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Would love to do Andaz Apna Apna reboot with Salman, says Aamir
Aamir Khan and Salman Khan’s friendship dates back to the good old ’90s when the two shared screen space for the first time in Andaz Apna Apna. Almost two decades later, the cult classic which also...
View ArticleClinton considering Warren, not Sanders, for running mate: WSJ
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton is considering US Senator Elizabeth Warren for her running mate for the Democratic presidential ticket, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing several people...
View ArticleChina criticises US over Obama meeting with Dalai Lama
BEIJING: China criticised US President Barack Obama on Thursday for hosting the Dalai Lama at the White House, despite efforts to avoid irking Beijing by holding the meeting off-camera and out of the...
View ArticleBritish MP shot and injured
LONDON: A British lawmaker from the opposition Labour Party has been shot and injured in her consituency in northern England, media reported on Thursday. Jo Cox, 41, a mother of two, was left bleeding...
View ArticleAbdeslam smoked pot with teens after Paris attacks
PARIS: Several hours after the Paris attacks, three teenagers smoked pot and ate fries with a “normal guy” who turned out to be militant Salah Abdeslam, news reports said Thursday. Abdeslam is the only...
View ArticleClash in Chitral over Kalash girl’s ‘forced’ conversion to Islam
ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of Muslims clashed with members of Kalash tribe in Chitral on Thursday after a teenager claimed she was forced to convert to Islam, police and residents said. Police fired tear gas...
View ArticleBahrain jails 8 Shias, revokes nationality
DUBAI: A Bahraini court Thursday sentenced eight Shias to 15-year jail terms for forming a “terror” group, as the authorities crack down on opposition in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, a judicial source...
View ArticleWill not campaign in Gibraltar after attack on lawmaker: David Cameron
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would not take part in a European Union referendum campaign rally in Gibraltar later on Thursday following an attack on a Labour Party lawmaker in...
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Wildfires in California, New Mexico trigger evacuations
CALIFORNIA: Firefighters worked into early Friday morning to try to contain a growing wildfire in coastal Southern California and a larger blaze in rural New Mexico as hot weather fed flames that...
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Kurram Agency’s political muharrar arrested for ‘threatening’ men with arms
PESHAWAR: A former political muharrar of Kurram Agency carrying a fake service card, who allegedly fired at man following a verbal dispute in Peshawar on Thursday evening, was arrested. The dispute...
View ArticleJaffarabad police chief’s death was suicide, investigations confirm
ISLAMABAD: Weeks after the mysterious death of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jaffarabad Jahanzaib Khan Kakar, the Balochistan government is convinced that the police chief committed suicide,...
View ArticleGoogle thanks grandmother for her ‘ultra-polite’ online search
Google has thanked an ultra-polite grandmother whose search request has gained maximum fame after it was brought to light by her 25-year-old grandson on Twitter. Ben John’s tweet revealing his...
View ArticleAmir advised to stay calm when provoked, says Pakistan team manager
KARACHI: Pakistan cricket team manager Intikhab Alam Friday warned fast bowler Mohammad Amir cannot afford to put a foot wrong on the tour of England where he was caught in a spot-fixing case six years...
View ArticleCIIT pro-rector sacked over plagiarism of PhD thesis
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Governors of Comsats Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) terminated on Friday its pro-rector Haroon Rashid who was proved to have plagiarised his PhD thesis. The decision...
View ArticleFollowing threats, PEMRA puts a lid on Hamza Ali Abbasi’s Ramazan transmission
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed a ban on the Ramazan transmission of two private TV channels over violation of the media regulator’s code of conduct by “promoting...
View ArticleObama hosts powerful Saudi prince
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama hosted youthful Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House Friday, underscoring his guest’s meteoric rise and increasingly pivotal role in...
View ArticleIstanbul bans gay pride march on security grounds
ISTANBUL: The authorities in Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul on Friday banned an annual gay pride march planned for later this month, citing security fears. The Istanbul governorate said in a statement...
View ArticleIAAF votes to keep Russia banned ahead of Rio games
VIENNA: World athletics’ governing body decided on Friday to maintain its doping ban on all Russian athletes, Sky News reported, quoting unnamed sources, leaving the country’s hopes of competing in the...
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Everyone advised me against leaving: Bilal Khan
LAHORE: Singer-songwriter Bilal Khan has been mostly absent from the music scene, save for the occasional song release on Soundcloud. After making it big with Bachana and then his Coke Studio...
View ArticleTwo years later: DiCaprio summoned in court for ‘Wolf of Wall Street’
NEW YORK: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been ordered to be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Stratton Oakmont executive over his alleged depiction in the 2013 Martin Scorsese film The...
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