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Chandamama, a good entertainer

Chandamama, a good entertainer

Rediff.com10 Sep 2007

Krishna Vamsi's Chandamama is a neat and clean love story set against a rural backdrop with loads of entertainment. Go for it.

Reliance is No.1 in India: <i>Forbes</i>

Reliance is No.1 in India: Forbes

Rediff.com31 Jul 2006

It's oil firms that are big in India and not information technology companies as presumed, with Reliance Industries voted the undisputed leader by American magazine Forbes.

Lakshmi Kalyanam--a tired love story

Lakshmi Kalyanam--a tired love story

Rediff.com19 Feb 2007

Teja is back with a hotchpotch love story.

GST @ 1: Going gets rough for Surat's diamond, textile traders

GST @ 1: Going gets rough for Surat's diamond, textile traders

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

The impact of GST is particularly stark in the highly fragmented synthetic textile industry, which attracts different GST rates at different stages of production and sale

Inflation slips to 3.45%

Inflation slips to 3.45%

Rediff.com28 Dec 2007

The annual rate of inflation stood at 5.73 per cent a year ago. Prices of fruits and vegetables declined by 2 per cent, while textile prices fell by 5.9 per cent and cotton yarn by 7.7 per cent, during the week ended December 15.

China may commit $6.5 billion for industrial parks in India

China may commit $6.5 billion for industrial parks in India

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

China is expected to commit investments worth $6.5 billion to set up industrial parks in India and sign purchase agreements of over $3 billion with domestic companies during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping starting on Wednesday.

India, China trade to cross $10 bn in 2004

India, China trade to cross $10 bn in 2004

Rediff.com27 Sep 2004

India's bilateral trade with China will cross $1 billion this calendar year, but the country needs to diversify from iron-ore exports to other areas such as dairy, yarn and electrical machinery for sustaining the momentum, a top government official s

She is taking the Sari to Gen X

She is taking the Sari to Gen X

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

'The sari is a symbol of Indianism.' 'Once I was wearing a sari and walking in the middle of a market in Amsterdam and there was a musician playing a instrument.' 'When he saw me, he started playing an Indian song.' 'A sari has such strong cultural narrative.'

No Achche Din for Varanasi's traditional handloom weavers

No Achche Din for Varanasi's traditional handloom weavers

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

As India's top designers including Tarun Tahiliani, Vikram Phadnis, David Abraham, Rohit Bal, Rajesh Pratap Singh and Wendell Rodricks gather in Varanasi today to try and give a boost to the Benarasi handloom sari, in an initiative by designer turned BJP politician Shaina NC, Rashme Sehgal outlines the crisis facing the weavers.

Textile quota policy amended

Textile quota policy amended

Rediff.com2 Dec 2004

Indo-Rama inks pact with Germany's Zimmer

Indo-Rama inks pact with Germany's Zimmer

Rediff.com22 Jan 2004

Leading polyster maker Indo-Rama Synthetics on Thursday forged an alliance with German construction and engineering company Zimmer AG for its Rs 900 crore polyster expansion project in Butibori, Maharashtra.

Premji buys 4% in Himatsingka Seide

Premji buys 4% in Himatsingka Seide

Rediff.com10 Nov 2005

Textile industry may lose 25% of its jobs

Textile industry may lose 25% of its jobs

Rediff.com10 Apr 2020

While the COVID-19 pandemic has completely halted production and new orders, exporters say that payments have also been delayed for the shipments sent before the lockdown. Exporters say some customers are not taking delivery of the shipments because they have shut shop. Ready-made garment players had been hoping for a revival in demand in China but with the virus spreading to Europe, the US and other major markets, there are no orders coming from the major retailers.

