Red Balloon Aerospace launches India's first indigenous super-pressure balloonRed Balloon Aerospace launched India's first indigenous super-pressure balloon, VISTA. This high-altitude balloon carried payloads from sev...
27 May, 2026, 06.41 PM IST
Five snakes that actually fly, here's what they are and where to spot themFive species of Southeast Asian snakes defy gravity by launching from trees and flattening their bodies into a ribbon-like shape to glide. ...
12 May, 2026, 06.41 PM IST
7700 distress signal, no debris, no CENTCOM response: KC-135 tanker missing over Qatar β what it really means for U.S. military operations and rising Gulf tensionsA U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker — one of the most critical assets in American military aviation — vanished from radar over the Strait ...
05 May, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
US begins 'biggest ever' Philippines war games in thick of Mideast conflictAmerican, Philippine, and Japanese forces have commenced joint military exercises in the Philippines. The drills involve thousands of perso...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
Dollar kept aloft as another Trump deadline loomsThe dollar hovered near recent highs as traders awaited a U.S. deadline for Iran to open the Persian Gulf or face attacks. Escalating Middl...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.22 AM IST
Pulling the strings on kite-flying: Whether literally or idiomatically, the patang has its own airsPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attended the event....
12 Jan, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
No flag but sacred tiranga should fly aloft Red Fort: Shashi TharoorWielding sticks and clubs and holding the tricolour and union flags, tens of thousands of farmers atop tractors broke barriers, clashed wit...
26 Jan, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Pune-based band After Acoustics wins the 'Project Aloft Star, Amplified By MTV' & $10,000 with itMore than 600,000 online votes were cast and over 500 original song entries were accepted.
21 Oct, 2016, 06.24 PM IST
You can now chat with your hotel room"Siri, raise the temperature to 68 degrees," or, "Siri, turn out the bathroom light," a guest might say—if they were staying at Aloft's Bos...
31 Aug, 2016, 10.30 AM IST
Starwood debuts 'Keyless' entry into hotel roomsStarwood has rolled out SPG Keyless plans on 30,000 doors in 150 hotels around the globe by early 2015 across Aloft, Element and W hotels.
02 Apr, 2015, 03.00 PM IST
Hotels like Sofitel, MΓΆvenpick, others get innovative, organise various events to boost salesAloft, upscale brand owned by Starwood Group which is targeted at the young millennial traveller, conducts live musical events in the hotel...
04 Oct, 2014, 06.36 AM IST
Starwood announces opening of twin brands in GujaratUS based hospitality major Starwood Hotels & Resorts Ltd Inc on Tuesday announced debut of its two hotel brands - 'Aloft' and 'Four Points ...
28 May, 2013, 05.01 PM IST
- Starwood Hotels will focus on tier I and II cities and plans 100 hotels by 2015
The company is bullish about the country and expects India to become its third largest market after the US and China by next year.
18 Sep, 2011, 03.06 PM IST
- Auromatrix to roll out more Aloft brand hotels of Starwood
Chennai-based Auromatrix Hotels, which is into hospitality business since 1990, has charted out plans to roll out more "Aloft" branded four...
20 Jul, 2010, 02.30 PM IST
- Itβs back to Awaycations for Brits and India is the destination
While 2009 was the year of the Staycation, the travel trend for 2010 is the Awaycation or getting away from it all, in terms of distance tr...
15 Apr, 2010, 07.06 AM IST
- Starwood Hotels & Resorts to open 14 hotels in India by 2011
International hospitality chain Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to open 14 new hotels in India by 2011 under three brands - Aloft, Westin a...
24 Jun, 2009, 04.02 PM IST
Holding the candle aloft insteadSomeone has wisely observed that the best way to find peace between two people holding radically different world views is to place them tog...
12 Jun, 2009, 02.32 AM IST