Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pinch of stardust: Bowie back with lost album of early songs

Pinch of stardust: Bowie back with lost album of early songs

Left on the shelf for two decades following a dispute between David Bowie and his record label, lost album “Toy” is finally seeing the light of day this week. Known only to diehard fans, “Toy” was always a strange beast in the songwriter’s long and storied career. It was recorded in 2000 in the honeymoon … Read more

Spartak beat Napoli to take top spot in Europa League group

Spartak Moscow

Aleksandr Sobolev’s first-half double helped Spartak Moscow to a 2-1 home victory over Serie A leaders Napoli on Wednesday which moved the Russians top of their Europa League group. All four teams can still progress from Group C and the winner of Leicester’s game against Legia Warsaw at the King Power Stadium on Thursday would … Read more

Mother knows best: How bat mums help their pups navigate the world

Mother knows best: How bat mums help their pups navigate the world

In this 2018 photo received by AFP on November 22, 2021, a bat is seeing flying in a cave north of Tel Aviv, Israel.

A new study published in Current Biology on November 24, 2021 by Israeli researchers sheds light on how mammal parents help their young learn critical life skills — in this case Egyptian fruit bats, as they soar through the night evading predators and finding figs.

“How animals, humans included, acquire their behavioral skills is a fundamental question,” Yossi Yovel, a scientist at the University of Tel Aviv and one the paper’s three authors told AFP. “We know that animals do amazing things.

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Kiara Advani praises ‘Jersey’s trailer; Shahid Kapoor reacts

Kiara Advani praises ‘Jersey’s trailer; Shahid Kapoor reacts

The teaser for Shahid Kapoor’s upcoming film ‘Jersey’ has received a huge response from fans, and Kiara Advani is no exception, as she expressed her support for her Kabir Singh co-star.

The Good Newwz star took to Instagram to write a letter beside the film’s trailer, in which she continued to explain, “The screen has missed you SK! Looking forward to Jersey!”

The 29-year-old actress also expressed her best wishes to Thakur, saying, “ I know how special this film is to you. @Mrunalthakur You are just so lovely on-screen. Love and best wishes to the entire team.”

 

The actor’s heartfelt request elicited a response from the Jab We Met star, who re-shared the actor’s Instagram story with the caption, “Till we meet again Preeti ji.”

 

 

 

 

The film, which depicts a cricketer’s return, is set to enter theatres on December 31, 2021.

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Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk’s relationship revealed!

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk's relationship revealed!

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk priorities their 4-year-old daughter, Lea. Despite rumors of reconciliation, the couple’s co-parenting dynamic remains unchanged.

The couple’s existing co-parenting bond “hasn’t changed,” according to a source cited by Us Weekly.

They’re “spending a lot of time together,” but all of their attention is on Lea.

“When Bradley gets breaks from filming, he enjoys being with family. He and Irina will have dinner together and partake in fun kid-friendly activities that involve their daughter,” the source shared.

The former loves are still “very close,” according to the source, as they work to develop a “wonderful co-parenting relationship” for their daughter Lea.

The couple was also seen enjoying Halloween together, wearing the same costumes they wore in 2017.

For the uninitiated, the couple began dating in 2015 and lasted four years until calling it quits in 2019.

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TikTok star Aiman Zaman looks stunning in latest pictures

TikTok star Aiman Zaman looks stunning in latest pictures

Famed TikTok star and actor Aiman Zaman, popularly known for her TikTok videos and spectacular acting in numerous Pakistani dramas, recently shared a series of pictures of herself on Instagram, wearing a black shirt with grey pants, posing for the camera, and ensuring all the attention remained on her outfit.

Have a look:

 

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She accessorized her look with a golden necklace, bracelet, and a white handbag.

It should be noted that the Tamanna actress was engaged to her fellow TikTok star, Mujtaba Lakhani.

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Service Industries approves Rs100 million investment in subsidiary

Tax exemptions on REIT, collective investment schemes surge 209%

KARACHI: The board of directors of Service Industries Limited (SIL) approved an investment of Rs100 million in Service Industries Capital (Private) Limited, a bourse filing said on Wednesday. The company will make long-term equity investment worth Rs100 million in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Service Industries Capital (Private) Limited, for the purpose of investing in securities, listed … Read more

Bears continue to rule PSX; KSE-100 Index losses 584.82 points

KARACHI: The Pakistan equity market plunged on Wednesday, as the market took this reaction to the announcement of a mini-budget, removal of general sales tax (GST) exemption and rollover settlement, while selling pressure persisted during the day. The Pakistan Stock Exchange KSE-100 shares Index shed 1.3 per cent, or 584.82 points, to close at 44,363.7 … Read more

