Traders
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'Business should not affect': Traders urge Rahul Gandhi to halt SIR protests, seek PM's intervention
India | Oct 14, 2026, 11:34 PM ISTrade bodies from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Keralam expressed apprehension that protests, road blockades and restrictions on market access could adversely affect business operations, particularly during Navratri, Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath Puja.
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CAIT ends business relations, trade with Turkey and Azerbaijan for supporting Pakistan
India | May 16, 2025, 02:45 PM ISTThe traders' conference highlighted that Turkey's repeated anti-India remarks on international platforms and Azerbaijan’s alignment with Turkey and public support for Pakistan reflect disrespect toward India's friendship and cooperation.
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Mamata Banerjee calls for stopping potatoes export to other states as strike by traders continues
Kolkata | Jul 23, 2024, 11:04 PM ISTThe strike started on Sunday by the Progressive Potato Traders' Association (PPTA), which alleges that the authorities are "illegally" detaining trucks carrying the tuber going to neighbouring states.
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Bengal traders call for strike against ‘harassment’ by TMC govt in exporting potatoes
West Bengal | Jul 22, 2024, 10:49 PM ISTThe traders alleged that the Mamata government and local authorities were harassing the traders and resisting exports of potatoes to neighbouring states.
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Traders' body CAIT asks Paytm merchants to switch to other payment apps after RBI ban
Business | Feb 04, 2024, 05:22 PM ISTPaytm Payments Bank: The central bank has ordered Paytm Payments Bank Ltd to halt most of its business including taking further deposits, conducting credit transactions and carrying out top-ups on any customer accounts, prepaid instruments, wallets, and cards for paying road tolls after Feb 29
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Gold and silver prices reach all-time high in India | Check DETAILS inside
Business | Dec 03, 2023, 02:08 PM ISTIn the international markets, both gold and silver were quoting higher at $2,042 per ounce and $25.30 per ounce, respectively. Spot gold at Comex was trading at $2,042 per ounce, an increase of $2 from its previous trade.
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Pakistan: Citizens, traders hold nationwide strike over souring electricity, fuel prices
World | Sep 03, 2023, 01:16 PM ISTThousands of traders kept their shops shut over the recent hike in electricity bills that have deepened the burdens on consumers and shopkeepers in the cash-strapped country.
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'Ease of trading': Centre sets up Board for traders, HERE is how it will benefit them
India | Jun 20, 2023, 03:52 PM ISTThe Narendra Modi government at the Centre has set up a board that will frame policies aiming to benefit the traders and their employees, with a motive to move in the direction of 'Ease of trading'.
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Banks, traders in India advised to avoid foreign trade settlements in Chinese Yuan: Report
Business | Mar 13, 2023, 10:19 PM ISTAccording to a report, officials in India have advised banks, and traders to avoid using yuan, however, the settlements in the United Arab Emirates dirhams would be okay.
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Traders against Delhi's proposed lockdown, especially during wedding season, to curb pollution
Business | Nov 16, 2021, 06:23 PM ISTThe Delhi government has informed the Supreme Court that it is ready to take steps like complete lockdown to control air pollution but such a step would be meaningful if it is implemented across the NCR areas in neighbouring states.
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Committed to empowering our traders: PM Modi
India | Jul 03, 2021, 11:12 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described as "landmark" the decision to include retail and wholesale trade as MSMEs.
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70 per cent of Delhi traders want further extension in lockdown: CTI
India | Apr 24, 2021, 07:40 PM ISTOut of the 700 traders organisations participating in a survey, almost 500 were in favour of extending lockdown, it added.
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Traders in Maharashtra wait for respite following fresh COVID curbs
India | Apr 06, 2021, 02:59 PM ISTHospitals, medicals stores, shops selling vegetables, groceries, dairies and bakeries have been permitted to operate.
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Bihar traders disappointed with Budget 2021
Business | Feb 01, 2021, 07:35 PM ISTAfter the presentation of the Union Budget in the Parliament on Monday, mixed reactions emerged from Bihar with the common people saying that there is no direct benefit for them.
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Will go to President if needed: Ashok Gehlot on Rajasthan political crisis
News | Jul 25, 2020, 07:33 PM ISTCongress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting was held at Fairmont Hotel in Jaipur on July 25.
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Watch: Youth tied to pole, thrashed over allegedly stealing grain sack in MP
News | Jul 25, 2020, 06:20 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers to Lord Ram at Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya on July 25.
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CAIT appeals top celebrities to stop endorsing Chinese products
Business | Jun 18, 2020, 05:59 PM ISTThe Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has appealed top celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone and Virat Kohli to stop endorsing products of Chinese brands as a mark of respect for Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the Galwan Valley attack in Ladakh.
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Connaught Place traders say business down 70-80% due to laser show
India | Oct 26, 2019, 09:50 PM ISTThe traders staged a protest as the laser show began.
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Traders may see 50% fall in festive sales: CAIT NCR
Business | Oct 21, 2019, 10:59 PM ISTTraders in Noida are fearing a decline of up to 50 per cent in sales during the Diwali festive season due to "unethical business" of e-commerce firms, and the government should intervene to check these companies, Sushil Kumar Jain, convener of the Delhi-NCR unit of CAIT said.
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NDMC panel chief visits Karol Bagh, allays traders' fears of eviction
India | Jul 30, 2019, 07:02 AM ISTThe BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation's standing committee chairman assured the roadside market traders that a permanent solution would be found to their woes. A section of traders had protested the move, alleging their businesses were severely hit due to cars not being allowed to ply on this stretch from 7 am to 10 pm.