Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Guinea political collective calls off funeral protest

Guinea

The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) had called for a march. Thierno Mamadou Diallo was shot dead on June 1 during clashes. Relatives say he was not involved in the demonstration. A coalition in Guinea has postponed a request for protests at the funeral of a young man murdered in last … Read more

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 has grossed Rs 154 crore at the Indian box office

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 has grossed Rs 154 crore at the Indian box office

The makers revealed on Monday that the actor Kartik Aaryan-led “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2” has grossed Rs 154 crore at the Indian box office. Anees Bazmee directs the psychological horror comedy, which is produced by Bhushan Kumar. The film is a sequel to the 2007 smash of the same name, which starred Akshay Kumar and Vidya … Read more

Non-issuance of notification of reserved seats: LHC seeks replies from ECP, other respondents

LHC reserved seats

The Lahore High Court on Monday sought replies from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and other respondents on a petition against non-issuance of notification of five reserved seats of the MPAs after the disqualification of 25 MPAs who defected in the election of Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz. Read more: Hamza Shehbaz CM election case: Lahore … Read more

Trade officers seek Aptma support to promote textile exports

LAHORE: The newly-appointed Trade officers of Pakistan have sought assistance and cooperation from the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) to promote textile exports of the country and to explore investment potential in the sector. In this regard, a 14-member delegation of officers selected from different occupational groups for posting in Pakistan missions abroad as … Read more

The US ambassador to Russia has urged Russia not to close its mission

The US ambassador to Russia

Russian official media says, John Sullivan argues that Washington and Moscow “must preserve the ability to communicate to each other.” Despite the crisis generated by the war in Ukraine; Russia should not close the US embassy since the world’s two largest nuclear powers must continue to communicate, according to the US ambassador to Moscow. When … Read more

Latin America, Caribbean 2022 poverty seen higher as Ukraine war bites -UN study

Latin America, Caribbean 2022 poverty seen higher as Ukraine war bites -UN study

Poverty in Latin America and the Dominican Republic will climb to 33% of the population this year, up 0.9 percentage points from 2021. The region’s economies were experiencing a downturn in growth and trade, as well as the lingering effects of the coronavirus outbreak. Cepal predicted a large increase in the number of persons in … Read more

Juhi Chawla shares throwback photo of reading a fan mail

Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla, who is active on social media, recently tweeted a throwback photo of herself, reminiscing about the “period of handwritten fan notes.” Juhi was most recently seen in Rishi Kapoor’s last film, ‘Sharmaji Namkeen. Sharing a picture with her fans on twitter, Juhi wrote, “The era of handwritten fan mails 🤩🥰.” Juhi Chawla, who … Read more

China warns Canada over air patrols on lookout for North Korea sanctions busting

China’s foreign ministry warned Canada on Monday that any “risky provocation” may result in “serious consequences,” after the Canadian military accused Chinese warplanes of harassing its patrol aircraft monitoring North Korean sanctions violations last week. “The United Nations Security Council has never authorised any country to conduct military surveillance in other countries’ waters or airspace … Read more

Ukraine suffers setbacks in strategic city Severodonetsk

Severodonetsk

Ukrainian troops have retaken parts of the key city of Severodonetsk. Bulgaria, Macedonia and Montenegro refuse access to their airspace to Russian warplanes. Serbia has condemned Russia’s military action in Ukraine.. Local sources reported on Monday that Ukrainian troops suffered setbacks after retaking parts of the key eastern city of Severodonetsk from Russian forces, as … Read more

Russia puts investigative journalist on wanted list

Russia

Russian officials have placed Andrei Soldatov on a wanted list and blocked his bank accounts, according to investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov, who is recognised for his reportage of Russian security agencies. “My Monday: my accounts in Russian banks are under arrest, plus I’m placed on Russia’s wanted list,” Soldatov, who co-founded the Agentura.ru website, posted … Read more

Moto Edge 2022 Renders & Specifications Leak, Triple Rear Cameras, 6.5-inch Full-HD+ Display

Moto Edge 2022

Motorola Moto Edge 2022 is expected to be released end of this year 2022. Meanwhile, the smartphone’s features and design renders have apparently been leaked under the code name Dubai+. The smartphone has yet to be officially confirmed by the Lenovo-owned company, but a supposed design render as well as critical specifications have suddenly appeared … Read more

Ryanair forces South Africans to prove nationality with Afrikaans test

Ryanair (RYA.I) is forcing South African passengers to prove their citizenship before flying by taking an Afrikaans language test, a language spoken by only 12% of the population and historically associated with apartheid and the white minority. Due to a high frequency of counterfeit South African passports, Europe’s largest airline by passenger counts, which does … Read more

President Arif Alvi holds education ministry responsible for non-use of foreign grant

President Arif Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday held the Ministry of Education responsible for criminal waste, inefficiency and irresponsibility for non- utilisation of Germany’s grant of Rs13.707 million since 1993-94. He stated that the donation, which was given 30 years ago for the purchase of paper to enable printing of cheaper text books, remained unutilised … Read more

China accused Canada’s military of ‘provocations’ in the vicinity of North Korea

China accused Canada's military

China had previously been accused of harassing Canadian pilots while on patrol to monitor UN sanctions against North Korea. China has accused Canadian military planes of increasing reconnaissance and “provocations” against the country; and has warned Ottawa of “grave consequences.” China’s defence ministry condemned Canada’s activities, saying they jeopardised the Asian country’s national security; while … Read more

Kiara Advani opens about how the actresses support each other

Kiara Advani has spoke out about her friendship with other female actors.

