'Ratan Tata Always Displayed His Kindness'

'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best......

A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.Will fortunes change, wonders Shyam G Menon. Photograph:......

PM transfers Rs 19,500 cr to nearly 10 cr farmers under PM-KISAN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday transferred about Rs 19,500 crore to over 9.75 crore beneficiary farmers under the flagship scheme PM-KISAN and said the government is taking several steps to......

Jeevika Didis: Bihar's brave COVID-19 fighters

Away from the limelight, Jeevika Didis are silently fighting the coronavirus in rural Bihar.M I Khan reports. IMAGE: A Jeevika Didi makes masks. All photographs: M I Khan Have you heard of Bihar's......

Spices Board to get into spice retailing

The commerce ministry-promoted Spices Board is getting into retail by floating a company to market spices in India and abroad. Christened Flavourit Spices Trading Ltd, the company will focus on......

Retail inflation eases to over 6-yr low of 2.1% in June

Retail inflation declined to over six-year low of 2.1 per cent in June, nearing the RBI's comfort zone, on account of subdued prices of food items, including vegetables, driven by widespread......

Retail inflation dips to nearly 6-year low of 3.34% in Mar

Retail inflation dipped marginally to a nearly six-year low of 3.34 per cent in March due to decline in prices of vegetables, eggs and protein-rich items, raising hope for a third rate cut by the......

Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in Nov

Retail inflation slowed to 5.48 per cent in November compared to 6.21 per cent in October, mainly due to easing food prices, especially vegetables, according to government data released on......