Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Shafqat Amanat Ali, Ali Zafar & Sahir Ali Bagga to light up National Stadium’s grand inauguration ceremony

Shafqat Amanat Ali

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has announced that celebrated singers Shafqat Amanat Ali, Ali Zafar, and Sahir Ali Bagga will perform at the grand opening ceremony of the newly renovated National Bank Stadium. The inauguration event is scheduled for February 11 and will mark the successful completion of the venue’s renovation ahead … Read more

Madison Prewett weds Grant Troutt in a charming Texas ceremony

Madison Prewett

Grant Troutt and the 26-year-old ex-Bachelor contestant were married on Saturday in Dallas, Texas, at his parents’ house. In front of 400 friends and family members, including Victoria Fuller, Hannah Ann Sluss, and Kelley Flanagan, who are favorites on Bachelor Nation, the couple exchanged vows. It couldn’t be more ideal because I’ve always wanted to … Read more

Pakistan Army postpones Defence Day ceremony in solidarity with flood victims

Defence Day

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army has postponed the Defence & Martyrs Day ceremony on September 6 in solidarity with the flood victims in the country. The Inter-Services Public-Relations (ISPR) issued a statement saying that in solidarity with the flood-affected people of Pakistan, the central ceremony at GHQ to commemorate Defence & Martyrs Day on 6 September has … Read more

Viral Video: Mexico mayor marries alligator kisses bride after ceremony

mayor marries alligator

The mayor of a small town in Mexico got married on Thursday to a seven-year-old alligator. This is an old custom that is supposed to bring luck. In San Pedro Huamelula, the alligator was dressed in a white wedding dress and other bright clothes. The mayor marries the alligator, who was dressed as a bride … Read more

Iqra Aziz’s Affection for Alia Bhatt Confuses the Internet

Alia Bhatt
  • Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor have revealed that they are expecting their first child.
  • The couple tied the knot in a private ceremony earlier this year.
  • Iqra Aziz, one of our own, congratulates the newlyweds on their journey.

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor sealed the knot in a private and limited ceremony in April and shared glimpses with the world. The pair had been dating for several years and married this year in front of their closest friends and family.

The couple revealed their pregnancy with an Instagram post today. Iqra Aziz, one of our own, felt pleased about the news and shared a story congratulating the newlyweds on their journey.

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The announcement that Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor are expecting their first child has prompted a response from actress Gal Gadot. Alia announced the birth of her first kid on Monday, shocking everyone in the process. “Our baby coming soon,” she wrote beside a photo of herself taken at a hospital while having an ultrasound. Ranbir was seen with her, facing away from the camera.

Gal Gadot joined other famous people in congratulating the couple in response to Alia’s tweet. The Wonder Woman actress sent her love to the family by sending in red heart emoticons.

Netizens were perplexed by Iqra’s great excitement and had several questions:

 

When congratulated and informed by photographers that a “junior Kapoor on the way” there, Neetu Kapoor appeared unprepared.

On the scene of a talent competition that she judges, Neetu Kapoor, the mother of actor Ranbir Kapoor, appeared to be caught off guard. Ms. Kapoor was congratulated by the lensmen and inquired why before grimacing obviously unpreparedly as they informed her that she would soon become a grandma.

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Neetu Kapoor states Ranbir Kapoor knows how to balance family relations

Neetu Kapoor

Neetu Kapoor has nothing but admiration for her daughter-in-law Alia Bhatt. She shared her happiness at Ranbir and Alia’s wedding in an interview with the media. Neetu is now preparing for the release of JugJugg Jeeyo, her comedy-drama movie. Neetu Kapoor has had nothing but admiration for her daughter-in-law Alia Bhatt ever since Ranbir Kapoor … Read more

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are ‘astonishingly pleased’ of their son Dylan’s graduation

Michael Douglas

Dylan Douglas, the son of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, has graduated from Brown University.

As they attended the commencement ceremony on Sunday, the pair sent poignant tributes to their son on their individual social media accounts.

The Terminal actor took to Instagram to post a photo from the ceremony in which she embraced her son, who looked dashing in his graduation cap and gown.

