Mangaluru: The Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) Mangalore Regional Centre (MLRC) in association with Siemens Home Appliances Group and Master Class Studio had hosted the ‘Design & Food’ event at the Master Class Studio in Indian Design School campus on Friday, 20th May 2022. IIID is a pan-India organisation of designers’ fraternity comprising of architects, interior designers, and vendors of building materials. The Mangalore centre is the 33rd chapter of IIID.

The guests of honour present at the event were – award-winning interior designer Summesh Menon (Summesh Menon Associates, Mumbai), Ar. Venkatesh Pai (Chairman, IIA Mangalore), Ar. Sanath Kumar Shetty (founder of the SKS Group, Mangalore), AK Ahmed (Founder Chairman of AK Group), and the delegates of Siemens Home Appliances Group - Ranjith Nair (Senior Manager - Sales), Chef. Lovjeet Singh (Executive Chef of Bosch and Siemens), Ms. Shweta Rathod (Area Manager - Sales) and Bharath Shetty (Business Development Manager). The guests were felicitated by the Members of the Management Committee of IIID MLRC – Ar. Mohammed Nissar (Chairman), Ar. Anil Pai (Hon. Secretary), Ar. Sharun Anchan (Treasurer), Ar. Ramnath Nayak (Hon. Joint Secretary), Ar. Sonal Rao and Meraj Yusuf (Trade Member).

Ar. Venkatesh Pai officially unveiled the IIID MLRC logo along with IIID MLRC Management Committee members. Ar. Sanath Kumar Shetty, along with the delegates of Siemens Home Appliances Group, officially launched ‘A-Dough-Able Cookies’ which is a premium brand of cookies by the Master Class Studios. 

The prime focus of the event was “Design interaction” and “Food and cooking demonstration” – a “jugalbandi” that was beautifully executed by the award-winning interior designer, Summesh Menon and Chef Lovjeet Singh. While Summesh Menon was showcasing his works and having an interactive session with the design fraternity of Mangalore, Chef Lovjeet Singh had a hands-on cooking session and live demonstration of Siemens equipment with the guests. The event was concluded with an informative presentation by the Siemens Home Appliances Group showcasing their state-of-the-art products.

The event was first-of-its-kind in Mangalore and all the guests present appreciated the event calling it a memorable one and one that is totally different from all the design events conducted in Mangalore. Moreover, the event was well-appreciated by the National Executive Committee members of the IIID.

 

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.