There seems to be a change in the air in the west lanes of Charminar. Laad Bazaar, most popular for shiny bangles, pearls, and khada dupattas, is now abuzz with another new element: live bangle-making ...

Muhammed Asif’s face has turned red and brown with burns. It is an occupational hazard. He has been using the burning hot coal furnace for 33 years, making bangles out of ‘lac’. This accomplished ...

Even as the first batch of 82 children, rescued from bangle-making units in Hyderabad, head back home to Bihar, shocking details have emerged that about 30 per cent of the rescued children had been ...

HYDERABAD: There was a period when the demand for lac bangles was immense and those who were associated with that profession used to earn huge money. HYDERABAD: There was a period when the demand for ...

Hyderabad: After the government announcement assuring support to the over 300 bangle making units under the USTAAD scheme and the cut in the export duty on bangles, representations are being sent to ...