India’s cryptocurrency legislation: what we know

Chinese central bank

MUMBAI: The Indian government wants to ban all private cryptocurrencies, with some exceptions, to pave the way for a digital money controlled by the central bank. But this may not be as drastic as it sounds. The details of the planned legislation remain unclear, leaving cryptocurrency investors hoping they will by-and-large still be able to … Read more

NTDC begins construction of 113km long 500kV transmission line

T20 World Cup

LAHORE: The National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) has started construction of 113km long 500 kV double circuit quad bundle transmission line from Nokkhar Grid Station Gujranwala to the Lahore North Grid Station, which will be subsequently connected with the HVDC Converter Station, Lahore for dispersal of power. Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony, held near Gujranwala, … Read more

Ecnec approves Sambrial-Kharian Motorway, Gwadar International Airport

ISLAMABAD:  The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Wednesday approved the projects of satellite technology, communication, power and education. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin chaired the Ecnec meeting on Wednesday. The meeting gave go-ahead to the Sambrial-Kharian Motorway project submitted by the Ministry of Communication along … Read more

Esra Bilgic shares BTS video from the sets of ‘Kanunsuz Topraklar’

Esra Bilgic

Leading Turkish actress Esra Bilgic aka Halime Sultan popularly known for her magnificent acting in the historical Turkish drama serial Dirilis: Ertugrul The 29-year-old beautiful actor has an enthralling Instagram feed which is adored by her massive fan following. Esra took to instagram and shared an adorable BTS video from the sets of her newly released … Read more

OGRA takes serious notice of disrupted oil supply at petrol pumps

ISLAMABAD: Taking serious notice of entities striving to disrupt oil supplies at petrol pumps, OGRA has advised All Oil Marketing Companies to ensure uninterrupted supply at retail outlets. “Enforcement teams are infield to ensure the same,” OGRA said in a statement. It further stated that anyone involved in oil disruptions causing public inconvenience shall be … Read more

MBBS student Nosheen Kazmi found dead in Larkana college

MBBS student Nosheen Kazmi found dead in Larkana college

Nosheen Kazmi, a fourth-year MBBS student of Chandika Medical College in Larkana, was found dead in her room. According to reports, her body was discovered hanging from the ceiling fan in her room at the medical college’s girls’ hostel. Terrible photographs of the deceased are being circulated on social media. The image raises severe doubts, … Read more

Pakistani Paratha-Maker wins bronze in International kickboxing Championship

Nisar Ahmed

MOSCOW: Pakistani Paratha-Maker, Nisar Ahmed won a Bronze medal in the International Kickboxing Championship on Tuesday. Nisar lives in Karachi. In the tournament, he defeated Tajikistan’s kickboxer and gained the third position. Sadly, he didn’t have money to take part in the competition despite being qualified, but due to his viral interview, his citizens supported … Read more

The trailer of Euphoria season 2 is out now! Zendaya’s hit gets better

Euphoria Season 2

On Tuesday, the 25-year-old actor, Zendaya took to Instagram to unveil the official trailer for her HBO Max series, which will premiere on 9th January 2022. HBO announced on Tuesday that Euphoria, which first aired more than two years ago, will return for a second season. Following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19-related issues, the … Read more

Key nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards

Key nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards

Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out January 31 in Los Angeles.

Jazzman and bandleader Jon Batiste leads the pack with 11 nominations, followed by Justin Bieber, H.E.R. and Doja Cat with eight, as Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo nabbed seven.

This year the Recording Academy, the body behind the gala, expanded the top four categories from eight nominees to 10, offering music’s brightest even more chances at Grammy gold.

– Album of the Year –

We Are – Jon Batiste

Love For Sale – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber

Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat

Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish

Back Of My Mind – H.E.R.

Montero – Lil Nas X

Sour – Olivia Rodrigo

Evermore – Taylor Swift

Donda – Kanye West

– Record of the Year, recognizing overall performance on a song –

“I Still Have Faith In You” – ABBA

“Freedom” – Jon Batiste

“I Get A Kick Out Of You” – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

“Peaches” – Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon

“Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile

“Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat Featuring SZA

“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish

“Montero” (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X

“drivers license” – Olivia Rodrigo

“Leave The Door Open” – Silk Sonic

– Song of the Year, recognizing songwriting –

“Bad Habits” – Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

“A Beautiful Noise” – Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys And Brandi Carlile)

“drivers license” – Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)

“Fight For You” – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)

“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

“Kiss Me More” – Roget Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solana Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat Featuring SZA)

“Leave The Door Open” – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)

“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X)

“Peaches” – Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manual Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon)

“Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)

