Novels by Karen and Bryan Washington are among the contenders for the fiction prize at the 2025 National Book Awards, while nonfiction works addressing topics such as Gaza, foster care and women’s issues in Russia are also in the running. The national Book Foundation announced the five finalists for the fiction category on Tuesday, with […]
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Lahore Digital Arts Festival to host exhibition on artificial intelligence and climate change
Lahore Digital Arts Festival (LDF), in collaboration with Novembre Numérique and the Alliance Française de Lahore, is pleased to announce Breathing Algorithms from November 6-9, an exhibition and public programme that will explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, climate change and cultural heritage. The exhibition will be co-curated by Najamul Assar and Sarah Rajper, with […]
Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature
Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday, “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. “Laszlo Krasznahorkai is a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to Thomas Bernhard and […]
Sabrina Carpenter gushes over her introduction by Sheryl at Grand Ole Opry debut
Sabrina Carpenter can’t get over her Grand Ole Opry debut! On Tuesday, October 7, the Please, Please, Please singer performed her four-song set at the historic Nashville venue as part the Opry 100 birthday celebration. At the event, the 26-year-old singer was introduced to audience by none other than country music icon Sheryl Crow. “I […]
‘Frankenstein’ screening sees tight security at Venice Film Festival
The film Frankenstein, based on the classic novel by Mary Shelley, was praised following public release on August 30, 2025, at the Venice International Film Festival. Guillermo del Toro, the Oscar-winning director, is apparently looking to be appreciated for putting in great efforts and visuals. However, some fascinating facts have been revealed regarding the horror […]
Sarah Khan and Falak Shabir celebrate Alyana’s fourth birthday
Power couple Sarah Khan and Falak Shabir celebrated the 4th birthday of their only daughter, Alyana, in a picnic-themed party. Showbiz A-lister and a doting mother, Sarah Khan, turned to her Instagram handle on Wednesday night to share pictures from the intimate birthday celebration of her only child, Alyana Falak, who turned four on Wednesday. […]
Milly leads ‘Supergirl’ film after ‘Superman’ success
Ana Nogueira, the writer of Supergirl, has disclosed how she developed the role of Superman’s relatives. DC co-CEO James Gunn has launched Peacemaker season 2 and is aiming to drop Milly Alcock’s Supergirl after the Superman success. However, Milly Alcock made her first appearance as Kara Zor-El in Superman, coming in the end to take […]
Future of Universities
For centuries, universities have been regarded as the guardians of knowledge, the engines of innovation, and the gateways to opportunity. They produced scientists who unravelled the mysteries of nature, leaders who shaped nations, and thinkers who redefined human progress. Yet today, in the twenty-first century, universities stand at a decisive turning point. Never before have […]
The DOJ Files
India tirelessly cultivates its image as the world’s largest democracy, a bastion of law and moral leadership on the global stage. Yet this carefully constructed façade is a monumental lie, crumbling under the weight of its own hypocrisy. The recent, damning evidence from the U.S. Department of Justice does not merely accuse; it convicts India […]
Sanctuaries and Sacrifice
There is a hollow weight that settles in your chest when you watch the news and see names you will remember long after the screen goes dark. Lieutenant Colonel Junaid Arif. Major Tayyab Rahat. Azam Gul. Adil Hussain. Gul Ameer. Sher Khan. Talish Faraz. Irshad Hussain. Tufail Khan. Aqib Ali. Muhammad Zahid. Eleven men who […]