Underage children tie the knot in Iran
A teenage boy and girl, although under the marriageable age, got married in Iran, with their wedding photo-shoot sparking interest across social media. Although under the legal marriageable age in...
View ArticleShah Rukh Khan buys new vanity van for INR 4-crore
Paying INR 4 crores for a custom designed vehicle is like squandering money for most of us. But it goes without saying that everything he buys has to be regal. This time King Khan has invested INR 4...
View ArticleFarah defends world double with 5000m gold
BEIJING: Mo Farah retained his world distance double on Saturday when he stormed to victory in the 5000 metres in Beijing. The Briton, who won 10,000m gold on the opening weekend of action, was in...
View ArticlePTI asks ECP for 15 more days to submit account details
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday for 15 more days to submit a consolidated statement of accounts. “The audit of account through...
View ArticleTurkish jets join US-led coalition strikes on Islamic State
ANKARA: Turkish jets took part in US-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State in Syria for the first time on Friday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. “Our jets started last night to carry out...
View ArticleSania says she is ‘honoured’ and ‘privileged’ to receive Khel Ratna
Tennis star, Sania Mirza, was presented with the India’s highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, on Saturday. Sania is only the second tennis star in India to receive the award after...
View ArticleCPEC to benefit all provinces: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday that the ongoing infrastructure building initiatives under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would change the landscape of the country...
View ArticlePakistan will continue to respond to India border attacks, says Asif
SIALKOT: Pakistan will respond “with full force” if India continues to target the civilian population, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned on Saturday, after nine people were killed by cross-border...
View ArticleThreats confine Pakistani diplomats to Kabul embassy compound
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani diplomats in Kabul have abandoned their residences and have been living in the embassy compound for past one week in the wake of growing incidents of ‘harassment’ on the streets of...
View ArticleUS paediatrician says selfies cause head lice
Before you take another selfie you should be aware of what could follow next. It may cause head lice! A group of US paediatricians has warned that taking selfies have increased the number of head lice...
View ArticleSuspect involved in Wasim Akram shooting tenders apology
The prime suspect involved in a case of firing at former cricketer Wasim Akram tendered an apology to the cricket superstar on Sunday. The suspect, Major (retd) Amirul Rehman, wrote a letter to the...
View ArticleMan becomes 12th to die from bull goring in Spanish fiesta season
MADRID: A 66-year-old Spaniard died after being gored in the chest by a bull in a village festival in the Spanish province of Segovia on Sunday, bringing the number of deaths by gorings in summer...
View ArticleBoeing uses its clout to control supplier consolidation
NEW YORK: Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s $37 billion deal for aerospace supplier Precision Castparts Corp is encouraging investors to consolidate the fragmented aircraft components industry, even as Boeing...
View ArticleIran is ‘true enemy’ of Gulf Arabs: Kuwaiti MP
KUWAIT CITY: A senior Kuwaiti lawmaker on Sunday described Iran as the “true enemy” of Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab states, in a sign of growing tensions with the Shia power. “It has become clear to all that...
View ArticleEx-secretary reveals stories of ‘Gilani’s massive corruption’
Yousaf Raza Gilani’s ex-secretary has revealed a series of allegations regarding the former prime minister’s massive corruption cases, Express News reported on Sunday. According to reports, while in...
View ArticleThousands urge help for Indian sisters ‘ordered raped’
UTTAR PRADESH: Thousands have signed a petition urging protection for two Indian sisters after a local council allegedly ordered them raped and paraded naked as “punishment” after their brother eloped...
View ArticlePakistani researcher wins award at US conference
LAHORE: A Pakistani research scholar’s paper has been declared the best research paper at an international research conference by the Training Centre for Social Science and Education in New York, US....
View Article52 officers held in anti-corruption drive across Sindh, CM told
KARACHI: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has registered 72 FIRs, initiated 209 inquiries and arrested 52 officers of different departments on the charges of corruption, embezzlement and...
View ArticleMyanmar’s president signs off on law seen as targeting Muslims
Myanmar’s president on Monday signed into law the last of four controversial bills championed by radical Buddhists but decried by rights groups as aimed at discriminating against the country’s Muslim...
View ArticleGandhi and Mandela have future test series named after them
Australia and England might have the Ashes but India and South Africa have evoked the memory of two iconic historical figures to name future cricket series between the two countries. Starting in...
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