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In rain-battered Chennai, Taj hotel’s gesture for guest wins hearts

A Taj hotel in Chennai is earning praise on social media for its compassionate gesture toward a guest.

Chennai has been inundated with heavy rainfall over the last few days.(AFP)
Published on Oct 17, 2024 01:27 PM IST

Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Biryani to go!

Stage two of the delivery boom: fine dining pulaos and the big boys finally enter the market

Gosht Bohri Biryani from ITC’s special only-for-delivery biryani and pulao range; (inset) Manisha Bhasin, the Corporate Chef
Updated on Dec 27, 2020 08:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

The Taste with Vir: Pity the poor passenger

By refusing to refund money to passengers, airlines have betrayed public trust and lost the moral right to a tax payer-funded bail out.

As understanding as we are of the airline’s policies, many of us have been surprised to find the opposite is not true.(Unsplash)
Updated on Apr 21, 2020 09:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles

These will be removed by staff when they run low and sent for recycling -- though in reality many US municipalities currently send much of the plastic marked for recycling to landfills or incinerators.

The chain estimates the move will prevent about 500 million tiny bottles from going to landfills, a 30 percent annual reduction from current amenity plastic usage.(AFP)
Updated on Aug 29, 2019 01:15 PM IST
Washington | ByAgence France-Presse

A mystery in corporate India: The curious case of the vanishing secretary

You’d think that apps, tech and WhatsApp groups would have killed the secretary. Instead, employers say there’s more demand than supply, and no one’s willing to just bring you your coffee.

Remember Miss Fonseca? Mario de Miranda’s character with the big eyes, polka dots and smart mouth was the quintessential office secretary. She’s now the stuff of nostalgia, as is the Secretary Barbie doll.(The Mario Gallery)
Updated on Jan 25, 2019 09:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Tamil Nadu electrician working in Poland dead, family alleges murder

P Venkatesan, who had done a diploma in electronics and electrical, went to Poland in November 2017, through a Chennai-based placement agency to work as an electrician at a private hotel chain in Warsaw, according to his family members in Vellore district.

An electrician from Tamil Nadu who was working in Poland for over a year now has suddenly died and his family alleges that he was murdered and have demanded the government probe the matter (Representative Photo)(REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 25, 2018 09:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | ByM Manikandan

‘Mental illness not anyone’s fault, it’s not a sin’

For the past 27 years, I have been a caregiver to my daughter Richa who lives with schizophrenia, and over the past few years, to my wife, who recently had a recurrence of cancer.

As a child, Richa did not enjoy many things that her peers did.(HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 13, 2018 01:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAmrit Bakhshy

Overhaul for Town Hall — proposal draws mixed reactions from Delhiites

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has proposed a plan to lease out Town Hall to a private hotel chain to help maintain it. We speak to historians and locals to understand how this move would affect them and the place.

Plans to turn the Town Hall into a heritage hotel have been proposed by North Delhi Municipal Corporation.(Photo: Amal KS/HT)
Updated on Jul 04, 2018 06:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Why Marriott is number one...

India’s largest hotel chain is – no kidding! – Marriott. And Arne Sorenson is its global head

CEO of Marriott International, Arne Sorenson is not only the world’s leading hotelier but also takes stands on political and social issues(Raj K Raj)
Updated on Apr 28, 2018 11:01 PM IST
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