Dhaka / DPA Exports of raw jute from Bangladesh will reopen next week as the government on Monday lifted the ban on shipments four months after imposing it. The Ministry of Textiles and Jute issued a notice announcing the withdrawal of the ban to be effective from April 3. The lifting of the ban came amid pleas from raw jute ...

NEW DELHI / Reuters India’s Supreme Court has asked the markets regulator to start the process of selling some of embattled conglomerate Sahara’s real estate assets in the country to refund millions of investors in its illegal bonds, lawyers said on Tuesday. Sahara, a household name in India as the former main sponsor of the national cricket team, has major ...

New Delhi / Bloomberg India extended a tax on wheat imports by three months to protect farmers in the world’s second-largest grower from cheap overseas supplies. The 25 percent duty will stay until June 30, the Finance Ministry said in a notification dated March 28 on its website. India first imposed a 10 percent duty on imports in August and ...