Oscars 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture
LOS ANGELES: "Oppenheimer," the blockbuster biopic about the race to build the first atomic bomb, claimed seven Academy Awards including the prestigious best picture trophy as Hollywood…
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Robert Downey Jr. wins best supporting Oscar for ‘Oppenheimer’
LOS ANGELES: Robert Downey Jr. won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in "Oppenheimer," where he played a villainous bureaucrat who seeks to destroy the acclaimed…
Emma Stone wins second career Oscar for ‘Poor Things’
LOS ANGELES: Emma Stone claimed her second Academy Award, winning the best actress trophy for her role as a woman revived from the dead in the dark comedy "Poor Things."
The 35-year-old…
Cillian Murphy wins best actor Oscar for ‘Oppenheimer’
LOS ANGELES: Cillian Murphy earned his first Academy Award for his portrayal in “Oppenheimer” of the physicist who led the United States’ development of the atomic bomb during World War Two.…
Christopher Nolan wins best director Oscar for ‘Oppenheimer’
LOS ANGELES: British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan won his first Academy Award, clinching best director for his historical drama "Oppenheimer" about the man behind the development of…
Afghanistan’s economy has ‘basically collapsed’: UN
NEW YORK: The Afghan economy and especially regions affected by the devastating earthquakes in October last year, “are still hurting”, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said, as…
Nisab set at Rs 135,179 for Zakat deduction
The government has announced the Nisab-i-Zakat for the Year 1444-45 A.H. to facilitate Zakat collection and distribution in accordance with Islamic principles.
The Ministry of Poverty…
Gal Gadot welcomes fourth daughter
Hollywood actress and ‘Wonder Woman’ star Gal Gadot has become a mother once again as she welcomed her fourth daughter.
The actress, known for playing Wonder Woman, welcomed her fourth…
Armorer declared guilty in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE: A New Mexico jury found "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez guilty of involuntary manslaughter, ending a trial over Hollywood's first on-set fatal shooting in nearly 30 years.
Ten…
CTD foils ‘terrorist attack’ on Adiala jail
RAWALPINDI: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and the police conducted a joint operation on Thursday and foiled an attempt to attack on the Adiala Central Jail.
Police officials also…
Pakistan urges UNSC to ask Afghan govt cut ties with TTP
NEW YORK: Top Pakistani diplomat has called on the UN Security Council to join Pakistan in demanding that the Taliban authorities terminate their relationship with the Tehreek-e-Taliban…
PM seeks final implementation schedule for PIA’s privatization
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sought a final implementation schedule for the privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
He was chairing a high level meeting on the…
Starbucks Middle East franchisee to cut over 2,000 jobs
Gulf retail giant AlShaya Group, which owns the rights to operate Starbucks in the Middle East, plans to lay off over 2,000 people as the business suffers from consumer boycotts linked to…
Bilawal hails ‘historic’ opinion on Bhutto trial after 44 years
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari hailed the opinion of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on the trial of his illustrious grandfather and PPP founder Zulfikar Ali…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto didn’t get a fair trial: SC
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court observed that the trial under the 1979 judgment that sentenced former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to death did not meet the requirements of a “fair trial…