A heartwarming encounter between a Lamborghini owner and a bus full of schoolchildren has gone viral online. The owner stopped his black supercar after noticing the children excitedly watching it from their school bus. The video was shared on Instagram by Rakesh Kumar, who uses the handle @rakesh_knv. It shows Kumar driving alongside the yellow school bus as students cheer through the windows. He lowers his window, waves back and asks them to guide him towards a suitable place to stop. Read More: Ferrari’s First Electric Supercar Gets Futuristic Cabin and 1,000+ HP What followed turned an ordinary school journey into an experience the children were unlikely to forget. Children Get Behind the Wheel of Lamborghini After pulling over, Kumar climbed aboard the school bus and began speaking with the students. He asked if they recognised his car, prompting an enthusiastic response from children who immediately identified it as a Lamborghini. Kumar then invited the group outside to inspect the vehicle more closely. View this post on Instagram A post shared by RAKESH KUMAR (@rakesh_knv) The children gathered around the Lamborghini, touching its exterior and looking through the cabin. Several took turns sitting in the driver’s seat while others posed for photographs beside the supercar. The footage captures their excitement as they explore a vehicle many may previously have seen only online or in photographs. Read More: Pakistan’s First Electric Car Could Cost Less Than 10 Lakh Rupees Kumar’s social media posts suggest he regularly shares automobile content, including Lamborghini and Maserati vehicles. In another post, he wrote about slowing near school zones so children could enjoy seeing the Lamborghini. Second Supercar Makes Surprise Even Bigger Kumar decided that one supercar was not enough. During the interaction, he called a contact saved on his phone as “Pappu Driver” and asked him to bring another luxury vehicle. Soon afterward, a red Maserati arrived and parked beside the Lamborghini and school bus. The second arrival sent the children into another round of celebration. They cheered, danced and gathered around both cars while taking more photographs. Kumar later explained why the moment carried personal meaning for him. “Some kids dream about cars. I was one of them. Today I let a busload of kids live that dream. Two supercars. Dozens of smiles. One kid who finally came full circle.” The Instagram reel attracted wider attention after media outlets highlighted Kumar’s gesture. Rather than simply acknowledging the children from inside his car, he stopped and allowed them to experience the vehicles themselves. Read More: BMW Plans 8,000 Job Cuts by End of 2027 as Costs Rise The episode also follows other viral encounters involving luxury car owners giving young automobile enthusiasts opportunities to see or sit inside vehicles they admire. For the children in this video, however, the experience went beyond watching a Lamborghini pass their school bus. They ended the encounter surrounded by two supercars, photographs and a memorable story to take home.
From Chanel to Dior, Books Are Taking Over Luxury Fashion
On National Book Lovers Day, luxury fashion is putting literature on display, with books appearing not only in campaigns and runway concepts but also as handbags, charms and collectible accessories. Across 2026, brands including Chanel, Dior and Coach have pushed reading culture into fashion’s visual language. The trend mixes nostalgia, craftsmanship and the growing appeal of analogue experiences at a time when consumers spend much of their lives on screens. Read More: “Green Fashion” Under Fire as Labour Abuses Surface in Pakistan Chanel, Coach Turn Stories Into Fashion Chanel has offered two of the year’s clearest examples. Matthieu Blazy’s Spring-Summer 2026 Haute Couture show in January transformed the Grand Palais into a surreal woodland filled with giant mushrooms and dreamlike flora. Later, Chanel’s Fall-Winter 2026 couture presentation drew more directly from a century-old fairy-tale book found in Gabrielle Chanel’s library. The house turned literary imagery into towering beanstalks, flowers and storybook references. View this post on Instagram A post shared by OPULUXE.sg (@opuluxe.sg) Coach has made the connection even more literal. Its “Explore Your Story” campaign with Penguin Random House introduced miniature, fully readable books that double as bag charms. Titles include Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere. Coach describes the concept simply as “A story worth wearing.” Its Sense and Sensibility charm contains the complete 448-page text and uses a glovetanned leather spine. Read More: Secondhand, Repair, Repeat: The Fashion Trends Built on Responsible Buying Miu Miu has also helped connect luxury fashion with reading through its Summer Reads project. The initiative brought pop-up libraries to major cities and offered works by women writers, including Jane Austen’s Persuasion, alongside books by Alba de Céspedes and Sibilla Aleramo. The brand highlighted their “brave and powerfully influential” status as female creators. Luxury Books Move Beyond the Bookshelf The literary trend now extends into some of fashion’s most expensive accessories. Dior’s current Book Cover Collection includes embroidered Book Totes inspired by printed covers. Olympia Le-Tan has built an identity around hand-embroidered book clutches. Its designs turn famous covers, including The Great Gatsby, into structured collectible bags using embroidery, fabric and metal detailing. Current retail listings can exceed $1,400. