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Prada to launch India-made sandals

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December 12, 2025

Prada will make a limited-edition collection of sandals in India inspired by the country’s traditional footwear, selling each pair at around €800 ($930), Prada senior executive Lorenzo Bertelli told Reuters, turning a backlash over cultural appropriation into a collaboration with Indian artisans.

The Italian luxury group plans to make 2,000 pairs of the sandals in the regions of Maharashtra and Karnataka under a deal with two state-backed bodies, blending local Indian craftsmanship with Ital

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Single regulator for higher education eyed

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FSSAI launches nationwide egg check

India’s food safety regulator has launched a surveillance and enforcement drive to test the quality of eggs following a social media uproar over a viral video claiming that samples of a premium egg brand contained traces of a banned, potentially cancer-linked substance.

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A Lok Sabha MP was caught vaping in Parliament. Is it legal to do so?

A complaint lodged in the Lok Sabha has brought Indian laws around vaping into focus.

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THE GENERAL WHO WON THE 1971 WAR DEFYING ORDERS

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GST cuts spark SUV sales boom, small cars struggle

The trend comes amid an intensifying tussle over emission norms for small cars

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Pulses being wasted due to unsafe storage

A government-commissioned study on India’s pulses stocks shows serious gaps in storage practices, raising concern over availability of a key protein source for millions of Indians.

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Swiggy QIP: A red flag for long-term wealth creation?

Swiggy Ltd’s ₹10,000 crore qualified institutional placement (QIP) comes barely a year after its initial public offering (IPO).

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Rajasthan limits e-NAM 2.0 pilot amid snags; 1.0 to stay

The Centre restricted e-NAM 2.0 pilot to 10 mandis, including Tonk, Jodhpur and Sujangarh

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