Assam's master weaver Hemoprova Chutia, awarded the Padma Shri, embroidered the complete Bhagwad Gita in Sanskrit and English onto a 280-foot cloth, despite not being fluent in either language. Her work highlights traditional Assamese weaving and a lifelong commitment to craft.
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, Halkalı-İstanbul Havalimanı Metro Hattı'nın açılışında konuştu. Hattın Türkiye'nin en uzun ve en hızlısı olduğunu belirten Erdoğan, İstanbul'un trafiğini rahatlatacaklarını söyledi. Muhalefeti de eleştiren Erdoğan, metronun 31 Temmuz'a kadar ücretsiz olacağını duyurdu.
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries is rolling out AI services for calls, apps, and homes, aiming to be India's national AI champion. New services include Jio Call Agent, an AI assistant for phone calls, and AI-powered app features, positioning Reliance to compete in the global AI race.
Australia's Socceroos secured a surprising 2-0 victory over Turkey in Vancouver, kicking off their 2026 World Cup campaign with goals from Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe. Young players, including goalkeeper Patrick Beach, were instrumental in the win.
Nanshan Elementary School's Pyanan Cultural Hall in Yilan County, Taiwan, hosts its inaugural exhibition, "Patterns in Hand: Labi Takun Weaving Exhibition." It showcases the life story and weaving artistry of 91-year-old Atayal elder Lin Jiang Yuqin, highlighting the resilience and wisdom of indigenous women.
Hainan Province's exhibition stand at the China New Cultural and Creative Products Fair in Beijing achieved the highest sales volume among regional booths and second overall, driven by demand for agarwood products, traditional crafts, and modern items incorporating cultural heritage.
New heavyweight champion climbed off the canvas twice before overwhelming Fabio Wardley in a battle that finally silenced his doubters“I was in there with a live dog and I loved it,” Daniel Dubois said in the early hours of Sunday morning as, looking suitably gladiatorial without a shirt, the new WBO world heavyweight champion reflected on the monumental battle he had just shared with the valiant Fabio Wardley in Manchester. “He came to win and it was a real crowd-pleaser. We had a great fight.”At ringside it had been a sobering privilege to see the courage and resolve of both men in a contest that captured the glory and the damage of boxing in equal measure. Dubois rose from the canvas twice, with the first knockdown coming a mere 10 seconds after the opening bell, but Wardley endured a sustained form of punishment which became increasingly worrying. He was a stricken and weaving figure at the end, refusing to succumb until the referee, Howard Foster, finally rescued him early in the 11th round. Continue reading...
Tired of petrol shortages and skyrocketing prices, Simón Huanca took matters into his own hands. The 53-year-old Indigenous artisan imported a Chinese electric car to navigate El Alto, Bolivia’s highest city, using the vehicle to transport both his family and the alpaca wool for his weaving workshop. He also installed a dedicated charger in his own garage, mainly for convenience, but also because there are only three public charging stations serving the vast metropolitan area of El Alto and...
Kristen Fischer, an American mother living in India, described 10 everyday lessons she has learned as an expat, from shifting ideas of “spicy” and punctuality to patience, humor and community.
American expat Kristen Fischer shares ten humorous and insightful lessons learned from living in India, including the fluid meaning of 'spicy,' the flexible concept of 'five minutes,' and the importance of patience. Her viral Instagram post resonates with netizens for capturing India's unique blend of flexibility, community, and warmth.
For years, Nasa funded a dream called SpiderFab – a spider-like robot that would crawl through orbit, weaving solar power stations and giant antennas from spools of carbon fibre – creating structures too large for any rocket to carry whole. Although SpiderFab never ended up in space, scientists from the Shenyang Institute of Automation in northern China say they have built the key technologies to reach a similar goal. The team first made the building blocks from a carbon-fibre composite, shaping...
