Exports of $400 bn shows growing global demand for Indian goods: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India achieving its export target of $400 billion this fiscal shows that the demand for its items is increasing all over the world, and asserted that......

Palaniswami's good fight slows down DMK juggernaut

Undoubtedly, top All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and outgoing Chief Minister K Palaniswami put up an epic fight against the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which fetched his party steered......

Tamil Nadu and the forgotten clamour for prohibition last election

If purists are surprised as to why and how people are not demanding prohibition or not talking about past promises, both in the election manifestos five years back and even those made to the......

Gifts, beach stroll: Day 2 of Modi-Xi summit

From one-on-one discussion at a tranquil beach resort overlooking the Bay of Bengal in Kovalam to exchanging gifts, the 2nd informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese......

Taneira: A home for India's saree traditions

Nikita Puri visits Titan's latest offering, which brings handloom sarees under one roof. Fabulous ways to rock the sari style IMAGE: The idea behind Taneira, Titan's flagship apparel store, is......

Ancient Tamil Nadu saree varieties set for a comeback

Ancient saree varieties of Tamil Nadu like Kandangi, Sungudi, Chinnalampatti and Koorai Nadu that were popular decades ago are all set for a comeback with state-run Cooptex set to launch a revival......

The Indian engineer behind the world-famous Malkha fabric

The fabric Malkhais now known to all major designers the world over. It has been exported from India to Italy, France, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. But just what is Malkha?......

Maran hails budget proposals for textiles sector

Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran has hailed the Budget proposals-2010-11 presented in Parliament on Friday. The minister said that these initiative for the textiles sector as a growth......