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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
TopicGlobal fashion

Topic: Global fashion

Valentino’s India connection. It went beyond Bollywood

In 2018, Maison Valentino created its first—and only—Indian lehenga, designed exclusively for Isha Ambani.

After chintz & turbans, Prada Kolhapuris are new case of West ‘discovering’ Indian heritage

Prada Kolhapuris, styled with shorts, track pants, and polo-neck knits cost around £1,000—over Rs 1 lakh. In India, the chappals sell for a humble Rs 800.

Global fashion houses have overused Gateway of India. We’re not a one-monument wonder

The formula is predictable—a global luxury house picks a location that’s desi, but with training wheels. Extra points if British royalty once passed by it in a carriage.

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Russian buffer for crude, but India’s LPG imports vulnerable as Iran conflict chokes Strait of Hormuz

India imports roughly 80–85% of its LPG requirements, with bulk sourced from Gulf suppliers, almost all of it coming through the Strait of Hormuz.

India has ordered more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up munitions factory in Poland—Warsaw’s envoy

New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.