N. Korea seeks Pompeo’s removal from nuclear talks

AFP | North Korea on Thursday demanded the removal of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from talks over its nuclear programme, hours after the...

Indian man amputates finger after voting for wrong party

AFP | An Indian man chopped off his index finger in desperation after voting for the wrong party in the country's national election. Pawan Kumar...

‘Good PTM’ versus ‘Bad PTM’

Ahsan Hamid Durrani | In today’s era of post-truth politics, it is increasingly becoming difficult to separate facts from fabrications, reality from falsehood, and emotions...

SC orders completion of Orange Line train project by 20th May

News Desk | The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday, 19th April, Punjab Government to finish work on Orange Line Metro Train project till May 20th. A...

WTO favours US in grain dispute with China

AFP | The WTO on Thurs¬day largely sided with the US in its Obama-era case against Beijing over Chinese restrictions on imports of American grain. The...

India’s Reliance reports 9.8 percent jump in profits

AFP | Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries on Thursday reported a 9.8 percent rise in consolidated net profit boosted by strong revenues from its telecom venture...

Uber wins $1bn investment from Toyota, SoftBank fund

AFP | Japanese car giant Toyota and investment fund SoftBank Vision Fund on Friday unveiled an investment of $1 billion in US company Uber to...

Notre-Dame’s fire changed many lives in Paris for ever?

AFP | Quasimodo Cafe: Victor Hugo's immortal hero Days after the catastrophic fire at Paris's Notre-Dame, around 30 business owners on Thursday gathered at a cafe...

Woman shot dead in N.Ireland in ‘terrorist incident’

AFP | A woman has been shot dead during riots in the city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland and the killing is being treated as...

Egypt bucks trend with vote to extend Sisi rule

AFP | In a referendum bucking the trend of the region's mini-Arab Spring, Egyptians are to start voting Saturday on constitutional amendments that extend President...

Papa roach: Chinese farmer breeds bugs for the table

AFP | As farmer Li Bingcai opened the door to his cockroach farm in southwest China, an insect the size of a dart flew into...

Sajal Aly slammed for endorsing a fairness cream

News Desk | Actress Sajal Aly has been slammed on social media for endorsing a fairness cream. The TV celebrity is seen promising that the...