Kanye West sparks new outrage in calling slavery ‘choice’
AFP | Rapper Kanye West, on the receiving end of criticism in the music world after backing President Donald Trump, sparked fresh outrage Tuesday when...
Pakistan’s ‘Tipping Point’
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | Malcolm Gladwell in his seminal work defined "Tipping Point" as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold...." He goes on to...
Netanyahu shows documents relating to Iran Nuclear ambitions; Tehran brushes off allegations
News Analysis | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday, unveiled a database of files which he claimed to have been containing crucial information about...
McDonald’s torched, hundreds arrested in May Day protests in Paris
AFP | Nearly 300Â protesters were arrested Tuesday after May Day riots in central Paris, where hooded youths torched a McDonald's restaurant and several vehicles during...
10 signs you’re exceptionally smart though you don’t appear to be
News Desk | You could say that there are plenty of not-so-bright people walking around, but it’s not that there are so many of them,...
Taj Mahal in decay: Paying the price of India’s pollution
News Analysis | India's top court on Tuesday sharply criticized the government for failing to protect the Taj Mahal, the centuries-old monument to love which...
Buddha Diplomacy: Pakistan uses its inter-religious past to build modern ties
News Analysis | India's bid to invoke Lord Buddha in its outreach to some of its neighbors now faces a new challenge and it comes...
Azhar Mahmood adamant Pakistan ‘want more’ from Amir
AFP | Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood "wants more" from Mohammad Amir, a challenge he believes the paceman will rise to in upcoming Test matches...
At New York’s Met, an opera even babies can attend
AFP | New York parents, ever vigilant for new ways to amuse their offspring, are picking up babies and flocking to the Metropolitan Opera this...
COAS Gen Bajwa steps in to address grievances of Hazara community
News Analysis | General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Chief of Army Staff, arrived in the provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta, on Tuesday to inspect the...
Major boost for Pakistan ahead of World Cup 2019 as Mohammad Hafeez’ bowling action cleared
News Analysis | The International Cricket Council (ICC) has declared the bowling action of leading Pakistan’s off-spinner, Mohammad Hafeez as legal, paving way for the...
Karachi’s politics in spotlight as claimants trade gibes
News Analysis | The political parties of Sindh and especially its capital city, Karachi are now trading barbs over the spree of violence, the city...