Bangalore couple held on charges of beating domestic help

A couple has been arrested for allegedly ill-treating a 13-year-old domestic help, who is now recovering at a government hospital in Bangalore, police said on Sunday. The girl, hailing from......

Rajanna and the cooking gas revolution

Meet Rajanna, 48, who rolls incense sticks (aggarbattis) for a living in a small tin-roofed house at a nondescript location off Vani Vilas Road in this heritage city. He stays with his wife and......

The magic that is Rekha

In late 1979, I was working at the Hotel Chola Sheraton in Chennai.Send in your wishes!Wish Rekha!One night, when I reported for work, I found the place in a tizzy. As the girls in reception told......