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India is blocking a cheap way to beat the heat wave, one tweak in AC can lower costsIndia faces a cooling crisis as soaring temperatures drive unprecedented electricity demand. While AC sales surge, a safer, cheaper, and mo...
Garment exporters see demand recovering as US tariff pressures easeIndian garment exporters expect a strong business rebound in the second half of the fiscal year. Easing US tariff pressures are bringing bu...
Seven killed in chemical factory fire in Rajasthan's Bhiwadi, two trapped insideA devastating fire erupted at a chemical factory in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan. Seven workers tragically lost their lives in the blaze. Rescue oper...
2 more arrested over Hindu man's lynching in Bangladesh; 12 held so farTwo more individuals were apprehended on Sunday regarding the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh. This brings the total number of arrest...
Death toll rises to 16 after factory fire in Bangladesh capitalA devastating fire at a garment factory and chemical warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, claimed at least 16 lives on Tuesday. The blaze, belie...
16 killed in fire at garment factory and chemical warehouse in BangladeshA devastating fire at a garment factory and adjacent chemical warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, claimed at least 16 lives and injured several...
Fire at garment factory in Delhi's Bakawala, 26 fire tenders rushed to the sceneA massive fire broke out at a garment factory in the Bakawala area of west Delhi on Sunday, a Delhi Fire Services official said. The offici...
Fire breaks out at factory in east Delhi, five tenders rushed to spotA fire broke out at a garments factory in east Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area on Tuesday morning. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported....
Fresh clashes as Bangladesh garment workers protest low wageThousands of garment workers in Bangladesh have staged protests, demanding fair wages for their work, which includes making clothing for We...
Big apparel brands still need Bangladesh’s workersBangladesh’s garment-export economy is something of a modern miracle. In 1978, the country was primarily agricultural; its garment industry...
Fire in Sahibabad factory, 12 killedFire Station Officer Abul Abbas Hussain said the fire was reported at 5:20 AM and fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
Bangladesh fire tragedy toll rises to 29, search for missing onWitnesses and media have reported that smokes were still coming out from the sight despite claims by the fire fighters to have douse the fi...
Garment factory staffers bring Bengaluru to its knees in day two of protest against EPF amendmentOver 10,000 workers in Hebbugodi vandalized the Hebbagodi police station and set fire to vehicles, including police and public transport ve...
Denial and cover-ups in PakistanThe twin suicide attacks on churches in Lahore on Sunday demonstrate the continued strength of Pakistan’s Jihadi terrorists. But it is unli...
13 charged over deadly garment factory fire in Bangladesh13 people, including the owners, were today charged after a year-long probe into Bangladesh's deadliest garment factory fire that killed 11...
US recommends action plan for workers' safety in BangladeshThe US has released an action plan for Bangladesh, asking it to increase the number of labour, fire and building inspectors.
- Bangladesh pitches for common currency for South Asia
Bangladesh today pitched for a common currency for South Asia to promote trade and investment and facilitate greater economic integration w...
Citing work condition, Walt Disney pulls out from Pakistan, BangladeshThe Walt Disney Company has announced its decision to pull out of Bangladesh, Pakistan and three other countries by April next year.
- PM Manmohan Singh condoles loss of lives in Bangladesh fire incident
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed grief over the death of 124 people in a major fire that engulfed a multi-storey garment facto...
Factory fire, flyover collapse kill 137 in BangladeshThe cause was not immediately known but such fires are usually blamed on short circuits.