Smartphones can ruin romantic relationships
Attending to your smartphone while spending time with your partner may come at a far greater cost than you imagine as researchers have found that use of cellphone can ruin romantic relationships and...
View ArticleLIVE: Openers depart early as Pakistan bat against Zimbabwe
After a successful Twenty20 series win, Pakistan now take on Zimbabwe in the first of the three-match ODI series at Harare Sports Club. ODI captain Azhar Ali is back from Hajj and so is...
View ArticleFour suspects linked to Khanzada attack killed in CTD raid
Four terrorists suspected of involvement in the suicide attack that killed Punjab home minister Col (retd) Shuja Khanzada were killed in a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) raid near Lahore, Express...
View Article25 militants killed in North Waziristan airstrikes
At least 25 militants were killed in airstrikes that targeted military hideouts near Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency on Thursday. “At least 25 terrorists were killed in aerial strikes ahead...
View ArticleWestern fears that air strikes don’t target IS ‘unfounded’: Russia
MOSCOW: Russia rejected on Thursday accusations that Moscow had bombed moderate rebel factions fighting President Bashar al-Assad instead of Islamic State fighters and had hit civilians. “The rumours...
View ArticleBahrain seizes arms, arrests suspects for ‘Iran and Iraq links’
DUBAI: Authorities in Bahrain said they had uncovered a large stash of weapons and arrested a number of people suspected of having links with Iran and Iraq. A statement late Wednesday published on the...
View ArticleIran nearly doubles its Hajj stampede death toll to 464
TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday nearly doubled its death toll from last week’s Hajj stampede to 464, saying there was no hope of finding pilgrims missing after the tragedy. “Seven days after this tragic...
View ArticleDeepika makes adorable Dubsmash debut with Ranveer
If you think you have seen the best of the celebrity Dubsmash videos, then brace yourself as the best is yet to come. Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have already smitten many with their unbeatable...
View ArticleHurricane batters Bahamas before likely heading up US East Coast
NASSAU: Slow-moving Hurricane Joaquin pounded the Bahamas for a second day with powerful winds and waves on Friday, but it was not expected to be a major threat to the US East Coast, the US National...
View ArticleAishwarya Rai turns playback singer
Looks like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is leaving no stone unturned for her grand comeback in Jazbaa. The former Miss World was earlier seen sweating it out in the stills of the upcoming film’s song...
View ArticleAfter Oregon shooting, angry Obama blasts US gun politics
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Thursday angrily said America had made a “political choice” to allow mass shootings like the one in Oregon to occur and blasted the National Rifle Association...
View ArticleIndia unveils climate target to cut carbon intensity
INDIA: India has promised to make its economy more energy efficient and cut the carbon produced per unit of GDP growth by 33-35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 levels in a climate-change policy statement...
View ArticleI have a very common life, says SRK
His stardom in showbiz is unmatched, and he’s often referred to as the ‘King of Bollywood’, but superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he lives a “very common life” behind the camera. Read: Salman Khan will not...
View ArticleOzzie the eagle dead after live-streamed lovers duel in Florida
A love triangle between bald eagles that played out before thousands of fans on a live webcam has ended badly in Florida with the death of Ozzie, longtime mate of Harriet, according to a Florida...
View ArticleChildren among dead in Russian strikes on Syria: monitor
BEIRUT: Two children were among at least seven civilians killed in air strikes carried out by Russian warplanes in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, a monitoring group said Friday, citing...
View ArticleTaliban hold out in northern Afghan city, district in northeast falls
KABUL: Taliban fighters were holding out against Afghan troops in Kunduz on Friday, a day after government forces recaptured most of the northern city that had fallen to the militants in their biggest...
View ArticleIndia sponsoring terror in Pakistan: Sartaj Aziz
Premier’s top aide Sartaj Aziz said on Friday India is sponsoring terror activities in Pakistan. “Pakistan is engaged in a massive military operation against terrorism in all its forms and...
View Article‘Russian air strikes in Syria to last three to four months’
PARIS: Russian air strikes in Syria will last for three to four months and will intensify, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Friday as President Vladimir Putin was due in Paris for talks. “There is...
View ArticleCanada politician mistakes Bank of England governor for actor
One of the world’s most famous central bank chiefs — Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney — briefly became the late American actor Art Carney during a Canadian election debate. Gilles Duceppe, leader...
View ArticleFirst Iran Hajj dead return nine days after stampede
TEHRAN: The first bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj arrived home Saturday – nine days after the tragedy which sparked anger and criticism of Saudi Arabia. President...
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