From Thorthu to Gamcha: How desi towels are weaving their way back into modern homesTraditional Indian towels, like Kerala's thorthu and Bihar's gamcha, are experiencing a resurgence. These utilitarian textiles, rich in cul...
25 Oct, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Train blankets to soon be cleaner and safer as Railways introduces Sanganeri print washable blanket covers. Here's all about itIndian Railways has launched a pilot project introducing washable blanket covers with Sanganeri prints to enhance passenger hygiene and com...
17 Oct, 2025, 08.07 PM IST
Video of Telangana women helping wash Miss World contestants' feet draws ire from BRS, BJPA video showing women washing the feet of Miss World contestants at Ramappa temple sparked controversy, with opposition parties BRS and BJP...
15 May, 2025, 08.25 PM IST
Best Foot Spa EssentialsGet yourself all the essentials for a foot spa and enjoy it every Sunday. Foot Spa is the perfect way to refresh yourself after a stressful...
12 Jan, 2023, 05.06 PM IST
India is in a cosy place in terry towel exports. But neighbours are competing for the spotThe country’s leadership in the cotton terry towel market can face a challenge unless the government makes some policy changes, ease export...
03 Mar, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
How Welspun India is emerging from a crisis that rocked its credibilityOn August 19, 2016, it felt like the rug had been pulled from under the feet of Welspun India.
09 Jun, 2019, 01.24 PM IST
Colgate-Palmolive buys 14% stake in Bombay Shaving CompanyThe startup makes men’s grooming products including razors, blades, facial scrubs, shaving cream, postshave balms, shaving brushes, towels ...
23 Aug, 2018, 01.46 PM IST
Patanjali Paridhan: Get ready to slip into 'shuddh swadeshi jeans' by 2018-endAccording to the group's co-founder and MD Acharya Balkrishan, there are plans to open as many as 100 exclusive apparel stores across India...
14 Jun, 2018, 02.36 PM IST
Home textiles exporters stare at 300 bps fall in profitability: CrisilThis fiscal, the landscape is undergoing a sea change. Many brick & mortal retailers in the US have pruned inventories and downsized stores...
21 Feb, 2018, 03.16 PM IST
Home textiles exporters stare at 300 bps fall in profitability: CrisilThis fiscal, the landscape is undergoing a sea change. Many brick & mortal retailers in the US have pruned inventories and downsized stores...
21 Feb, 2018, 03.16 PM IST
Govt doles out higher incentives for garments, made-up exportsUnder the scheme, exporters are given duty exemption scrips which are fixed at a certain percentage of the total value of their exports.
25 Nov, 2017, 12.37 AM IST
Ghee in coffee, Chandrika soap as shaving cream: How unconventional usage helping Indian brands push sales abroadAmericans and Europeans are now putting traditional Indian foods and beauty products to unconventional use.
26 Sep, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
India may ease rules for foreign food retail before NovemberIndia allows 100% investment by foreign wholesalers, but if they want to access the burgeoning retail market, they can only have a 100% hol...
30 Mar, 2017, 12.20 PM IST
Why do Indian leaders shy away from formal vacations?Perhaps their adroitly scheduled official trips round the country and abroad provide them with all the downtime they need.
23 Aug, 2014, 05.07 AM IST
Ad Agencies like Amul, Quikr use 'spot-fixing' theme in their adsThe latest Amul 'Topical' shows a Srinivasan lookalike sneaking into what looks like a prison cell, in which the Amul girl is feeding to a ...
03 Jun, 2013, 04.03 AM IST
- It's the courts for Posco unless it wins over villagers
Whether the affected villagers are indeed people whom the FRA seeks to protect is a matter of fact that would then be left to the courts to...
02 Feb, 2011, 01.41 AM IST
- Garment exporters out in the cold
When textile quotas were done away with, terminating the multi-fibre agreement in January 2005.
16 Mar, 2007, 03.41 AM IST