PM Narendra Modi urged banks to boost credit to the textiles sector to meet increasing domestic demand and attract foreign investments. He highlighted new government policies aiming for significant growth in textiles exports, targeting Rs 9 lakh crore by 2030, potentially achievable sooner due to high interest in sourcing from India.
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Harpreet Laliya, lured by the promise of earning Rs 4 lakh a month driving a taxi in Canada, sold his valuables and undertook a perilous journey to the US-Mexico border. After enduring harrowing conditions and mafia threats, he was deported and returned to India. Laliya's ordeal highlights the dangers of illegal immigration and human trafficking.