Islamic State gaining ground in Afghanistan: UN
UNITED NATIONS: The Islamic State group is making inroads in Afghanistan, winning over a growing number of sympathizers and recruiting followers in 25 of the country’s 34 provinces, a UN report said...
View ArticleHere’s Ranbir Kapoor’s special Eid message, courtesy Imran Abbas
Pakistani heartthrob Imran Abbas has posted another selfie on social media with Indian hearththrob Ranbir Kapoor. This time, its a selfie video in which the two co-stars are sending Eid greetings to...
View Article‘I will become first Muslim US President’: Muslim boy tells Ben Carson
After listening to US presidential candidate Ben Carson’s anti-Muslim tirade about Muslims being unfit to become president of the United States, a 12-year-old could not remain silent and decided to...
View ArticlePM arrives in New York for 70th UN General Assembly session
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday arrived in New York to lead the Pakistan delegation at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Radio Pakistan reported. Pakistan’s...
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World has ‘lost humanity’ on Syria: Malala
UNITED NATIONS: Teenaged Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai appealed Friday for leaders to do more on Syria, saying that the drowning of a toddler showed the world had “lost humanity.” The 18-year-old...
View ArticlePCB will boycott BCCI if UAE series cancelled: Shahryar Khan
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shahryar Khan has reportedly decided to take a stern stance against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by boycotting them in the International...
View ArticleLewandowski to the rescue again as Bayern beat Mainz
BERLIN: Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski equalled the Bundesliga record for most goals after seven matches when he struck twice as the champions beat Mainz 05 3-0 on Saturday to stretch their...
View ArticleZenit forward Hulk accuses Spartak fans of racism
MOSCOW: Zenit St Petersburg forward Hulk has said he was the victim of racist abuse during his side’s Russian Premier League encounter at Spartak Moscow on Saturday. The 29 year-old Brazilian was seen...
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LIVE: Pakistan win toss, bat in first T20 against Zimbabwe
Pakistan will be looking to get some good Twenty20 and ODI practice under their belt before they take on England in the UAE in mid-October but the T20 captain Shahid Afridi believes they will not take...
View ArticleA songbird from South Asia
The taus is a string instrument played with a bow and gets its name from the Persian word for “peacock”. In India, it is also known as the Mayuri Veena and again, “mayur” is the Hindi word for...
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A redundant reboot
Ed Skrein takes the driver’s seat in The Transporter Refueled, a reboot of the French franchise spearheaded by Luc Besson. But EuropaCorp’s decision to resurrect the mediocre series sans its star...
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Survival of the fittest
Based on the novel of the same name by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, Zoo is fun and almost believable. Directed by Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg, the TV show...
View ArticleIAEA chief praises Pakistan’s ‘impressive’ nuclear security record
UNITED NATIONS: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukia Amano praised on Sunday Pakistan’s ‘impressive’ nuclear security record. In a meeting with Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed...
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The Tales Walls Tell
Dilli has always dreamt big. It ruled over the sub-continent, from the sprawling deserts to the lush green plains, cliffs kissing the skies to the depths of the Arabian Sea. The faces of rulers may...
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A free Spirit
She dances to her own tune. Actor, dancer, choreographer, painter, co-writer and co-producer for the upcoming film Downward Dog Joshinder Chaggar is not one to let other people dictate the course of...
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The stuff of FICTION
It’s probably fair to say that all entrepreneurial ventures are slightly absurd. Until they succeed, that is, after which they’re automatically rebranded as visionary ideas. But the start-up I helped...
View ArticleChina industrial profits fall at sharpest rate in four years
BEIJING: Profits at China’s major industrial companies saw their biggest declines in four years last month, official data showed Monday, the latest sign of weakness in the world’s second-largest...
View ArticlePriyanka’s Hollywood debut: Fans love Quantico pilot, critics not so much
The first episode of Priyanka Chopra’s Quantico was aired this Sunday on ABC and it won the hearts of the audience. The critics, however, were not pleased. In a recent interview with PTI, Priyanka...
View Article14 injured as Pakistanis, Albanians clash at German refugee camp
BERLIN: A fight broke out at around mid-day during mealtime following an argument between a youth and an elderly resident at a refugee camp near the central German city of Kassel on Sunday, German news...
View ArticleMan in Thailand hacks five children to death
BANGKOK: A man with a history of mental illness hacked five young children to death and stabbed a pregnant woman in a knife rampage in northern Thailand, police said Monday. The mass murder took place...
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