Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan talks about her voiceover role in Turning Red

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, star of the hit adolescent series ‘Never Have I Ever,’ will star in the next Disney animated feature picture ‘Turning Red.’ In the coming-of-age film directed by Oscar winner Domee Shi, the Tamil-Canadian actress will play the feisty and sophisticated character Priya. The actor expressed her amazement at how closely the character reflected … Read more

South Africa eye first World Cup triumph, despite loss of Van Niekerk

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WELLINGTON: If South Africa are to win the Women’s World Cup for the first time they will have to do it without captain Dane van Niekerk, who will be missing when the tournament begins in New Zealand later this week. The star all-rounder suffered a freak injury in January, but the second-ranked Proteas will still … Read more

Watch: Pakistani embassy in Ukraine helped Indian students escaping war

Watch: Pakistani embassy in Ukraine helped Indian students escaping war

The Pakistani embassy in Ukraine facilitated “distressed” Indian students escaping the Ukraine war on humanitarian grounds in Lviv. An Indian student can be heard saying in a viral social media video that they were looked after by Pakistani officials in Lviv. “As you can see, these are all Pakistani students. We only are four Indians … Read more

PDM, PPP settle for no-confidence motion against PM Imran

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After frequent discussions, the opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have agreed on bringing a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, Bol News reported on Thursday. Sources said the consensus has been developed after telephonic and physical contacts between PDM Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari … Read more

Donald Blome appointed as next American ambassador to Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The United States Senate has confirmed the appointment of Donald Blome, a career foreign service officer, as the next US ambassador to Pakistan. “Partnership with Pakistan is key to progress on regional security, trade and investment, the climate crisis and human rights,” the US State Department said after Ambassador Blome’s confirmation. A Middle East … Read more

Exports grow by 25.88% to $20.547bn in seven months

ISLAMABAD: The exports from the country witnessed an increase of 25.88 per cent during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding months of last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. Read more: Pakistan’s exports to China setting records this year: official According to PBS data, … Read more

Spain’s Covid death toll passes 100,000

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MADRID: More than 100,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Spain, health ministry figures showed on Wednesday as the country emerged from a sixth wave of the pandemic. Spain passed the grim milestone some two years after the pandemic took hold, with official figures showing 154 people had died since Tuesday, raising the overall death … Read more

Pakistan reports 768 new COVID-19 cases, 19 more deaths

Pakistan records 462 new COVID-19 cases, 1,519,154 in total

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday reported 768 new COVID-19 cases and 19 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Thursday. The NCOC, the country’s department leading the campaign against the pandemic, said that the total tally has increased to 1,511,754 cases, including 1,449,060 recoveries. The number of active cases has dropped to … Read more

Kulbhushan’s arrest proved Indian hand behind terrorism in Pakistan: Fawad

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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary said the arrest of serving Indian officer Kulbhushan Jadhav on this day six years ago in Balochistan had once again proved that India had been behind terrorism in Pakistan. Read more: Former Indian agent exposes presence of RAW in Pakistan On Thursday, in a tweet, he said that … Read more

Ahsan Chughtai becomes first Pakistani-American senior aide to New York mayor

NEW YORK: Ahsan Chughtai, a Pakistani-American activist, has been appointed as New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ senior advisor for South Asian and Muslim affairs, it was officially announced on March 1. The announcement said that Chughtai, 50, will develop relationships with those communities in New York City, APP reported. Chughtai has been a civic … Read more

Malaysia reports 27,500 new COVID-19 infections, 115 more deaths

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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 27,500 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 3,496,090, according to the health ministry. There are 428 new imported cases, with 27,072 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 115 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 32,942. … Read more

FM calls for peaceful solution to Ukraine conflict in conversation with EU representative

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that Pakistan has consistently stressed de-escalation, renewed negotiations, and continuous diplomacy over the Russia-Ukraine conflict. He was in a telephonic conversation with European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borell. Read more: Pakistan remains ‘neutral’ as UNGA demands Russia withdraw from Ukraine FM emphasised the importance … Read more

South Korea reports 198,803 new COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL – South Korea reported 198,803 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 3,691,488, the health authorities said Thursday. The daily caseload was down from a record high of 219,240 in the previous day, but it stayed high around 200,000, according to the … Read more

Foreign reserves, exports increasing due to govt’s policies: Farrukh Habib

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has said that the foreign reserves, exports and foreign remittances were increasing because of prudent policies of the incumbent government. For the first time, the economic experts have prepared a relief package for development of the country and welfare of the people,” he said talking … Read more

New Zealand reports 23,183 new community cases of COVID-19

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WELLINGTON – New Zealand recorded 23,183 new community cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement. A total of 13,237 cases were reported in the largest city Auckland. In addition, 11 new cases were detected at the New Zealand border. Currently, 503 COVID-19 patients are being treated in New … Read more

Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 650,000

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RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil recorded 370 deaths related to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 650,000, the Ministry of Health reported Wednesday. In the same day, 30,995 new COVID-19 infections were reported, raising the total caseload to 28,842,160. The COVID-19 mortality rate in the country was 309 cases … Read more