West Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari keeps home, Swapan Dasgupta gets finance, Tapas Roy industryVeteran journalist turned politician Swapan Dasgupta was allotted finance while senior-most party leader Tapas Roy, with his long legislati...
11 Jun, 2026, 01.10 AM IST
Man uses wheat flour to look like Nvidia's Jensen Huang and now has thousands of followers on social mediaA young man from rural China has become an internet sensation impersonating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Yang Yang gained tens of thousands of ...
05 Jun, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
India's job engine strains as Iran war hits remittances and tradeThe Middle East conflict is impacting India's economy by forcing migrant workers home and reducing demand for manufactured exports. This do...
22 May, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
How roofs can shelter and support cookingGoa's monsoon season highlights the vital role of roofs, from sheltering homes and drying food like onion braids to providing space for com...
17 May, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Assam cabinet expansion: Four newly sworn-in ministers allotted key portfolios in major reshuffleThe Assam government has just released its latest lineup of ministers as Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rolls out a cabinet expansion. ...
14 May, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
India's cows offer biogas alternative to Mideast energy crunchIndia faces cooking gas shortages due to global events. Villagers in Uttar Pradesh are turning to biogas, made from cow dung, as a reliable...
06 May, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
More Indians need to become tea-totallersA Kolkata tea seller showcases a rare Darjeeling tea. This highlights the unique qualities of Darjeeling tea, often overlooked. Like Champa...
02 May, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Commercial LPG: Kharge, Siddaramaiah call price rise a shocker to people on Labour DayCongress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Siddaramaiah have strongly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They highlighted a substantial ...
01 May, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
May 2026 Calendar: From Labour Day, Mother’s Day, Buddha Purnima to Bakrid; full list of national and international eventsMay 2026 brings a calendar full of significant events. National holidays like Labour Day and Mother's Day are celebrated. Religious festiva...
30 Apr, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
India–New Zealand $20 billion FTA: List of sectors set to gain ground as the deal kicks inIndia and New Zealand have signed a Free Trade Agreement. This pact offers zero-duty access for most Indian exports. Key sectors like texti...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
West Asia war: Amid gloom and doom in Surat and Tiruppur’s textile clusters, one industry offers hopeAs the West Asia conflict drags down most sectors in India’s two major textile hubs, one segment in Surat is opening up new opportunities
13 Apr, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Assam tea estates face labour shortage as absenteeism tops 50%Tea estates face severe labor shortages and rising costs, impacting production and profitability. Despite a modest increase in Assam's tea ...
29 Mar, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Gandhinagar: Rahul's comment on tea traders draw BJP's ire in GujaratOn Monday, Gujarat BJP staged a protest against Rahul Gandhi before state Congress headquarters at Ellisbridge in Ahmedabad demanding apolo...
15 Feb, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
Govt to repeal Plantation Labour Act; tea industry concernedThe plantation sector included tea, rubber and coffee industries and the Act stipulates them to comply with providing drinking water, housi...
24 Jan, 2020, 06.19 PM IST
Assam proposes hike in minimum wages to Rs 177.19 per day for tea workersTea planters said the move would imply a huge cost burden for the industry and that there was 'no chance that government will pay heed to o...
30 Jul, 2015, 06.47 PM IST
17 per cent tea garden workers in Assam have tuberculosisAbout 17% of tea labourers in Assam were suffering from tuberculosis following which the state govt is planning to initiate DOTS centres ac...
27 Mar, 2015, 04.36 PM IST
Narendra Modi promises quality life to tea garden labourersBJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today promised quality and dignified life to tea garden labourers of Assam.
22 Feb, 2014, 07.03 PM IST