Maintaining that ballooning cotton exports were used for stockpiling abroad, the commerce ministry today gave a partial relief to exporters by allowing outbound shipment of only those consignments

The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is on tenterhooks as its troublesome allies look set to give it a tough time this Budget session, after a nearly washed out Winter session. So

The sudden ban on cotton exports and the subsequent disagreement between the textiles and agriculture ministries have more to do with a lack of communication between Textiles Minister Anand Sharma,