have a purpose." The leaders withdrew their plea challenging the extension of their judicial custody, which began on October 14 following their alleged involvement in a protest that led to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
Hindustan Times··Delhi
TechnologyPhoto: NDTV TechKarbonn Mobiles, absent from the Indian smartphone market since 2019, is preparing a comeback with a new 5G smartphone named Karbonn Rebel 5G. The brand's return has been hinted through a dedicated microsite on an e-commerce platform, signaling its re-entry into the competitive Indian smartphone market after several years of inactivity.
NDTV Tech·
Mint Companies·
Photo: Mint CompaniesThe LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group will invest ₹600 crore over the next five years to add approximately 1,000 rooms to its hotel portfolio. This expansion will include properties it owns and new markets through management contracts, according to the company's top executive.
Tip: use ↑ / ↓ (or j / k) to move between stories.
