Eat 10 grams of nuts a day for longer life
You have long complained of your employer paying you ‘peanuts’ for salary. But the peanuts can actually enhance your lifespan, says a study. The study confirms a link between peanut and nut intake and...
View ArticleYou must follow Mehwish Hayat on Instagram! Pronto!
Good looks, enormous fan following and a nation that loves you! What more could one ask for? Model and actress Mehwish Hayat is certainly one such celeb. And it seems she is taking Instagram by storm....
View ArticlePakistan wants good ties with all neighbours: PM special adviser
ISLAMABAD: PM’s Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs urges South Asian countries to improve their relations for peace in region. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi...
View ArticleUS woman pleads not guilty to helping killers escape
NEW YORK: A female prison worker pleaded not guilty Friday to allegedly helping two killers escape a maximum-security New York state jail, as a massive police manhunt slipped into an eighth day. More...
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Kim K charges fans $800 for makeup lesson
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is charging fans nearly $800 to attend a makeup masterclass with her and her makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic in July. Kim took to her Twitter account to share the...
View ArticleBloodletting in Balochistan and Karachi manifest enemy’s hostile intent: army...
Army chief General Raheel Sharif said on Saturday Pakistan is willing to pay any price to protect and safeguard its interests, including Kashmir and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. “We are ready...
View ArticleAir strikes kill 20 militants near Pak-Afghan border
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: In precise aerial strikes conducted by security forces Saturday, 20 suspected militants were killed in North Waziristan Agency near the Pak-Afghan border, an Inter-Services Public...
View ArticleTaliban attack police post in Afghanistan killing 17
KANDAHAR: Dozens of Taliban insurgents attacked a police post in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, killing at least 17 policemen, police said on Saturday. With US forces no longer providing air...
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Moving mountains: the grandeur of Skardu
A trip to Skardu takes you comfortably close to nature: walking up steep roads winding through towering mountains, stopping by a stream to refill your bottle with chilled water and popping dried...
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Orient Express: a quick visit to China
As the plane touched down at Beijing Capital International Airport, I had to pinch myself. I had made it; I was in a land steeped in three millennia of history. Even as I was in a neighbouring country,...
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Summer trips picks: sacred Sedona
Apparently I am not the only one who thinks Sedona — in the northern Verde Valley region of the state of Arizona, US — is a must-see place. National Geographic has vouched for it and put it on its 11...
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Book review: Written in Tears – a woman at war
Assamese writer Arupa Patangia Kalita returns with a collection of heart-breaking short stories in her latest literary offering, Written in Tears. Released after Kalita won the prestigious Sahitya...
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Movie review: Far From the Madding Crowd – far from flawless
Director Thomas Vinterberg’s Far From the Madding Crowd is an engaging and entertaining film but lacks the romance, sweep and grandeur required to successfully adapt Thomas Hardy’s classic pastoral...
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Nature’s call
Feeling claustrophobic in the city and wishing you could just disconnect from civilisation (and your phone) for a while? A camping trip might be exactly what you need. Read on to make sure you have...
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Zayn Malik wants to explore fashion industry
Former One Direction star Zayn Malik is reportedly keen to enter the world of fashion. The singer wants to secure an endorsement deal with a huge fashion brand, reports femalefirst.co.uk. “Malik has...
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Save the Children allowed to resume operations in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Days after authorities in the federal capital sealed the offices of international non-governmental organisation Save the Children, the interior ministry has allowed the INGO to resume...
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Swedish prince weds former glamour model
STOCKHOLM: Flag-waving Swedes and royals celebrated in the blazing summer sun on Saturday as reality show starlet Sofia Hellqvist became a real-life princess as she married Prince Carl Philip. People...
View ArticleNew Ramazan rules to help Nordic Muslims in midnight sun
STOCKHOLM: Muslims in the Nordic region can expect new guidelines for coping with a sun that never sets ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramazan, a Swedish Muslim association said. Ramazan begins on...
View ArticleBreaking the internet, one ‘Chutki’ at a time
If there is one man who can turn an otherwise ordinary relationship between a customer and a shopkeeper into an internet sensation, it is none other than Guarav Gera — the brains behind the shopkeeper,...
View ArticleOutrage in Israel as Arab MP says to join Gaza flotilla
JERUSALEM: An announcement by an Arab Israeli lawmaker that he plans to join a pro-Palestinian flotilla seeking to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza caused outrage on Monday among the country’s political...
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