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Ivanka Trump goes desi, sports silk sherwani by Anita Dongre
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump went desi on the second day of their India visit and sported a pure silk sherwani from Indian fashion designer Anita Dongre.
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Purnia's women are inspiration for people across India: PM Modi in Mann Ki
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the women of Purnia region in Bihar, who are engaged in silk saree weaving, for acting as an inspiration for people across the country.
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Banarasi silk saree trade affected due to coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): The 'Banarasi saree' trade is among the many industries in India that is facing the brunt of travel and export-import restrictions imposed due to the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus in China.
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Nayab Stores awarded for Bhagalpuri Silk and Linen Sarees at Brands Impact
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Nayab Stores, an online and offline marketplace for fashion wear has won the Leading Manufacturers of Quality Bhagalpuri Silk and Linen Sarees award at the first edition of Brands Impact's "The Golden Glory Awards" in association with World Quality Pr
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Mamallapuram Summit Day 2: Modi gifts hand-woven silk portrait to Xi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping was gifted a hand-woven portrait of his by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the final day of the Mamallapuram Informal Summit.
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Japan's Nippori textile town growing as a tourist hot spot
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct 3 (ANI): Nippori district in Tokyo is famous not only among Japanese females but also foreigners, especially who love to pay a visit to the dozens of cloth shops that sell expensive Japanese silk fabrics and traditional kimono robes.
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Combination of wood fibre, spider silk could pose as rival to plastic
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): It's a no-brainer that humans have generated tonnes of plastic and are now looking for a better alternative to it. Well, researchers at the Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have succeeded in discovering a strong and extensibl
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This Manipur florist makes exquisite dolls out of waste
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Senapati (Manipur) [India], July 13 (ANI): Neli Chachea, an artist from Songsong village makes dolls using corn musk and silk.
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Daniel David Stewart joins 'Silk Road'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 29 (ANI): Singer-actor Daniel David Stewart who is known for playing Papi in 'The Band's Visit' movie is all set to star in the upcoming crime thriller 'Silk Road.'
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Putin proposes to unite Northern Sea Route, Chinese Maritime Silk Road
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Apr 27 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday proposed to unite the Northern Sea Route and the Chinese Maritime Silk Road with an aim to create a global route connecting East Asia with Europe.
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Bihar: Handloom weavers seek govt support to revive 'dying art'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Bihar is known all across the world for its beautiful Bhagalpuri silk, which is known as the 'Queen of all fabrics'. Radha Nagar village in Bhagalpur is the centre point of handloom silk work and is prominent for the exceptional silk texture.
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Bangladesh's Payra shipping port could fall into Chinese hands
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka (Bangladesh), Apr 3 (ANI): In December 2016, China and Bangladesh entered into agreements to expand their relationship under the grandiose Chinese geopolitical economic corridor the OBOR (One Belt One Road) program also called the BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) which aims to connect
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