The Uttar Pradesh government, meanwhile, is trying to connect handloom weavers in Varanasi with designers to help them create intellectual ...

A shadow has fallen over the shining threads: the weavers are confused and distressed over the imposition of 5% goods & services tax (GST) ...

Maurya weavers are strongly with BJP, and say the Modi government’s promise of giving more powerlooms to the state was encouraging.

Funds for the project are being provided by Rural Electrification Corporation under a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, Kuma...

Varanasi's shrinking community of weavers that has dwindled from 3 lakh weavers to 40,000 became designer and BJP treasurer Shaina NC's man...

Union Textiles Minister Santosh Gangwar today laid the foundation stone of seven handloom common facility centres here, which will help one...

"The government is serious about linking fashion and modern designs to handloom," says SK Panda, Union textiles secretary.

"I would like to gift kimkhab to the US first lady," said Amresh Kushwaha, a master weaver of the city.

Praising the weaver community, Modi said, "Just like the way the weavers weave clothes, this sector weaves together all sections of the soc...

The PM will also lay the foundation stone of a Weavers Trade Facilitation Centre and a crafts museum aimed at uplifting the weavers and cra...

Confirming the development, Flipkart said that the pilot project would enable Varanasi weavers to join the website as sellers.

Stating that his only agenda was development Modi said he didn't want to waste his time on abusive politics and he was there to develop thi...

The party's Varanasi candidate, Arvind Kejriwal, skipped the manifesto release function and was in Amethi campaigning for Kumar Vishwas.

Surat, they allege, not only produces cheaper imitation saris to dent Varanasi's handloom business but also takes away their best weavers.

In order to strike a balance between the diverse communities in Varanasi, AAP will focus on three major issues- river, weaver and sewer.

Rahul is going all out to wean away the Muslim weavers, who seem inclined towards SP, despite Manmohan Singh’s sop to them.

Taj hotels on Sunday said it has entered into an agreement with 25 master-weavers in Varanasi to use latter's handloom products for the uni...