10% capital subsidy for the textiles

10% capital subsidy for the textiles

Rediff.com28 Feb 2005

In a bid to give a leg-up to the textiles industry in the post-quota regime, the government on Monday rolled out a slew of measures for the sector, including a 10 per cent capital subsidy scheme, de-reservation of 30 items from SSI and reduction in d

Cruise knocks out Shyamalan

Cruise knocks out Shyamalan

Rediff.com9 Aug 2004

Massive fire engulfs 4-storey building in Bhiwandi, 170 residents rescued

Massive fire engulfs 4-storey building in Bhiwandi, 170 residents rescued

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

The fire broke out at around 7.30 am in the godown and spread in other rooms on the ground floor, he said.

UP is dragging India down with it

UP is dragging India down with it

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

'Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and the most powerful, is also the worst governed.'

Textiles quota: US industry worried

Textiles quota: US industry worried

Rediff.com27 Dec 2004

The US textile industry is deeply worried by competitors from India and China as the end of the quota system on December 30 approaches, a media report has said.

Crafting retail strategies

Crafting retail strategies

Rediff.com14 May 2004

Cars to get cheaper after Budget

Cars to get cheaper after Budget

Rediff.com2 Feb 2004

GST woes: How Surat's powerloom industry is dying a slow death

GST woes: How Surat's powerloom industry is dying a slow death

Rediff.com21 Jul 2017

Surat houses more than 650,000 powerlooms. Of this, at least 60 per cent have been shut since a month, a loss of Rs 900 crore, finds out Vinay Umarji.

GST Council finalises tax rates on 80-90% goods, services

GST Council finalises tax rates on 80-90% goods, services

Rediff.com18 May 2017

The GST will be a national sales tax that will be levied on consumption of goods or use of services

Tour the world's finest museums from the safety of your home

Tour the world's finest museums from the safety of your home

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

It beats Netflix any day, exclaims Prithvi Singh.

Puma says ripped Swiss shirts due to batch of defective material

Puma says ripped Swiss shirts due to batch of defective material

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

Kit manufacturer Puma said it had traced a problem with ripped shirts for the Swiss team at Euro 2016 to a defective batch of material used only in a limited number of home jerseys for the team.

Demonetisation casts a grim shadow over India's exports

Demonetisation casts a grim shadow over India's exports

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

Exporters believe the situation will also have a grave outcome for employment, with large numbers of casual laborers looking at no work, as well as downstream units facing a loss of work, reports Subhayan Chakraborty.

Jaydeep Barman is changing India's restaurant business

Jaydeep Barman is changing India's restaurant business

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

'As long as people are eating we will be there,' Rebel Foods CEO Jaydeep Barman tells Viveat Susan Pinto and Niraj Bhatt.

CAG audit of GST reveals systemic flaws, not just glitches

CAG audit of GST reveals systemic flaws, not just glitches

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

The CAG audit and other data suggests it could be far from the efficient new alternative that was once conceptualised. A conclusive review remains elusive till the government begins to release more granular and comparable data on the complex backend of GST to a deeper scrutiny, by researchers, auditors and the public.

Indian designer wins International Woolmark Prize

Indian designer wins International Woolmark Prize

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Fashion designer Suket Dhir has bagged the International Woolmark Prize for menswear, becoming the second from India in four years to win the Rs 48.5 lakh worth prestigious prize.

A celebration of the versatile ikat

A celebration of the versatile ikat

Rediff.com3 Jun 2018

One of the first things to strike one about Cinnamon, a 19-year-old designer boutique hub, is its architecture and feel.

'Chai pe Crochet' for Modi

'Chai pe Crochet' for Modi

Rediff.com14 Nov 2015

A colourful crochet blanket made by over 4,000 diaspora women was on Saturday presented to Prime Minister Modi on the final day of his maiden UK visit under a 'Chai pe Crochet' initiative.

Bhiwandi fire: Three building owners booked

Bhiwandi fire: Three building owners booked

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

Three persons have been booked in connection with the devastating fire in a residential building in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi here that gutted two of its floors and left several residents stranded for hours.