Japanese bento box meals are going global, with their first stop a Swiss railway station

Japanese bento box meals are going global, with their first stop a Swiss railway station

Japanese companies have joined forces to bring Japan’s ekiben – bento box meals sold at railway stations – to the world, with Switzerland their first stop. A consortium formed by bento box specialists Hanazen, Maneki Foods and Matsuura Shoten will launch six different packaged meals at Zurich Central Station for three weeks in February 2025. … Read more

PM selfie booths: PM selfie booths at railway stations brazen waste of taxpayers’ money: Congress chief Kharge

PM selfie booths: PM selfie booths at railway stations brazen waste of taxpayers’ money: Congress chief Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said setting up “selfie booths” at railway stations with photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a “brazen waste” of taxpayers’ money while opposition states await MGNREGA funds. In a post on X, Kharge said, “Self-obsessed promotion by Modi govt knows NO bounds!” “Absolutely brazen waste of taxpayers money … Read more