– Best New Artist –

Arooj Aftab

Jimmie Allen

Baby Keem

FINNEAS

Glass Animals

Japanese Breakfast

The Kid Laroi

Arlo Parks

Olivia Rodrigo

Saweetie

– Best Music Video –

“Shot In The Dark” – AC/DC

“Freedom” – Jon Batiste

“I Get A Kick Out Of You” – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

“Peaches” – Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon

“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish

“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X

“Good 4 U” – Olivia Rodrigo

– Best Rap Album –

The Off-Season – J. Cole

Certified Lover Boy – Drake

King’s Disease II – Nas

Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, The Creator

Donda – Kanye West

– Best Rap Performance –

“Family Ties” – Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Up” – Cardi B

“m y . l i f e” – J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray

“Way 2 Sexy” – Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug

“Thot S***” – Megan Thee Stallion

– Best Rock Album –

Power Up – AC/DC

Capitol Cuts Live From Studio A – Black Pumas

No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 – Chris Cornell

Medicine At Midnight – Foo Fighters

McCartney III – Paul McCartney

– Best Pop Vocal Album –

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber

Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat

Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish

Positions – Ariana Grande

Sour – Olivia Rodrigo

– Best Global Music Album –

Mohabbat – Arooj Aftab

Do Yourself – Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy

Pa Pa Pa – Femi Kuti

Blewu – Yo-Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo

Essence – WizKid Featuring Tems

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PCB barred from entering into any contract violating its agreement with PTV-Sports

PCB

LAHORE: A civil court has restrained the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from entering into a contract with any other entity in violation of an agreement reached with PTV-Sports for Space Licensing on Satellite Beam. The court issued the stay order on the complaint of PTV-Sports and also sought a reply from the PCB by December … Read more

Sophie Turner roasts hubby Joe Jonas for his ‘lame’ purity ring

Sophie Turner

Sophie Turner, who plays Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones, has chastised her husband Joe Jonas for his and his siblings’ earlier use of purity rings. A new Netflix comedy program titled Jonas Brothers Family Roast featured the Jonas Brothers, as well as their family and friends. “No, the rings weren’t a good idea,” Sophie … Read more

Djokovic and Medvedev headline 2021 Davis Cup

Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev

Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev, the two top-ranked players in the world, are the main attractions of the Davis Cup which attempts to re-establish itself this week after the cancellation of the 2020 event. The Davis Cup, which began life back in 1900 as a bilateral contest between Britain and the United States, has had … Read more

Pop royalty join jazzman Jon Batiste atop Grammy nominations

Pop royalty

Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo are leading a splashy class of pop stalwarts and newbies nominated for this year’s Grammy awards. But it’s Jon Batiste — the jazz and R&B artist, television personality, and bandleader, whose prizes include an Oscar for his soundtrack to the movie “Soul” — who has the most chances … Read more

Watch: Alizheh Shah’s throwback dance on “Dilbar”

Watch: Alizheh Shah’s throwback dance on "Dilbar"

From dance videos to bold outfits, social media sensation Alizeh Shah always sets the internet on fire.

In a flashback to her dancing videos, the Mera Dil Mera Dushman actress was seen dancing her heart out to the popular Nora Fatehi song Dilbar during the award show rehearsals, and her videos quickly went viral on social media.

Let’s have a look at her dance videos:

Earlier, the actress was highly criticized and questioned about her fashion and wardrobe choices. Her choice of clothing for the Hum Style Awards drew a lot of backlash on the internet. Even her co-workers in the industry were baffled by her outfit.

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PAC expresses extreme displeasure over NAB chairman’s absence

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday expressed its extreme displeasure over the absence of National Accountability (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal from the committee’s meeting and issued a warning that the committee may issue show-cause notice or warrant for him to ensure his appearance before the standing committee if he doesn’t turn … Read more

SYA, Def Jam’s taboo-breaking female Malaysian rapper

SYA

Wearing sunglasses and a tiger print dress as she raps into a mic, Malaysian hip-hop artist SYA calls for empowerment while taking a sledgehammer to stereotypes of Muslim women. The first female signing for label Def Jam — the label behind superstars from Jay-Z and Rihanna to BTS and Justin Bieber — in Southeast Asia, … Read more

Vaughan dropped from BBC Ashes commentary team amid racism row

Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan has been left out of the BBC commentary team for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia to avoid a “conflict of interest” amid an ongoing racism row. English cricket has been rocked by revelations of racism from Pakistan-born former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq. These have included an allegation that former England captain Vaughan told the … Read more

Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah retires from Tests

Mahmudullah Riyad

Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah Riyad announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday after a 12-year career. The 35-year old played his last Test against Zimbabwe in Harare in July this year with Bangladesh recording a 220-run win. The right-hander made an unbeaten 150 — his fifth Test hundred — in his final innings, and was named the … Read more