FORMER Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, who has been convicted and jailed on graft charges, was barred from politics for five years on Tuesday (8), an official order said. The order by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), seen by Reuters and confirmed by a senior officer, said Khan was…
INDIA’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemned prime minister Narendra Modi’s inaction over deadly ethnic conflict in the country’s northeast on Wednesday (9), in his first parliamentary speech since his defamation conviction was suspended. Modi’s administration is being forced this week to defend its conduct over months of violence in Manipur…
Pakistan Railways has taken the decision to suspend six officials, among them a divisional engineer and a works manager, following allegations of their negligence. This alleged negligence is believed to have played a major role in the recent train accident in the Sindh province of the country, resulting in the…
SURYAKUMAR YADAV smashed 83 off 44 balls as India beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20 international in Guyana on Tuesday (8) to keep the series alive. After India lost T20 debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill cheaply in pursuit of 160, Suryakumar took charge in…
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, who is presently basking in the huge success of her latest release Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, is also going all out to promote her much-awaited film Heart Of Stone, which marks her debut in Hollywood. Helmed by Tom Harper, the spy action thriller film also stars…
Like there are multiple colours in a rainbow, India has different cultures, languages, and film industries and it’s time for the world to acknowledge it, says AR Rahman, the artiste whose music covers genres and geographies. Rahman, who has worked in the south, in the Hindi film industry as well…
Veteran actor Anupam Kher expressed gratitude as his action thriller Karma completed 37 years on Tuesday. Taking to Instagram, Kher shared stills from the movie featuring himself and late actor Dilip Kumar. Sharing the pictures, he wrote, “The magnum opus KARMA completes 37 years today. Thank you dearest @subhashghai1 ji for giving…
Bollywood star Ranveer Singh will be stepping into the iconic role of Don for the third part of filmmaker Farhan Akhtar’s popular action franchise Don. Farhan and his close friend Ritesh Sidhwani’s banner Excel Entertainment shared the news on its social media handles, posting a first-look video of the actor in…
New research published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal suggests that the mitigation of air pollution could potentially contribute to the reduction of antibiotic resistance. The study indicates that addressing air pollution may play a role in countering the phenomenon where disease-causing microorganisms develop resistance to antibiotics, rendering these drugs…
Neuroscientists have recently concluded that a direct correlation between pre-action brain activity and the intention to execute an action might not exist. They argue that the well-known Libet paradigm from the 1970s and 1980s, often used to investigate the presence of free will in decision-making, may not be entirely suitable…