Taylor Swift named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
Pop star Taylor Swift was named Time magazine’s 2023 “Person of the Year,” beating out Barbie and King Charles III and ending her year with another accolade
“While her popularity has…
ADB approves $658.8mn for sustainable development projects
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved three projects amounting to $658.8 million to help Pakistan achieve its goal of more inclusive and sustainable growth and…
2023 will be the hottest year in ‘more than 100,000 years’
This year will be the hottest in recorded history after November became the sixth record-breaking month in a row, Europe's climate monitor said, piling pressure to act on climate change.…
India to become world’s third-largest economy by 2030
MUMBAI: India will remain the fastest-growing major economy for at least the next three years, setting it on course to become the world's third-largest economy by 2030, S&P Global…
British artist Jesse Darling wins Turner Prize 2023
LONDON: British artist Jesse Darling was awarded the 2023 Turner Prize for contemporary art and took home 25,000 pounds ($31,480) as this year's winner.
Established in 1984 and named…
Taliban’s actions have made ‘girlhood illegal’: Malala
JOHANNESBURG: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai likened restrictions the Taliban has placed on women in Afghanistan to the treatment of Black people under apartheid in a lecture in…
Israeli forces storm Khan Younis in south Gaza, killing scores of Palestinians
GAZA: Israeli forces stormed southern Gaza's main city on Tuesday in what they called the most intense day of combat in five weeks of ground operations against Hamas, and hospitals struggled…
Oxford University Press names ‘rizz’ as word of the year
Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce another…
UK announces stricter visa measures for legal migrants
LONDON: Britain announced plans to slash the number of migrants arriving by legal routes by raising the minimum salary they must earn in a skilled job by a third, amid pressure on Prime…
Elon Musk mocks Paris Hilton’s cookware ads after deal suspension
Elon Musk mocked Paris Hilton's cookware brand after her media company, 11:11, withdrew a deal from X (formerly Twitter).
Paris Hilton's 11:11 Media joined IBM and Apple in pulling ads…
Pakistan women win historic T20 series against New Zealand
DUNEDIN: Pakistan women’s cricket team created history with an impressive 10-run victory over New Zealand in the second T20I of their series in Dunedin on Tuesday.
The much-improved…
Senior US official visits India, discusses plot to kill Sikh activist
WASHINGTON: White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer led a US delegation to New Delhi on Monday where he noted the formation of an investigative panel by India to probe an…
‘GTA 6’ first trailer unveiled, release confirmed for 2025
Rockstar Games has officially revealed the trailer for high-anticipated online game “Grand Theft Auto VI.”
The trailer also confirms the game will be available in 2025, and that the title…
Israel intensifies offensive in southern Gaza
GAZA: Israeli forces pressed ahead with their air and ground bombardment of southern Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, even as the United States and the United Nations…
CID fame Dinesh Phadnis aka Freddy passes away
Actor Dinesh Phadnis, best known for playing Fredericks on hit TV show CID has passed away. He was aged 57.
The TV actor was recently hospitalized in Mumbai and was on a ventilator. The…