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Shops at the Princess (@shopsattheprincess) Prada’s Cahier family also draws on antique book bindings, with metal corners, leather construction and clasp-like details. The trend reaches the reading desk too. Smythson continues to sell luxury leather journals, diaries and stationery. Fashion reports have also highlighted book weights and gold-gilded paper products priced from around 50,000. Read More: Aamir Khan’s Wedding Ring for Gauri Took 256 Hours to Create The wider shift suggests books are becoming a visible marker of taste rather than a private object carried inside a bag. Fashion has long borrowed from art, film and music. In 2026, literature is increasingly joining that list. On National Book Lovers Day, the message from luxury labels is clear: the reading list itself has become part of the look.
Pakistan’s M. Zubair Takes Down Tekken Giants to Win EWC
Pakistani Tekken 8 player Khawaja Muhammad Zubair, better known as M. Zubair or Bablu, has won the Esports World Cup 2026 championship after coming through the Last Chance Qualifier. Representing All Gamers, Zubair beat South Korea’s LowHigh 5-0 in the grand final. The victory earned him $250,000, plus another $50,000 through the Jafonso Award. The EWC gives that award to players who advance through an LCQ and then win the main tournament. Read More: Pakistan Claims Three Medals in Asian Beach Games “I worked really hard, and I had full faith that I can win this,” Zubair said after his victory. From Last Chance Qualifier to ‘Group of Death’ Zubair emerged from an LCQ field of more than 400 players. He beat Ayorichie 3-0 and Raef 3-1 before Numan Ch forced a reset with a 3-2 win. Zubair responded by beating Numan 3-1 to secure his main-event place. congratulations for @ZubairAbdu31256 for winning ewc 2026 tekken 8 from lcq to ewc 2026 champion 🥇🏆🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/gApbtXk434 — hassan abulhassan (@FEDERER_2009) August 8, 2026 Organisers placed him in Group DD alongside two-time defending EWC champion ULSAN, Korean legend Knee and Pakistani contender Farzeen. The lineup quickly earned the “group of death” label among fans. Zubair immediately upset ULSAN 3-1. Keisuke then handed him a 3-0 defeat, sending him into the lower bracket. Zubair recovered by sweeping Japan’s Ao 3-0 and advanced. Arslan Ash Beaten Twice Group Stage 2 allowed upper-bracket winners to choose lower-bracket opponents. THE JON selected Zubair, but the Pakistani Dragunov player won 3-1. He then produced a dominant 3-0 victory over eight-time EVO champion Arslan Ash to reach the playoffs. Read More: PlayStation to End Game Discs From 2028 as Sony Moves Fully to Digital Zubair defeated Raef 5-3 in the quarterfinals, setting up another meeting with Arslan. Their semifinal turned into a nine-game battle. Arslan opened with Nina and won the first game. Zubair answered with two straight victories using Dragunov. Arslan switched to Zafina and took three consecutive games, moving within one win of the final. Zubair then fought back with two close victories. Arslan returned to Nina for the deciding game, but Zubair completed the comeback and won the series 5-4. Arslan later lost the third-place match 5-2 to Yagami and finished fourth. Flawless 5-0 Sweep Seals Championship LowHigh reached the grand final after beating ULSAN 5-3. However, the Korean star could not slow Zubair’s momentum. Zubair controlled the matchup with Dragunov and swept LowHigh’s Bryan 5-0. The result completed his journey from the LCQ to the EWC title and made him the tournament champion. Read More: Fans Shocked as GTA 6 Cost Rumors Cross $3 Billion “I have been practising a lot in Pakistan,” Zubair said while discussing his preparation. He also credited a friend who had trained with him before the tournament. The championship brought Zubair 1,000 Club Championship points for All Gamers. It pushed the organisation to the top of the club standings at the time of his victory. Zubair’s run included wins over the defending champion, THE JON, Arslan Ash twice, Raef and LowHigh. The victory adds another major international title to Pakistan’s growing reputation in competitive Tekken.
