Sahara India Pariwar acquires the iconic hotel, Grosvenor House in London

London, December 30, 2010: Sahara India Pariwar, the multi business conglomerate of India, today announced that it has acquired the most iconic hotel, Grosvenor House hotel from The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc.
Grosvenor House, located in the prestigious locality of Park Lane in Mayfair, London, is an iconic landmark with 420 rooms, 74 suites, 27 meeting rooms providing an incredible 4,000 square meters of high quality space and also houses Europe's largest and most famous hotel banqueting space, the Great Room.

Sahara India Pariwar, a diversified Indian business conglomerate founded in 1978, has operations in multiple sectors including hospitality, tourism, city development, real estate activities, financial services, housing finance, mutual funds, life insurance, print and television media, film production, sports, information technology, healthcare, commodity sales & services and consumer products.

Acquisition of Grosvenor House presents a unique opportunity for Sahara India Pariwar to establish its foot-hold in the international luxury hotel market after having successfully proved its expertise in hospitality sector in India through Hotel Sahara Star and its luxurious 10,600 acres Aamby Valley City.

On this occasion Mr. Subrata Roy Sahara, Managing Worker & Chairman, Sahara Group, said, "We are extremely happy to announce Grosvenor House joining the Sahara family. He further said, "This acquisition is a part of the major expansion plans of the group. In addition to the acquisition of Grosvenor House, London will be the gateway for Sahara to introduce some of its new business ventures, internationally.”

Note: The acquisition was brokered by Richard Lewczynski of Blandford Goldsmith.

Sahara Launches India’s First private, Urdu News Channel

• News will be broadcasted in 54 Countries across the world
• Channel is on air with highly talented and capable team of reporters

New Delhi, 27 December 2010: Sahara India Pariwar, the multi business conglomerate under the aegis of Sahara News Network, today launched ‘Aalami Sahara’- its National Urdu News Channel. Aalami Sahara is the first privately owned National Urdu News Channel in India.
In India where more than 9 crore people speak and understand Urdu, out of which 4 crore happen to be television viewers, Aalami Sahara will prove to be a pioneer in presenting the cutting-edge news for keeping these viewers abreast of the happenings in their own language.
With the highly talented and capable team of reporters of Sahara News Network, Alami Sahara would voice the regional, national and international issues with fairness and precision and broadcast them in 54 different countries including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Brunei, Jordan, Behrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Macau, Maldives, Fiji, Myanmar, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Russia, Singapore, Australia and others.
Sahara News Network already publishes Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (an Urdu daily), Aalami Sahara (a weekly magazine) and Bazm-e-Sahara (a monthly tabloid). They are ruling the roost among Urdu readers for their credibility. Urdu daily, Roznama, publishes 16 editions from 10 centers for its 31.5 lakh readers. There are 5.25 lakh readers of the Urdu weekly, while there are 5 lakhs for Bazm-e-Sahara (Urdu monthly). Sahara News Network has already made its mark in the online news through its presence via online, e-paper and live Broadcasting.
Sahara News Network has one round-the-clock, free to air, national Hindi news channel ‘Samay’ and a bouquet of 36 city specific regional news channels under the brand name ‘Sahara Samay’. Sahara’s News Media is equipped with over 1600 V-Sats for News collection and has 50 Bureaus and 1000 correspondents across the globe.

Glitter at “Glitterati”

· A New Year’s Eve Extravaganza with Malaika Arora Khan at Aamby Valley City

· Seduction 2011 with Mallika Sherawat at Sahara Star

Mumbai, December 20, 2010: This festive season Aamby Valley City will transform into an enchanting winter wonderland, and celebrate Christmas and New Year with something new and mesmerizing around every corner. This New Year’s Eve promises to be one rocking and rollicking affair. Watch the sensuous Malaika Arora Khan perform to some of her biggest chartbusters and Vishal Shekhar belt out their grooviest best on 31^st December in the land of enchantment Aamby Valley City. Besides this, Hotel Sahara Star will bid goodbye to the year gone by and lure you into the New Year with Seduction 2011 - the hippest, happening, and most sought after party of the year, where Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat will allure the audience with her enigmatic performance on the eve of 31st December at Hotel Sahara Star.

The masquerade ball mystery at Aamby Valley City will further unfold itself in to the scintillating performance by Sonal Chuhan on songs like Sheila Ki Jawani and more, where as DJ Amandeep will be spinning some foot-tapping music to keep the adrenaline rushes going. The power packed performances will continue all night long with live acts by various international dancers and many more surprise performances. The culinary team has prepared an array of festive dining, bringing your friends & family an unforgettable holiday season. Lavish festive buffet at Town Plaza will dazzle in style with a host of delectable treats and international culinary delights.

At Sahara Star, Seduction 2011 which promises to be a power-packed extravaganza will also have laser shows, Live DJ’s and singers. While Mallika’s sensational act will scorch up the stage, DJ Hiren will spin some foot-tapping music to keep the adrenaline rush going. The power packed performances will continue all night long with singing sensation Neeraj Shreedhar, sultry Bollywood actress Mughda Ghodse, stand up act by comedian Kapil Sharma, performance by actress Marisha Parekh along with international dancers and many more surprise performances. All acts will be choreographed by Pappu and Mallu. There will be especially crafted appetizers for the evening by the culinary team. In addition, fine culinary journey guests can choose their favourite soft beverages, premium imported liquor, exotic mixers and juices at thebars located at each zone.

Sahara India Sports Awards 2010