Black Diwali for China? Modi's exhortation and India-China tradePrime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to use 'Made in India' products during the festive season, highlighting the success of the ...
30 Sep, 2024, 02.23 PM IST
View: Light up the world from Diwali to ChristmasThe US politicians Bobby Jindal and now Nikki Haley, both of whom converted to Christianity to become more acceptably "mainstream" in the 1...
18 Nov, 2023, 12.10 AM IST
Indians prefer desi lights as Made-in-India outshine Chinese LEDs this DiwaliIndian-made decorative lights are gaining popularity over Chinese products this Diwali due to their durability and low maintenance. Reputed...
09 Nov, 2023, 01.13 PM IST
'Make in India' Diwali this year? Government mulls stricter curbs on Chinese goods amid tensionsChinese crackers already face such a ban under the Explosives Act on account of presence of certain chemicals that are hazardous to the env...
28 Aug, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Chinese companies demand full advance payment for Diwali LED lightsAccording to industry estimates, India annually imports festive lights valued at over Rs 1,000 crore and gift items at Rs 3,500 crore, with...
23 Jul, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
How to brush away the blues with retail therapy this DiwaliGDP growth has been slowing down for six quarters now. Fresh investments have plummeted CMIE data shows that projects worth Rs 13.22 lakh c...
15 Oct, 2017, 01.25 AM IST
Boycott of China goods: It isn't business as usual in Delhi's wholesale marketsTraders are trying to pander to what they feel are 'public sentiment' and have erased the 'Made in China' labels from various goods.
30 Oct, 2016, 09.36 AM IST
Social media calls to boycott Chinese products fail miserablyHighlighting the price price, a shopkeeper in a market in west Delhi said a fairy light made in China costs Rs 50 while a similar product f...
29 Oct, 2016, 11.40 AM IST
China warns of impact on India-bound investments from boycott"The exports to India accounted for only 2 per cent of China's total exports and India's boycott of Chinese goods will not have much impact...
27 Oct, 2016, 06.56 PM IST
Chinese goods sale to drop 30 per cent this Diwali, says CAITIt clarified that boycotting of Chinese products at this stage is not going to affect China since on every season, the goods are usually im...
16 Oct, 2016, 08.55 PM IST
Chinese goods boycott hitting traders on tepid retail demandThere has been a social media call for boycott of Chinese goods in India following that country's opposition to a UN ban on JeM chief Masoo...
15 Oct, 2016, 01.59 AM IST
Chinese boycott call hitting Diwali sales, say Old Delhi tradersChinese firms have gained a near-monopoly over many Diwali products such as small blinking lights, also called 'fairy lights', decorative i...
14 Oct, 2016, 01.18 PM IST
Diyas light up more than just our homesRising prices of oil have made middle class & less privileged chary of literally burning it up, when candles & tuni bulbs can do same job f...
25 Oct, 2014, 05.42 AM IST
Chinese, Indian troops celebrate Diwali at LadakhMeeting was held between local army commanders from India led by a Brigadier-level officer and Chinese troops led by a senior colonel at Ch...
24 Oct, 2014, 10.54 PM IST
Chandni Chowk: Delhi's Mughal era heritage bazaar a favourite for festive shoppingThe hectic shopping spree at the different markets of Chandni Chowk starts more than a fortnight before Diwali.
19 Oct, 2014, 06.15 AM IST
Sivakasi manufacturers worried over smuggled Chinese fireworksAMSG Ashokan of 'We Two' brand estimates that roughly 500 containers full of Chinese fireworks may be smuggled in for diwali this year, ess...
26 Aug, 2014, 09.57 AM IST
Idols and lamps from China a hit among Indian shoppers this DiwaliBe it the traditional diyas or fancy lights or idols of god and goddesses, the red dragon has dished out everything this Diwali.
11 Nov, 2012, 01.59 PM IST