Govt rejects portrayal of India as dumping ground for textile waste

IANS | May 14, 2026 12:57 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The government defended India’s textile recycling ecosystem against what it termed "misleading" international media portrayals, saying the country has one of the world’s largest textile recovery and recycling networks supported by long-established reuse and repurposing systems, the Ministry of Textiles said on Thursday.

India WPI inflation rises to 8.3 pc as global oil prices spike

IANS | May 14, 2026 12:49 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India's inflation rate based on the wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 8.3 per cent during April, compared to the same month of the previous year, primarily due to an increase in prices of fuels and crude oil amid the Middle East conflict, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday.

Gold, silver decline up to 2 pc amid profit-booking

IANS | May 14, 2026 10:55 AM

Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Gold and silver prices traded lower on Thursday, with the precious metals declining up to nearly 2 per cent amid profit booking after the government raised import duty to 15 per cent.

Cisco to cut under 4,000 jobs amid AI-led restructuring

IANS | May 14, 2026 10:11 AM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Cisco, a global technology conglomerate, has announced plans to cut fewer than 4,000 jobs globally as part of a restructuring exercise aimed at sharpening its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and other high-growth technology areas.