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From Baramati to Nagpur: High-profile battles in Maharashtra

Of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, the electoral battle in Baramati will be the most keenly watched one in the ensuing elections. Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra will be held in five phases......

Maharashtra cabinet nod for OPS to state employees

The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal that offers an option of availing the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to the state government employees who joined the service after November 2005.......

Cash for votes makes a return in TN's Erode bypoll

It is a sea of men clad in veshtis with distinctive party colour border design seeking votes with a smile and folded hands for their party candidates. The town is abuzz, with electioneering at its......

TN bypolls: Fiery contest on the cards as Stalin set to hit campaign trial

The Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam may have had a head start in launching the poll campaign in Erode East assembly constituency, but the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and its......

Tight security in Maha as Raj Thackeray's 'deadline' ends

Heavy security was deployed at several places in Mumbai and adjoining cities on Wednesday, a day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray urged people to play the Hanuman Chalisa on......

How Saudi money is changing India's Banarasi hub

With many handlooms temporarily closed, weavers and their families who work on them earning a pittance have been forced to seek employment elsewhere. Sai Manish reports from Azamgarh. Photograph:......

Surat's textile hub weaves a revival story amid Covid-19

The nearly Rs 70,000 crore synthetic textile industry of Surat, which had come to a standstill during and in the immediate aftermath of the lockdown, is humming once again. Part I: Bumps galore,......

Production slumps in the powerloom hub of Bhiwandi

Hit hard by volatility in yarn prices, 50% of the looms said to be operating only 3-4 days a week. Part I: Bumps galore, but auto hubs breathe easy on sales spike In the powerloom hub of Bhiwandi,......

Strange case of why the handloom board was abolished

The Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto in 2014 announced it would set up a separate ministry for handlooms and handicraft. Instead of doing that, the BJP government has abolished the only institution......

Why exports keep missing ministry target

A combination of externalities such as global trade wars and slowing growth, continuing glitches in accessing offsets under the GST regime, which has created a liquidity crunch for smaller......

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From Baramati to Nagpur: High-profile battles in Maharashtra

Maharashtra cabinet nod for OPS to state employees

Cash for votes makes a return in TN's Erode bypoll

TN bypolls: Fiery contest on the cards as Stalin set to hit campaign trial

Tight security in Maha as Raj Thackeray's 'deadline' ends

How Saudi money is changing India's Banarasi hub

Surat's textile hub weaves a revival story amid Covid-19

Production slumps in the powerloom hub of Bhiwandi

Strange case of why the handloom board was abolished

Why exports keep missing ministry target

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