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Srinagar, India–It was in October that Shaista Bilal, a resident of the old quarters of Srinagar in Kashmir, first heard of a spinning wheel that works by a pedal, to yarn pashmina. The 37-year-old homemaker had for years, in her adolescence, spun raw pashmina into threads on a traditional ...

A look at the top headlines of the day: Retail inflation rises to eight-year high of 7.79% in April: This was the fourth straight month in which the price rise indicator remained above the limit prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India. In March, retail inflation was at a ...

A look at the top headlines of the day:Retail inflation rises to 17-month high of 6.95% in March: It was above the Reserve Bank of India’s upper tolerance band for a third straight month. Meanwhile, 67% households are coping with edible oil price rise by drawing down from savings, ...

Since 2014, the Union government has allowed retail fuel prices to increase whenever global crude prices rose, but whenever crude prices fell, it increased the Centre’s excise duty, disconnecting the trends in crude and retail prices. Since 2014, the Union government has allowed retail fuel prices to increase whenever ...

The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.12:41 p.m. With masks becoming optional in most public settings, Monday, Ontario students are staging a walkout across the province, calling for mandates to ...

  New Delhi:Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Indian economy suffered the biggest contraction due to COVID-19 pandemic, but the government has been able to contain retail inflation at 6.2 per cent. Replying to a general discussion on the Union Budget in Rajya Sabha, the minister said, ...

Calls to boycott Hyundai came after its Pakistan partner expressed support for people in disputed region of Kashmir.South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Company says it deeply regrets any offence caused to Indians by an “unauthorized” tweet from the account of its Pakistan partner that expressed solidarity for the people of ...

New Delhi:  The government has slashed base custom duties on palm oil, soyoil and sunflower oil to ease elevated level of edible oil prices, according to the Finance Ministry. The base import tax on crude palm oil has been reduced to 2.5 per cent from 10 per cent, while ...

The top countries adopting crypto in the past year are Vietnam, India, Pakistan and Ukraine, crypto-analysis firm Chainalysis said.By Joanna OssingerBloombergGlobal crypto adoption among ordinary investors has surged in the past year, according to crypto-analysis firm Chainalysis. Using factors like peer-to-peer exchange trading volume and value received, Chainalysis said global ...

Arjun Deshpande with Ratan Tata - Generic Aadhar Conference MumbaiRatan Tata backed Arjun Deshpande drug retail chain Generic Aadhaar offers franchise opportunity for upcoming pharmacy retail businesses in India.It is today offering franchise opportunities to both those who are already running their own medical store or who want to ...