Chennai: The power loom weavers’ strike against tariff hike entered the fourth day on Monday with an estimated per day loss of Rs 35 crore. The workers have been demanding a roll back of the increased ...

T he rhythmic ‘tak…tak’ of power looms which once defined the virtual heartbeat of Kumarapalayam and Pallipalayam in Namakkal district, has faded into a faint murmur today. Get breaking news anytime, ...

The power-loom workers in Coimbatore and Tirupur who were on strike since 27 days decided to call off their strike as the Textile Producers Association agreed to honour a pact signed in August 2008.

Abdul Sattar, 70, operates a power loom at a workshop in Bhiwandi, India, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) 31,515 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others ...

Power loom owners in Tamil Nadu’s (TN) Tiruppur and Coimbatore have decided to stop production for 14 days due to the rising prices of cotton, cotton yarn and poor lifting from the garment industry.

Mumbai-based photojournalist Rafiq Maqbool first heard about India’s power loom industry and its struggling workforce from a friend. Bhiwandi, located a three-hour drive from Mumbai, has long been a ...