Hotels
SC grants Subrata Roy another 15 days to seal hotel sales
08 Sep 2014
The Supreme Court had earlier allowed the Sahara chief to use the conference hall in Tihar jail for negotiations till 9 September
Sahara to mortgage hotels to raise $1.7 bn bail money for chief Subrata Roy
06 Sep 2014
Roy on Friday told the Supreme Court that a deal he had struck with the Sultan of Brunei for sale of his three hotels in London and New York was in danger of getting cancelled due to a media leak
Sultan of Brunei bids for Sahara's New York and London hotels: report
18 Aug 2014
An investment firm affiliated with Hassanal Bolkiah, the wealthy Sultan of Brunei, has offered $2 billion for three hotels owned by the Sahara Group
EIH plans hotels in Thailand, China
06 Aug 2014
The company plans to invest about Rs1,000 crore in two properties in Bangalore and Goa and these projects are currently awaiting environmental clearances
SABMiller to divest stake in S African hotel, casino chain Tsogo Sun
07 Jul 2014
Global brewing giant SABMiller says gaming and hotels are not core to the company’s operations
SC allows sale of Sahara's hotel assets; no order on Roy's bail plea
29 May 2014
The Supreme Court bench warned Sahara that if the Rs25,000 crore turns out to be black money, then Sahara would have to pay penalty of Rs72,000 crore
InterContinental Hotels rejects £6-bn deal
26 May 2014
The report of a possible acquisition by a mystery US buyer had led to fears that the UK’s biggest hotel company could be next on the list of targets of US firms seeking a tax inversion deal
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