Dubai: Fortune Group of Hotels, UAE; bagged the Best Company of the year 2018 – Hospitality and Leisure at India – UAE Business Summit and Awards.

Praveen Shetty, Chairman – Fortune Group of Hotels received the award for the Best Company of the year 2018 at a glittering ceremony in Atlantis, The Palm – Dubai. The award was presented by his Excellency Suhail Mohammad Al Zarooni in presence of other dignitaries and celebrity guests.

H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Saeed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Shri Vipul, Consulate General of India – Dubai, K.C. Tyagi (MP, Chief General Secretary and spokesperson, JDU), Sirkikonda Madhusudhana Chary (Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly), Sharad Tripathi (Member of Parliament), Gajendra Chauhan, (Ex-Chairman of FTII and Bollywood actor) and Rajpal Yadav (Bollywood Actor) besides several other successful business persons from UAE and India.

Hariom Tyagi, Editor-in-Chief at Observer Dawn, Magazine also launched a special issue of the magazine highlighting the growing relations of Indian and UAE business community.

Speaking at the occasion, Shetty said “India is the first trading partner for the UAE. Now both countries are seeking to increase innovation and entrepreneurship in sectors of mutual interest. The UAE-India relationship has entered a vibrant growth phase with bilateral trade on track to exceed $100 billion by 2020”

Meanwhile, he thanked the organizers of India-UAE Business Summit, Observer Dawn and Hot Entertainment and Media PVT LTD. for bestowing him and his company with this honor.

He also acknowledged the efforts and vision of His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai for making Dubai a land of opportunities and giving the business community here a platform to grow and make new success stories.



Report: Shodhan Prasad

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Chandigarh (PTI): The Congress on Thursday announced candidates for eight of the nine Lok Sabha seats it is contesting in Haryana, fielding former Union minister Kumari Selja, Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Hooda and youth leader Divyanshu Budhiraja, besides two sitting MLAs.

The party has also fielded former MP Jai Prakash and leaders Satpal Brahmachari and Mahendra Pratap, according to the list released late Thursday evening.

The Congress is contesting nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana. It has not yet announced its candidate for the Gurugram constituency.

The Aam Aadmi Party, a constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc, will contest the Kurukshetra seat.

Congress general secretary and former Union minister Selja will contest from the Sirsa (reserved) seat and sitting MLAs Varun Choudhary and Rao Dan Singh from the Ambala (reserved) and the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha seats, respectively.

Deepender Hooda, son of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, will enter the fray from Rohtak. He has represented the Rohtak parliamentary constituency three times in the past.

Jai Prakash has been fielded from Hisar, the Congress' Haryana youth wing president Divanshu Budhiraja from Karnal, Satpal Brahmachari from Sonipat and Mahendra Pratap from Faridabad.