Mohanlal’s early film had a dark secret: Based on a true murder in Kerala, and the real killer knew the cast personallyA 1982 Malayalam film, Madrasile Mon, featured Mohanlal in a role inspired by a shocking real-life double murder. The crime occurred in 198...
03 Nov, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
Bengaluru woman is stunned by her maid's '100/100' sick leave note: 'More professional than people I worked with'A Bengaluru marketing professional, Simrann M. Bhambani, shared a LinkedIn post about her househelp's impressively formal leave notificatio...
26 Aug, 2025, 09.28 AM IST
Bengaluru househelp's 'corporate-style' sick leave notes stun employer, netizens call it '100/100 professionalism'A Bengaluru woman's LinkedIn post about her househelp's professional sick leave notes, crafted by her 10-year-old daughter, has gone viral....
23 Aug, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
‘Scariest 5 minutes of my life’: Bengaluru woman shares startling auto ride experienceA Bengaluru woman shared a recent auto ride experience. She felt a presence behind her and was initially scared. It turned out to be the dr...
13 Nov, 2024, 09.08 PM IST
Gated community residents feel their dependence on neighbours and support staff improved during pandemic : SurveyThe MyGate ‘Trust Circle’ report finds that 44% of respondents would turn to technology to verify the credibility of service providers such...
08 Jul, 2021, 11.34 AM IST
Influencers are appreciating their domestic help during lockdown; will it help solve the issues domestic workers face in India?The pandemic and the lockdown have seen a wave of appreciative social media posts about domestic help from urban India’s celebrities and th...
07 Jun, 2020, 08.49 AM IST
Dishwashers save time and water yet consumers are not convinced these are a necessityEstimates by dishwasher makers put the market between Rs 140-200 crore. In contrast, the size of the residential air-conditioner market in ...
19 Jul, 2019, 11.26 PM IST
Sexual violence holding back India's economy: More women at work can boost GDP by $770 bnIn the eight years since 2004, about 20 million women have vanished from India’s workforce.
29 May, 2018, 05.23 PM IST
Pains and gains of the common man a year after demonetisationAlthough it was a difficult few months after the announcement, many seem to have made peace with fact that digital payments are here to sta...
08 Nov, 2017, 01.44 PM IST
Bengaluru set to get own American-style English sitcom, 'Breakfast In Bangalore'The multi-camera sit-com is in the editing stage and is likely to premiere in November.
19 Sep, 2017, 11.58 AM IST
How online startups are reshaping the informal jobs sector in IndiaBabajob data from across India (made available exclusively to ET Magazine) throw up several insights, some predictable, others not as much.
20 Nov, 2016, 12.00 AM IST
Want to check what looks good on you? This virtual board allows thatThe DIY fashion portal makes for a much calmer shopping experience. It's fun to unleash your creativity online at leisure.
21 Sep, 2016, 12.14 PM IST
Why more people have been committing suicide in Chennai than in any other metro for the past four yearsExperts agree that young adults, who are the most vulnerable to suicide, must be trained on handling emotional issues and anger management.
02 Aug, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
Coping with loss: Tales of coping with familial tragedies & the quest to find new meaningEveryone has a life story to tell and collectively these stories help you accept what life is, in all its surprising twists and turns, more...
22 Jun, 2015, 01.21 PM IST