Archives for November 2, 2016
Mohammad Rafi’s family says Karan Johar ‘insulted’ legendry singer
MUMBAI: The family of legendry singer Mohammad Rafi is angry over an ‘insulting dialogue’ in Karan Johar’s latest film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ and hinted at approaching Indian censor board.…
Pop singer Justin Bieber after walking off stage: ‘I’m not a robot’
MANCHESTER: Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber said his abrupt departure from the stage during a recent concert in England was an act of frustration and not anger as his screaming…
Pakistan 159-5 at lunch, lead by 103
SHARJAH: Pakistan, chasing a 3-0 whitewash, were 159-5 at lunch in their second innings on the fourth day of the third and final Test against the West Indies on Wednesday.…
U.S. officials say North Korea preparing missile launch – report
Pyongyang: North Korea is preparing to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile in the next three days, Fox Business Network reported on Tuesday, citing two unidentified officials. The communist nation planned…
South Korea names new PM, finance minister amid political scandal
SEOUL: South Korea's presidential office on Wednesday named a new prime minister and finance minister, the highest-level shake-up yet since President Park Geun-hye's administration was rocked by a scandal involving…
Tank battles and Stalin selfies at Belarussian war museum
GOROSHKI, BELARUS: At Belarus's Stalin Line museum visitors can watch reenactments of World War Two battles, fire Soviet-era weapons and even pose for photographs next to a wreath-decked monument to…
Gadani oil tanker fire toll reaches 18
KARACHI: Eighteen labourers died and over 60 were injured when a crude oil tanker, brought to the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Balochistan for dismantling, caught fire after huge explosions. “Dozens…
Court rejects bail plea of Nat Geo’s famed ‘Afghan Girl’ Sharbat Gula
PESHAWAR: A court in Peshawar has rejected bail plea of Nat Geo’s famed Afghan girl Sharbat Gula, who was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for illegally possessing a…
PM, cabinet all praise for interior minister
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the federal cabinet on Wednesday appreciated the efforts of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan for “handling onslaught and lock down of Islamabad”. Chairing…
Nine terrorists killed in Sheikhupura shootout
SHEIKHUPURA: Counter Terrorism Department claimed to have killed nine alleged terrorists during encounter here Wednesday. Huge cache of weapons were seized from the possession of militants killed in the shootout.…