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Indian proverb of the day by Kabir: 'Keep your critics close; they help cleanse your character without soap or water...' The mystic poet gives a centuries-old lesson about personal growthThe Indian Proverb of the Day by Kabir, “Keep your critics close; they help cleanse your character without soap or water,” highlights the i...
West Bengal Polls: In Murshidabad's Beldanga, gamochas weave livelihoods amid election noiseBeldanga, Murshidabad, famous for its handwoven towels, faces religious polarization. Past incidents of violence and NIA probes have shifte...
Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple rejects Hindu-Muslim divide, dismisses proposal to ban Muslim-made 'poshak' for Lord KrishnaHoli 2025: Authorities at Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari Temple have dismissed a proposal to ban dresses crafted by Muslim weavers for Lord Krish...
UP government reintroduces popular flat rate for electricity scheme for weaversThe Uttar Pradesh cabinet has revived the 2006 flat rate subsidy measure for powerloom weavers by passing an amended version of it. The mea...
Power subsidy removal major talking point among weavers in VaranasiThe power subsidy was introduced by the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in 2006. Weavers pay less than ₹150 per month for looms that consume...
UP elections 2017: Many threads of thoughts for March 8 in Varanasi bylanesMaurya weavers are strongly with BJP, and say the Modi government’s promise of giving more powerlooms to the state was encouraging.
Huge Muslim turnout at PM Narendra Modi roadshow may not translate into votesMuslims, comprising 20 per cent of total voters, appear to be solidly behind the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance.
Bihar polls: Will Bhagalpur forgive Congress for 1989 riots?Congress is to be blamed for paving the way for BJP after the riots by doing nothing for the muslim community, says Dr Faruque Ali, a socia...
JD(U)-RJD's promise to uplift Muslim weavers were lies: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviNaqvi said that JDU-RJD's poll promises to lift Muslim weavers out of poverty were "lies" and the economy has been "deteriorating" after ev...
Bihar polls: Woven into a web of vote politics, ‘silk city’ in tattersOnce known as the silk city of India, Bhagalpur lost its sheen to Chinese silk yarn long ago due to sheer neglect of the highly skilled wea...
PM Modi in Varanasi; says global e-commerce market awaits textile sectorPraising the weaver community, Modi said, "Just like the way the weavers weave clothes, this sector weaves together all sections of the soc...
Varanasi awaits big announcements during PM Narendra Modi's visitThe PM will also lay the foundation stone of a Weavers Trade Facilitation Centre and a crafts museum aimed at uplifting the weavers and cra...
Bombay Muslim Federation asks Muslims to vote for Arvind Kejriwal"Our volunteers tell us Muslim voters are a bit confused and that their votes might split between Kejriwal and Ajay Rai, said the BMF presi...
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Arvind Kejriwal begins campaign trail in VaranasiAam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal today launched his election campaign in Varanasi by holding "chaupals" or small public meetings in vi...
Aam Aadmi Party is the talk of the town among Muslims in VaranasiAlthough AAP denies wooing Muslim community, it doesn't mean the party isn’t doing anything on this front, with its strategists working beh...
UP Assembly Elections: Rahul Gandhi attacks Mulayam, MayawatiRahul said that when he talked with weavers about loan waiver they requested not to send money to Lucknow as 'a magic elephant' there would...
UP elections: Will big crowds at Rahul Gandhi's rally translate into big votes?Rahul is going all out to wean away the Muslim weavers, who seem inclined towards SP, despite Manmohan Singh’s sop to them.
- UP Elections 2012: The Islamic fine print on weavers that Rahul missed
More than 2.5 lakh weavers - mostly Muslims - have become a key constituency with political parties aggressively reaching out to them ahead...
- Centre doubles sop for UP weavers to 6,000cr
The Centre on Saturday announced a Rs 6000-crore package for the handloom sector, doubling the announced financial relief.
- Weavers to become shareholders of Fab India subsidiaries
The weavers, who will hold 51% stake in about 35 cos formed in different states, will have annual general meetings (AGMs) and also receive ...