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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New Delhi: Election Commission of India’s official results website ‘results.eci.gov.in’ has reportedly experienced a technical outage on Saturday morning, at a time when India closely watches the high-stakes Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly poll battle.

Visitors visiting the site were met with non-functional links and a generic “counting in progress” message, leaving them without updated election data. The ECI has not issued an official explanation for the disruption.

Vote counting, which began at 8 a.m. with postal ballots, is underway for 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra and 81 in Jharkhand. Early trends suggest a lead for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, currently ahead in 141 seats, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is leading in 96. In Jharkhand, the BJP-led NDA is ahead in 43 seats, while the ruling JMM-led alliance is trailing with leads in 33 constituencies.

Additionally, counting is underway for 48 assembly bypolls across 13 states and two parliamentary seats, Nanded in Maharashtra and Wayanad in Kerala.