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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Bim Bissell helped US Ambassador John Galbraith expand his India network—Mani Shankar Aiyar

Bim Bissell and her husband, John, set up Fabindia, which is now an international brand. It was the outcome of their belief that anything and everything Indian was ‘fabulous’.

India has disproportionately benefited from Bangladesh. Yunus govt is balancing that

ThePrint editor-in-chief's open letter to Dr Muhammad Yunus reflected a fine grasp of the complex socio-political terrain of South Asia. However, many of his assertions deserve a more balanced examination.

Bim Bissell’s lightness with worldly connections made her easy to warm to: Sunil Sethi

Richard Celeste, friend of Bim and John Bissell and former US ambassador to India, spoke for many when he said, “It’s hard for me to imagine that a couple like them will ever exist again.”

Billionaire backed FabIndia seeks Rs 3,770 crore in IPO

FabIndia aims to submit its draft red herring prospectus as soon as early next year. Its IPO will largely consist of investors selling existing shares.

Dabur, Fabindia should have stuck to their ads. Succumbing shows ‘liberal’ India lacks spine

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Fabindia and Shami show how India is trapped between Hindutva and soft-Hindutva

Solidarity for Mohammed Shami or Fabindia won't hide the fact that, along with BJP, the opposition also has helped create the toxic atmosphere we see in India today.

Amarinder Singh’s announcement of new party at ThePrint’s OTC will trigger churn in Punjab

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

FabIndia pulls down ‘Jashn-e-Riwaz’ promo after social media backlash over Diwali ad

BJP Yuva Morcha president Tejasvi Surya said the ad was a 'deliberate attempt of abrahamisation of Hindu festivals'. Soon #BoycottFabindia began trending on Twitter.

Fabindia says won’t use the word ‘khadi’ for products after KVIC suit

In its suit against Fabindia for illegally using its trademark 'charkha' and selling apparel with 'khadi' tag, KVIC sought Rs 525 crore as damages.

Patanjali to enter khadi market dominated by Fabindia and state-owned KVIC

Besides opening 100 exclusive retail outlets, it also plans to sell the brand through 15,000 KVIC stores.

On Camera

China will be more central to India now. Though an anti-US unity is premature

Even with the option of EU markets, China will have to be a significant part of India’s economic policy. But the difficult security relationship is an important complication.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.