Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Zendaya pens down her tribute to Ronnie Spector in an emotional Instagram Post

Zendaya

Zendaya, a well-known American actress, paid an emotional homage to the late legendary singer Ronnie Spector via social media on Friday. Following the devastating news of the singer’s passing on Wednesday. The starlet, who will play the Be My Baby singer in an upcoming biopic, took to Instagram to offer a touching message for the … Read more

PM infected with COVID-19 as Omicron wave sweeps Sweden

Swedish PM

STOCKHOLM – Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has tested positive for COVID-19, her press secretary said on Friday. Andersson’s press secretary told local media that she is fine under the circumstances and will carry out her duties from home. Following a debate session in the parliament earlier this week which the prime minister also attended, … Read more

Legislation on mini-budget, SBP continues to echo in National Assembly

ISLAMABAD: The legislation on the mini-budget and the bill pertaining to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) continue to echo in the National Assembly as members of the opposition benches strongly criticised the government for burdening people with extra Rs350 billion taxes and making the central bank unanswerable to the government. A member of the … Read more

Shawn Mendes new song ‘It’ll Be Okay’ touches the fans heart

Following his break-up with girlfriend Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes released a new music video for his break-up song It’ll Be Okay. The song is loved by many for the music video that touched fans’ hearts. The singer can be seen strolling around the streets in the video, which was released on Thursday. As he gets … Read more

UK, EU agree to ‘intensify’ bid to resolve Northern Ireland trade row

UK

CHEVENING: Britain and the European Union are to intensify efforts to resolve a dispute over post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic said after talks on Friday. In a joint statement, the two described their two-day meeting as “cordial” and said they had agreed to … Read more

Sajal Aly’s Latest Photo GOES VIRAL

Sajal Aly

Sajal Aly recently posted a photo on Instagram that went popular across social media platforms. The picture of the Sinf-e-Aahan star received many likes from the app’s users. In the comments section, netizens, including celebrities, praised her looks.     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Sajal Ahad Mir (@sajalaly) “Fire🔥💯” … Read more

At least 108 civilians killed this year in Tigray airstrikes: UN

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GENEVA – At least 108 civilians have been killed this month in a series of airstrikes in the war-torn northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, the United Nations said Friday. The UN also warned of a looming humanitarian disaster in the region, with its food distribution operations on the verge of grinding to a halt. The … Read more

France’s EDF shares sink as production, price woes mount

EDF

PARIS: Shares in French energy giant EDF plunged on Friday, after a series of blows for the state-controlled firm including shutdowns at nuclear plants, government orders to sell cut-price power and a financial warning. Tumbling by more than 21 per cent in mid-morning trading in Paris, EDF’s stock massively undershot the CAC 40 index of … Read more

Arfa Karim remembered on her 10th death anniversary

Arfa Karim Randhawa being remembered on her 10th death anniversary

ISLAMABAD: The 10th death anniversary of the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional Arfa Karim Randhawa is being observed today. The Pakistani computer prodigy became a Microsoft Certified Professional at the age of nine in 2004. Karim represented Pakistan at various international forums and was also invited by Bill Gates to visit Microsoft Headquarters in the United … Read more

Celebrities back Emma Watson on her support to Palestinians

Emma Watson received outrage for sharing solidarity with Palestinians. Yet celebrities have expressed their support for her. Around 40 celebrities have signed a joint statement. In which they condemned the anti-Semitism allegations leveled against Watson last week by a former UN envoy from Israel. Read more: Emma Watson post in support of Palestinian movement “We … Read more

Cabinet approves smart housing schemes for overseas Pakistanis: Farrrukh Habib

Cabinet approves smart housing schemes for Overseas Pakistanis: Farrrukh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Farrukh Habib said on Friday that the federal government will introduce residential schemes under the smart housing concept to facilitate the nine million Overseas Pakistanis. The federal cabinet gave approval for launching the state-of-the-art residential projects for Overseas Pakistanis, he said while talking to a state news … Read more

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik spend holidays together post breakup?

Gigi Hadid

The internet is buzzing with new rumours regarding former lovers Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid, who appeared to split up in late 2021. During the recent holiday season, visitors to Aspen reported seeing the musician and supermodel spending time together in the mountainous winter retreat. Zayn and Gigi are now ‘friendly’ and co-parenting their one-year-old … Read more

Bomb found at Delhi flower market

delhi bomb

NEW DELHI – Indian bomb disposal experts cordoned off a busy flower market in the capital New Delhi Friday after finding an improvised explosive device left in an abandoned bag, police said. “The site is under a police cordon and we have recovered an IED (Improvised Explosive Device),” a police officer told AFP. “Everything else … Read more

Rupee recovers 31 paisas against dollar

Rupee

KARACHI: The rupee recovered 31 paisas against the dollar on Friday, as the parliament approved the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2021, which contained measures to restrict imports, dealers said. The rupee ended at Rs176.06 against the dollar from the previous day’s closing of Rs176.38 in the interbank foreign exchange market. The dealers said the import restrictions … Read more