“Graduation congratulations to my boy, my pride, my joy, Dylan,” the 52-year-old star captioned the photo.

She added, “I am inexplicably proud of you and I love you beyond words.”

 

In the comment section, Viola Davis send wishes to the mother of two on her happy moment as she wrote, “Congratulations.”

She dropped a picture of Dylan in her stories followed by another in which he posed with his sister Carys.

Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones ‘inexplicably proud’ on son Dylan’s graduation

“Sis with her bro,” she wrote on the photo, adding, “I am so proud of you Dylan.”

Michael also posted a picture with his son as he wrote, “One proud Dad! Congratulations Dylan! Well done!”

 

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Kourtney Kardashian celebrates her two-week-old court wedding

Kourtney Kardashian

Last week, Kourtney Kardashian married  in a spectacular Italian ceremony in Portofino, but two weeks prior, the Kardashians star had a courthouse wedding in the United States, where Barker and her acquired their marriage certificate. Kourtney released new images from her courtroom wedding with Travis to commemorate the occasion. In a tiny courtroom ceremony in … Read more

At the inaugural ceremony of the London railway route, Queen Elizabeth makes a surprise visit

On Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth II surprised the audience by attending the opening ceremony of a long-awaited train line in London. The monarch donned a bright yellow suit and bonnet while visiting the Elizabeth line, which was named for her. She was given a pre-paid Oyster travel card during the ceremony on Tuesday at Paddington station … Read more

The Queen’s journal has a new normal

QUEEN

Queen Elizabeth made a surprise appearance on Tuesday at a ceremony to mark the opening of a long-awaited London train line named after her. Her public appearances have been curtailed in recent months due to mobility concerns. The Queen was joined by her son Prince Edward for a special engagement at Paddington Station in London. … Read more

Sri Lanka honors Tamil war-dead after 13 years

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For the first time beyond the minority’s homeland in the north and east of the country, thousands of Tamils killed in Sri Lanka’s decades-long separatist war were honored on Wednesday. Clergy from Buddhist, Hindu and Christian communities offered prayers in Colombo and lit a clay lamp for those who perished between 1972 and May 2009 … Read more

Berlin police roll up Ukraine flag at WWII ceremony

Police rolled up a massive Ukrainian flag hoisted by demonstrators outside the Soviet War Memorial in central Berlin on Sunday, claiming it was to keep a WWII commemorative ceremony peaceful. Berlin police have imposed a ban on displays of flags or military symbols at 15 memorial sites across the capital, including at the iconic site at … Read more

Aamir Khan congratulates Sonu Nigam on his Padma Shri Award

aamir khan

Sonu Nigam has every reason to be ecstatic these days. After all, the acclaimed Bollywood playback singer was just awarded the coveted Padma Shri Award, the country’s fourth-highest civilian award. President Ram Nath Kovind presented Sonu with the medal during a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan earlier this week. Sonu was ecstatic, and he threw a … Read more

AlfaMall, Atlas Honda host prize distribution ceremony

Atlas Honda

KARACHI: AlfaMall, an e-commerce platform and Atlas Honda, have enabled customers to acquire their required means of transportation on installments in an affordable and convenient manner, a statement said. In celebration of Honda’s CD-70 motorcycle being the star performer at AlfaMall, sold on installments at zero per cent markup, both organisations hosted a prize distribution … Read more

Valieva’s doping scandal sparks new debate

olympic

Beijing Winter Olympics are once again in the news, but yet again for all the wrong reasons. After much controversy regarding Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, the diplomatic boycott of the Games by numerous powerful countries and Covid-19-related complexities, the global sporting event is engulfed by a doping controversy. Kamila Valieva, who is competing under … Read more

China highly appreciates PM Imran’s presence in Beijing Olympics ceremony

China on Wednesday highly appreciated Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s attendance at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and said that the warm welcome to the Pakistani contingent by the Chinese audience once again showed the ironclad friendship is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of the two countries. “We … Read more

Bangladeshi couple dance on Kaahe Chhed Mohe at their wedding

Kaahe Chhed Mohe

At their Haldi ceremony, a Bangladeshi bride and groom dance to Madhuri Dixit’s song Kaahe Chhed Mohe, which has gone viral. Weddings aren’t complete without dance sessions, as you can see in this viral video. Bride and groom are now taking the lead and putting on unforgettable dancing performances. It is, after all, the most … Read more

