Forget flying carpets, flying taxis are coming your wayWe've all dreamed while stuck in traffic jams of being able to just lift off and fly over the gridlock. According to experts gathered this week at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, tha...
The battle to bring antivenoms to AfricaSnake antivenoms have been around for 125 years, are effective and can be produced cheaply at scale. Yet Africa, with its abundance of deadly snakes, has an alarming shortage of the life-saving medici...
`Lionel Messi of pigeons´ sold for record fee of more than £1 millionA pigeon described as the best ever has been sold for a record fee of more than £1 million. Joel Verschoot’s bird Armando was sold by auction house Pipa for 1,252,000 euros (£1.07 million) after a two...
Tens of thousands converge on California ‘poppy apocalypse’Like Dorothy in the “Wizard of Oz,” the Southern California city of Lake Elsinore is being overwhelmed by the power of the poppies. About 150,000 people over the weekend flocked to see this year’s rai...
Nearly four in 10 US HIV infections from people unaware of infectionAlmost 40 percent of new HIV cases in the US occur because people do not know they are infected, while a similar proportion know but are not in treatment, according to a study released Monday. The rep...
Cancer deaths falling for half decade in EU: studyThe death rate from cancer has been falling for half a decade in the EU, researchers said Tuesday, although the overall number is expected to rise to 1.4 million this year due to an expanding populati...
Dead whale found with 40 kilograms of plastic in its stomachA dead whale with 40 kilograms of plastic in its stomach has been discovered off the coast of the Philippines. Marine biologist Darrell Blatchley was called to recover the 4.7m (15.4ft) Cuvier’s beake...
Atif Aslam and Ali Azmat to take centre stage at Coke Fest ‘19Following the launch of the new season of Coca-Cola Food & Music Festival in Lahore and after catering to more than 350,000 foodies in sold-out events in Islamabad, Multan, Faisalabad and Karachi,...
Lawn, ajrak, khat or pushk – the beauty of our provincial outfitsDo you know there was a time when sari was the second most worn outfit by women after shalwar kamiz in Sindh? Pakistan is a country with multiple traditions, cultures, religions and customs. There are...
Easy steps for a youthful skinWinters are finally over, leaving our skin looking dry and dull. If you have not had the time to indulge in some, ‘me time’, then this is your chance. Find all these natural ingredients at home and ar...
How flute added beauty to songs from yesteryears’ filmsAlthough practically, all melody makers of the subcontinent have extensively used flute in their instrumental arrangements of their film compositions, I shall take examples of one each from India and...
‘Sher Dil will set a benchmark for excellence in the history of Pakistani cinema’Tell us a bit about yourselves. Nomaan: Every man has two wishes; to be immortal or to be able to fly. Immortality is impossible but the latter, not so much. We will eventually depart from this world...
Filmmakers end up concentrating on one character more than the other: Mansha PashaYou both play very intriguing characters in ‘Laal Kabootar’, tell us about what your process was like getting into the skin of your respective roles? Ahmed: You do not usually get a lot of time to reh...
Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respiteAs much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another smog season, one isolated and windswept corner of Australia is serving as the global standard for clean air. With panoramic views o...
Be kind, please rewind: Oregon Blockbuster is last on EarthThere are challenges that come with running the last Blockbuster Video on the planet. The computer system must be rebooted using floppy disks that only the general manager — a solid member of Gen X —...
Belgian pigeon flies high in record 1.25 million euros auctionA star racing pigeon named Armando has fetched a record 1.25 million euros in an online auction, Belgian media reported Sunday. The prized bird -- Belgian's best long-distance racer of all time accord...
‘Shameless’ scammers seek to cash in on Christchurch massacreScammers are trying to cash in on the Christchurch mosque massacres, using phishing emails with links to fake bank accounts to ensnare people keen to donate, New Zealand's cyber security body said Mon...
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsulaIn southern Iraq, where the Euphrates and Tigris rivers meet, the Fao peninsula was once known for its swathes of henna plants and palm trees. But the lush greenery of this Basra province district has...
Japan to make crater on asteroid to get samples from insideJapan's space agency says its Hayabusa2 spacecraft will follow up last month's touchdown on a distant asteroid with another risky mission - to drop an explosive to make a crater and collect undergroun...
Fox News pulls show after Islamophobic remarksFox News weekend host Jeanine Pirro's show didn't air a week after her comments questioning U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar over her wearing a hijab. No explanation was given. Pirro's show, "Justice With Judge J...
Noor Hassan — the tiktok starBefore stepping into the world of television, Noor Hassan started his career as a radio jockey (RJ) on FM101. He received massive appreciation for his lead role of Peerzada Shahaab in the mega hit dra...
Take it or leave it!Dear Mathira and Rose, My boyfriend and I are together from the last five years. We are very much in love and close to each other. Problem comes when I ask him to tell his parents about us. He shows r...
Hodor says ‘crazy’ not to do ‘Game of Thrones’ spin-offsKristian Nairn, who played the gentle giant Hodor in the epic fantasy series Game of Thrones, says he is looking forward to the proposed spin-offs of the HBO show. Now that Game of Thrones is headed t...
Meghan Markle was a ‘failure’ in Hollywood: Princess Di’s biographerMeghan Markle was a 'failure' as an actress before landing the role of Rachel Zane in "Suits" in 2011, Princess Diana's biographer claimed, Fox News reports. Andrew Morton gave the Duchess of Sussex,...
‘Captain Marvel’ conquers box office againNewcomers were no match for Disney's "Captain Marvel" at the domestic box office. The superhero blockbuster soared past the competition, bringing in $69 million in its second weekend of release. Marve...
Mary Poppins 3 to focus on LGBTQ+ rights movementDirector Rob Marshall says if possible he would like to feature LGBTQ+ rights movement in Mary Poppins 3. The 1964 original featured Winifred Banks fighting for women's voting rights, while last year'...
‘I put my soul in these products’Rehana Akhtar is a pioneering Pakistani biochemist in the United States. She has been supplying cosmetics (mostly hand-made serums and creams that served skins with various complexions, ages, and prob...
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio’s take you back to the 60sOne of the much awaited and hyped Hollywood films of the year 2019 is Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Starring one of the biggest superstars of Hollywood, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiC...
I don’t think children should be exposed to all this, Sharmila Tagore on paparazzi frenzy over TaimurVeteran actress and internet sensation Taimur Ali Khan's grandmother Sharmila Tagore says the only way for the family to deal with paparazzi frenzy over her grandson is to accept it. The two-year-old...
‘Kalank’ Song ‘Ghar More Pardesiya’ — thrilling dance off between Madhuri and Alia BhattAfter overwhelming the film going community with the teaser and multiple character posters of Kalank, filmmaker Karan Johar has released the first song from the film titled Ghar More Pardesia. Alia Bh...
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt negotiating legal single statusNearly three years after they first separated, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are negotiating a "bifurcated judgment" of their married status, per The Blast. This will allow them to continue to discuss...
Harry Potter fans lash out at JK Rowling for confirming romance between Dumbledore and GrindelwaldFans have turned on writer JK Rowling after she made new revelations about the Harry Potter series. Rowling has been criticised for retroactively making omissions and additions to her beloved series,...
Dick Dale, surf guitar pioneer, dies at 81Dick Dale, who became known as "king of the surf guitar" with a twangy rapid-fire, reverb-heavy sound that he said recreated what he heard in his head while riding the waves, has died at 81, his forme...