Wedding bells for Farhan Akhtar, Shibani in February this year

Farhan Akhtar and his long-time beau Shibani Dandekar’s wedding has been on the cards for a long time and finally, a source close to the family revealed their wedding date. As quoted by Pinkvilla, the couple will be registering their marriage on February 21. Read more: Farhan Akhtar’s beau wishes sweet birthday to her partner, … Read more

Sunny Leone Is “Loving Every Minute” Of Her Vacation in Maldives

Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone is having a blast in the Maldives, as seen by the numerous photos she has shared on social media. Sunny Leone has added to the stunning mix with a new video in which she is seen standing on the beach with a cape and a bright red swimsuit, which she flaunts while doing … Read more

A single page from the original 1984 Spider Man comic sells for a whopping $3.36 million

On Thursday, a single page of original artwork from an outstanding 1984 Spider-Man comic sold for a record $3.36 million in the United States. Making Spider-Man the world’s most powerful auction superhero. In artwork by Mike Zeck from Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars no. 8, the page contains the first appearance of Spidey’s black symbiote … Read more

Priyanka Chopra adorns the cover of Vanity Fair in a white strapless dress

What a cock-a-hoop moment for the 39-year-old stylish diva of Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra, who has been covered by Vanity Fair for their February 2022 issue. The star revealed her pictures for the Vanity Fair cover and she looked stunning in a strapless white dress with curls and dark-shade lip colour.   View this post on … Read more

Shahid Kapoor unveils wife Mira Rajput’s first love

Actor Shahid Kapoor is ok being the second love of his wife Mira Rajput’s life. Shahid and Mira have been relishing the winter nowadays and the star took the chance to secretly film Mira. Read more: Shahid Kapoor calls Ananya Pandey ‘poser’ as she drops pictures The video showed the Kabir Singh star kissing his … Read more

BTS star V’s song ‘Christmas Tree’ breaks record after worldwide release

BTS singer V’s song Christmas Tree has been making records ever since its release and the army has been hugely relishing the music. The singer has given his vocals to the song for his friends Choi Woo-shik, and actor Kim Da-mi’s new K-drama Our Beloved Summer. Read more: BTS’ J-Hope declines to share selfie with … Read more

Britney Spears responds to her sister Jamie Lynn’s interview

Amid all the brouhaha caused by singer Britney Spears’ sister Jamie Lynn Spears, the former has finally responded to the statements made by Jamie in an interview. Jamie Spears disclosed her relationship with the iconic singer during the interview and defended herself as a sister who stood with Britney during the conservatorship. Read more: Britney … Read more

Israel adds 40,430 new COVID-19 cases, tally tops 1.7 mln

Omicron Variant

JERUSALEM – Israel on Friday reported 40,430 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,713,563, or 18.1 percent of the total population, the state’s Health Ministry said. The COVID-19 death toll of the country increased by three to 8,293, while the number of patients in serious condition rose from … Read more

Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar to tie the knot on February 21

Farhan Akhtar

In the Hindi film industry, love is in the air. While the hype over Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal’s wedding continues, a source claims that another Bollywood wedding is in the works. Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar, who have been dating for a while, have now decided to take their relationship to the next level, … Read more

Minna Tariq says qubool hai dolled up in a beautiful bridal lehanga

Veteran actress Rubina Ashraf has been quite busy with her daughter Minna Tariq’s wedding ceremony these days. Minna said qabool hai yesterday all dolled up in a grey embellished bridal lehenga with hints of gold and ice green. Read more: Watch: Highlights of Minna Tariq’s mayoun ceremony The stunning Nikkah bride looked happy and excited … Read more

Kanye West lost it; punches fan brutally for asking for an autograph

Kanye West is in hot water after punching a man in Los Angeles’ downtown district. According to a video, the 44-year-old rapper knocked a fan to the ground while asking for an autograph. Later, the rapper was seen yelling at one of his female crew members as the man remained unmarried. Read more: Kanye West’s … Read more

People above 18 years eligible to get free Covid-19 booster vaccine: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday announced to further reduce the age limit to 18 years for free booster coronavirus vaccine. Read more: Traditional Chinese Medicine successful on Covid-19 patients in clinical trial “In today’s NCOC session, [the] age limit for [a] booster dose has been further reduced. From tomorrow onwards, … Read more

PILDAT report shows no new ordinance laid during 39th NA session

PILDAT report shows no new ordinance laid during 39th NA session

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) on Thursday issued its report regarding the parliamentary session and stated that the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan held six sittings during the 39th session held from December 22-31, 2021. According to a press release, these sittings were held on December 22, December 24, December 27, … Read more

9 confirmed dead, 2 rescued in power station flooding

power station flooding

CHENGDU – Nine people have been confirmed dead after a building flooded at a power station in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, local authorities said Friday. The flooding, which took place at around 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, trapped 11 maintenance personnel in the power station in Danba County. Two people were rescued without … Read more