Veteran BBC correspondent Mark Tully, known to millions as the broadcaster’s “voice of India” for covering defining moments across the subcontinent, died in New Delhi on Sunday aged 90, the BBC said. Born in India in 1935 under British India, he made the country his home and his career, becoming arguably the best-known foreign correspondent […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought more air defence support from allies on Sunday as hundreds of buildings in Kyiv were without heating in freezing temperatures for a second day after Russian strikes. Russia has hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure throughout the nearly four-year war, but Kyiv says this winter has been the toughest, with hundreds of […]
Voting concluded in Myanmar’s month-long election on Sunday, with the dominant pro-military party on course for landslide victory in a junta-run poll critics say will only prolong the army’s grip on power. The Southeast Asian nation has a long history of military rule, but the generals took a back seat for a decade of civilian-led […]
The Trump administration faced intensifying pressure Sunday over its mass immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, after federal agents shot dead a second US citizen and graphic cell phone footage again contradicted officials’ immediate description of the incident. Federal agents on Saturday morning shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, while scuffling with him on […]
Veteran TV and film star Roohi Bano was remembered on her 7th death anniversary as the industry and admirers honoured her unforgettable performances in landmark dramas and her enduring influence on Pakistani television and cinema. On August 10, 1951, Roohi Bano was born in Karachi into a home steeped in music and art, the daughter […]
Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ series Wonder Man takes a fresh approach to Simon Williams, with creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Young reimagining the longtime comic character for the MCU. The duo confirmed they were given broad creative freedom to shape his story without being tied to a specific comic run. Simon Williams, portrayed by […]
Mayor Arsalan Islam Sheikh on Sunday attended the funeral of Sheikh Muhammad Athar Hassan, a resident of Sukkur who lost his life in the tragic fire incident at Gul Plaza. He expressed his condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the deceased’s soul. Sheikh Muhammad Athar Hassan, a father of two sons and two […]
The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Saturday late evening transformed its auditorium into a sanctuary of sound, spirit and scholarship as it hosted “Liqa-e-Ishq — Mystical Musical Colours of Karakoram,” an evocative cultural evening that resonated with the echoes of Pakistan’s mountains, valleys, and centuries-old spiritual traditions. Jointly organised by the Burushaski Research […]
President Donald Trump and the White House became the centre of an online firestorm this week after a viral social media post featuring a penguin drew widespread ridicule and international commentary. The image, shared on the White House’s official X account, was intended to link Trump’s renewed focus on Greenland to a popular internet meme […]
Mistakenly, a curfewed school is regarded as the best educational institution that churns out “disciplined” students. A principal who comports himself as a dictatorial administrator and a teacher who is morbidly sensitive even to a pin drop in a classroom are placed on a high pedestal in educational circles, as they, to get quantified results […]