Jared Kushner Joins Saudi-Led $55 Billion Takeover of EA
Electronic Arts (EA) has completed its $55 billion sale to a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, ending its long run as a publicly traded company. The deal closed on August 4 after receiving shareholder and regulatory approvals. EA’s shares have stopped trading and will be delisted from Nasdaq. The consortium includes Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, founded by Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump. EA shareholders will receive $210 in cash for each share they held at closing. Read More: PlayStation to End Game Discs From 2028 as Sony Moves Fully to Digital EA Begins New Chapter as Private Company The consortium announced the acquisition agreement on September 29, 2025. EA shareholders then approved the deal at a special meeting on December 22. The transaction ranks as the largest leveraged buyout in history. “This moment recognises the extraordinary people whose creativity, ambition and passion have made EA one of the world’s leading interactive entertainment companies,” Andrew Wilson, EA’s chairman and CEO, said. “We’re entering this next chapter from a position of strength with partners who share our vision and ambition. Together, we’ll invest boldly, accelerate innovation, and build the next generation of games and experiences for the hundreds of millions of players and fans who inspire us every day.” Wilson will remain chief executive under the new ownership. EA said its new partners would provide long-term capital, sector expertise and strategic support. Read More: 254 People, One Giant Game: Canada Creates Foosball History “Today, as we begin our next chapter as a private company, the determination to keep learning and innovating remains one of our greatest strengths,” Wilson added. “We’re entering one of the most exciting and transformative moments our industry has ever seen. Around the world, fans choose interactive entertainment as their first and favourite way to experience community, culture, and shared fandom.” Saudi Arabia Expands Global Gaming Push Former Apple employee Trip Hawkins founded Electronic Arts in 1982. The company grew into one of gaming’s biggest publishers. Its major franchises include EA Sports FC, formerly FIFA, Battlefield, Need for Speed, Apex Legends and The Sims. EA also owns major sports properties including Madden NFL and College Football. EA reported around $7.5 billion in GAAP net revenue for fiscal 2026. Its games and online services reach hundreds of millions of players worldwide. The takeover strengthens Saudi Arabia’s broader push into gaming and esports as part of its economic diversification strategy. PIF already owned nearly 10% of EA before the acquisition and considers gaming a priority investment sector. Reuters previously reported that PIF would become EA’s majority shareholder, while Affinity Partners would own about 5%. The consortium committed about $36 billion in equity, including PIF’s existing holding. JPMorgan-backed debt financing supported the transaction. Read More: Fans Shocked as GTA 6 Cost Rumors Cross $3 Billion European regulators approved the takeover in July after finding no competition concerns. That decision removed a major regulatory hurdle ahead of closing. The acquisition ends EA’s approximately 36-year spell as a public company. It places some of gaming’s best-known franchises under private ownership for the first time in decades. The consortium says it plans to invest heavily in EA’s growth, innovation and artificial intelligence as the company develops its next generation of games.
