A Thiruvananthapuram restaurant was ordered to pay Rs 50,000 to a customer for ruining his daughter's first birthday party with stale food and poor service. The district consumer commission found the restaurant deficient in service and held the manager and managing director jointly liable.
A man identified as Sony Thomas from Attingal was arrested for allegedly making threatening phone calls to Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan and his family. The accused reportedly made two calls to the Thiruvananthapuram police command center, stating he disliked Satheesan and inquiring about security arrangements. Police apprehended Thomas, who was allegedly intoxicated at the time.
Sri Lankan authorities arrested a senior Buddhist monk on Saturday for the alleged sexual abuse of an underage girl, police said, marking the highest-profile case involving clergy in the country. Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the capital Colombo where he had sought treatment over the weekend amid an investigation into the alleged abuse of the 11-year-old girl in 2022. The crime is alleged to have taken place at a highly venerated temple in Anuradhapura, around...
Families in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district are using biogas units to convert organic waste into cooking fuel. This initiative provides a stable alternative to LPG, though the program faces challenges due to funding delays and subsidy issues.
Prada has launched a limited-edition line of Kolhapuri sandals priced at €750 ($881; £650), manufactured by Indian artisans from Maharashtra and Karnataka. The launch comes nearly a year after the brand faced backlash for presenting similar designs at a Milan fashion show without acknowledging their Indian origins. Prada has also announced a three-year training programme for 180 artisans in collaboration with Indian design institutes.
Prada lancia una collezione di sandali in edizione limitata ispirata ai tradizionali Kolhapuri Chappal indiani, realizzata a mano da artigiani delle regioni del Maharashtra e del Karnataka. In parallelo avvia un programma di formazione per 180 artigiani, finanziato attraverso i proventi delle vendite. L'iniziativa fa parte del progetto 'Made In' lanciato oltre dieci anni fa.
