Paris: 18 freed, gunmen at large after store robbery

  Eighteen shop workers have escaped unharmed after being held hostage for four hours by three gunmen brandishing sawn-off shotguns in a Primark store near Paris. The incident, which is......

Textile hub Tiruppur threads a recovery on sliding rupee as exports surge

In the shadows of a sliding rupee, India’s knitwear hub Tiruppur is weaving a success story. Photograph: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters While the domestic currency edges closer to the 86 mark......

Textile hub Tiruppur weaves a comeback as exports spring back to life

After experiencing an 11 per cent contraction in exports in 2023-24 (FY24) due to a dip in exports for 10 consecutive months from April to January, the Tiruppur textile industry is back on track in......

Major global brands finally return to Tiruppur after a long dry spell

Following a gap of several months, global brands like Walmart have started lifting orders from Tiruppur’s garment makers, leading to growth in knitwear exports in January after five months.......

Indians exploited? UK chains order probe

UK's major high street clothing retailers Primark and Mothercare have launched a probe following media reports of alleged exploitation of Indian workers who make clothes for them.Earlier, a British......