Kiara Advani has spoke out about her friendship with other female actors. She mentioned in an interview with a news portal that she feels most at ease around her pals and other ladies. As she spends so much time with her co-stars and directors, the actress also stated that most of her friends are individuals … Read more

Boris Johnson is facing a vote of no confidence

Boris Johnson 'actively thinking about' third term as PM

The Conservative Party is holding a vote between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. ET. Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, is facing a vote on Monday that may see him removed from office. As a rising number of legislators in his own Conservative Party turned against him following months of scandal. Read More: G7 seeks … Read more

Iraq antiquities case: Briton jailed 15 years, German freed

Iraq

Iraqi court jails British man for 15 years for attempting to transport antiquities. Maximum penalty for the offence is death by hanging. Co-accused Volker Waldmann, 60, who was visiting Iraq with Fitton, acquitted. Iraq: A British retiree was sentenced to 15 years in prison by an Iraqi court on Monday for attempting to transport antiquities … Read more

Iran To Face Censure Amid Stalled Nuclear Talks

Iran

IAEA board meets in Vienna, meeting for first time since June 2020. Iran has enriched uranium that could be used to make a bomb in under 10 days. Iran has always denied having any desire to develop nuclear weapons. Major European countries and the United States are expected to seek sanctions against Iran as the … Read more

Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol reacted to the rumors concerning their father

Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol reacted to the rumors concerning their father

Actor Bobby Deol, has reacted to rumours that his father, iconic actor Dharmendra, has been brought to the hospital. It has been rumoured that he has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital since the morning In an interview with a news outlet, Bobby stated that his father Dharmendra is at home and doing well. Actor … Read more

Ukraine’s military intelligence chief visited the embattled city of Severodonetsk

Severosdonetsk

Ukraine’s military intelligence head paid a visit to the besieged city of Severodonetsk. Ukraine regained land from Russia over the weekend. The Ukrainian position in Severodonetsk has deteriorated on Monday. Ukraine’s military intelligence head paid a visit to the besieged city of Severodonetsk, amid claims that the country’s posture there has deteriorated. Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov … Read more

Mexico leader Andres Manuel Lopez to skip Biden’s Americas Summit

Mexico

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico declared on Monday that he will not attend the regional Summit of the Americas in the United States because the US has refused to invite countries it considers to be undemocratic. “I’m not going to the summit because they are not inviting all the countries of America and … Read more

Jacob Hoggard, a Canadian singer, was found guilty of sexual assault

Jacob Hoggard, a Canadian singer

Hoggard, the lead singer of the Canadian band Hedley, was acquitted of a similar accusation involving a teen admirer. Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian band Hedley, was found guilty of sexual assault inflicting bodily damage to an Ottawa woman on Sunday. He was as acquitted of a similar allegation involving a minor admirer. … Read more

Nominations for ICC Women’s Player of the Month unveiled

ICC

Tuba Hassan, Bismah Maroof and Trinity Smith nominated for ICC Women’s Player of the Month. 17-year-old Trinity Smith is already on the shortlist for Jersey’s T20 series. Jersey went undefeated in the series, winning four of the four games. The ICC Women’s Player of the Month for May 2022 has been nominated by two Pakistani … Read more

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ‘alienating’ royal fans: ‘So disappointing!’

With their constant barrage of insults against the Firm, Prince Harry and Megan Markle have been accused of ‘alienating’ devoted royals followers. Annelise Nielsen, a Sky News Australia correspondent, made this observation. “Speaking to individuals here – the die-hard royal fans – a lot of them say that they are dissatisfied in how Harry and … Read more

Ukraine partially repels Russian Black Sea fleet: army

Russian

Russian forces were forced to deploy coastal defence missile systems in Crimea. “The threat of Russian missile strikes from the sea remains”: Kyiv. The naval blockade of Ukrainian ports raises fears of a global food crisis.   The Ukrainian army announced on Monday that it had pushed the Russian fleet back more than a hundred … Read more

Malik Riaz terms audio clip about him and daughter ‘fabricated’  

Malik Riaz audio clip

In a message on Twitter, Real estate tycoon Malik Riaz has rejected an audio clip purportedly featuring him and his daughter chatting about Farah Khan, a close friend of Bushra Bibi, Imran Khan’s wife, as “forged”, vowing to “find people behind this conspiracy” through a legal battle. pic.twitter.com/nXU8ZgUEnU — Malik Riaz Hussain (@MalikRiaz_) April 25, … Read more