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At 59, Odisha weaver Prafulla Kumar Sahoo has spent 45 years preserving a handloom technique that takes nearly a month per saree; he has also trained over 200 people, helping women earn Rs 10,000 a month

Photo credit: Indian Express A saree woven by Prafulla Kumar Sahoo is not completed in a few days. The 59-year-old weaver from Dodunda Singipur village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district spends around 30 days, including preparation, making one specially designed Patta saree. The work involves fine cotton yarn, carefully arranged threads and motifs created by hand,…

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An Australian couple tore out 40 acres of grapevines from their Riverland property in 2022 and replanted it with native bush; four generations of their family have helped, and the threatened regent parrot is returning

An Australian couple who once managed a vineyard in South Australia’s Riverland region have taken an unusual route after leaving the wine industry: restoring their land to its natural state. Their decision has helped create a potential refuge for the threatened regent parrot, a native Australian bird whose population has suffered from habitat loss. As…

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Bombay High Court grants ‘Ramayana’ dynamic injunction; order protects Rs 2,000 crore film from copyright infringement, unauthorised recording and streaming |

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted a dynamic ad-interim injunction to protect the upcoming film ‘Ramayana: Rise of a Legend’ from copyright infringement, restraining unidentified ‘John Doe’ entities and digital platforms from unauthorised recording, hosting, streaming or distributing the film ahead of its global theatrical release.The interim order was passed by Justice Madhav Jamdar…

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman weighs in on Tata row: ‘Should be resolved amicably, internally’

Sitharaman calls for an amicable resolution to the Tata Trusts-Tata Sons dispute, saying the conglomerate is critical to the Indian economy and should return to normal functioning MUMBAI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday the dispute between Tata Trusts and Tata Sons should be resolved amicably, describing the salt-to-software conglomerate as a critical component…

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No Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu at Korea Open after Hylo Open triumph; Prannoy, Tanvi lead India’s challenge | Badminton News

Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu NEW DELHI: Fresh from a memorable double triumph at the Hylo Open, India’s badminton stars Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu will be missing from the Korea Open, leaving the responsibility of leading the Indian challenge to experienced HS Prannoy and emerging youngster Tanvi Sharma at the USD 500,000 Super 500…

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He stayed at the theatre from early morning until midnight, Meet the American man who set Guinness World Record by watching 1,207 movies in a year; averaged more than 3 films every day

Hoskin watched the films at his local Regal Cinema in York Haven, Pennsylvania, between April 2024 and April 2025. For most people, watching three films in a day would be a long movie marathon. For Glenwood Hoskin Jr., it became part of his daily routine for an entire year. The 60-year-old American from Pennsylvania watched…

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