Beijing Olympic venues – Bird’s Nest, Ice Ribbon and bullet trains

Beijing

BEIJING: The Beijing Winter Olympics will be spread over three zones and merge new venues with existing ones from the 2008 Games, including the “Bird’s Nest” stadium. With one month to go, AFP Sport looks at where the Olympics will take place: Beijing The 80,000-seater “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium — whose cross-hatched steel girders produce a nest-like … Read more

Mozambique receives another batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China

Mozambique receives another batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China

MAPUTO, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Another batch of COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccines donated by China has arrived in Mozambique to help the African country better deal with the pandemic. Speaking at a handover ceremony at the Health Ministry here on Monday, Minister of Health Armindo Tiago said the new batch of Chinese vaccines came “at an … Read more

Peng Shuai to Xinjiang – the issues overshadowing the Beijing Olympics

Olympics

BEIJING: From human rights to coronavirus and tennis star Peng Shuai, February’s Beijing Olympics have been overshadowed by several controversies. With under two months, until the Games begin, the United States on Monday reacted by announcing a diplomatic boycott. AFP Sports looks at the issues hanging over the Olympics: Peng Shuai There was a grave international concern … Read more

India: Bride slaps the groom for chewing gutka during wedding

India: Bride slapped the groom for chewing gutka during wedding

The video depicts a bride sitting next to her groom. The bride begins talking to someone and then slaps him just before the ceremony begins.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Niranjan Mahapatra (@official_niranjanm87) She then yells angrily and slaps the groom. The groom irritated the bride because he was … Read more

Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday celebrations negated Indian propaganda, SAPM

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Information and Broadcasting Special Assistant to Prime Minister, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Monday magnificent ceremony at Kartarpur to mark birth anniversary of tenth Guru Gobind Singh of Sikh faith had negated Indian propaganda. In a tweet, the SAPM said that hundreds of Sikh Yatress attended the event, It was manifestation of the fact … Read more

No deal, No relief from NAB’s side, says Chairman NAB

Chairman NAB Approves

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal has said that there will be no deal or relief from our side and no one will get NRO. While addressing a ceremony in Islamabad, Javed Iqbal said that NAB does not belong to any political group. Chairman NAB stated that, “The country will see a … Read more

PM to inaugurate Hazara Motorway Phase 2

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Prime Minister Imran Khan to inaugurate Havelian-Mansehra section of Hazara Motorway here on Monday (today). According to the details, PM Imran Khan will inaugurate Hazara Motorway Phase 2 and make important announcements for the development of some areas. PM Imran Khan is scheduled to reach Havelian today where a colourful inauguration ceremony will be held … Read more

Mahira Khan to serve as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador for Pakistan

Mahira Khan to serves as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador for Pakistan

A globally popular personality, Mahira Khan has been appointed as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador of Pakistan. According to the details, the UNHCR held a ceremony in Islamabad to honor the country’s goodwill ambassador, Mahira Khan. The actress while addressing the ceremony said that I feel privileged to have been chosen … Read more

Cricketer Wasim Akram appointed ambassador for polio eradication

Wasim Akram appointed ambassador for polio eradication

Top cricketer Wasim Akram has been appointed the ambassador for polio eradication in Pakistan here on Thursday. According to the details, a ceremony regarding World Polio Day was held in Islamabad in which Wasim Akram and Coordinator Pakistan Polio Program signed the agreement. Addressing the ceremony, Prime Minister Assistant on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza said … Read more

President Arif Alvi leaves for a five-day visit to Japan

Chairman Senate to take control of the Presidency affairs as Arif Alvi leaves for Japan's visit

President Dr. Arif Alvi on Sunday left for a five-day official visit to Japan. After which, Chairman Senate, Sadiq Sanjrani has taken over the role of the President. Sadiq Sanjrani will take place of President Alvi’s affairs till October 24, according to a notification issued by cabinet division. According to the details, President Arif Alvi … Read more