Scientists reveal what travel will be like in the year 2070 on March 26, 2023In the future, passengers will whizz through passport control in a heartbeat. That’s because according to leading futurists and scientists, ‘biometric heartbeat passports’ will replace traditional passports, with travellers’ unique cardiac signatures being read as a form of ID. It’s just one of the many astonishing revelations in the easyJet 2070 Future Travel Report, which […]
The bizarre fig tree that’s growing upside-down in the ruins of an ancient Roman town on March 26, 2023It’s tree-mendous. Hidden away in an archaeological park near Naples, Italy, a wild fig tree has been growing upside-down for decades. Its roots are embedded in the ceiling of an archway, meaning the plant’s branches – which sometimes bear fruit – hang towards the ground. This strange tree is set in the modern-day town of […]
‘Praying for Armageddon’ — a chilling look at the pastors, politicians and power brokers on March 26, 2023If for any reason you’ve recently been feeling complacent about global security, international relations and oh, you know, little things like the continued existence of the species, here to herald the end of all that comes Tonje Hessen Schei and Michael Rowley’s “Praying for Armageddon,” a glossy, persuasive and increasingly alarming documentary exposing the influence […]
‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ — Yami steals the show, Sunny Kaushal struggles in a tricky drama on March 25, 2023The benchmark that Sonam Kapoor-starrer Neerja set for a hijack drama is too high to be matched and that’s why whenever I watch a hijack-hostage film, I can’t help but draw comparisons. Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga starring Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal is no different and yes, you end up comparing it with Neerja in […]
‘Huey Tum Ajnabi’ to set new trends in Pakistani film industry: Nadeem Mandviwalla on March 25, 2023Renowned Film Distributor, Nadeem Mandviwalla says upcoming Film ‘Huey Tum Ajnabi’ having eleven soundtracks and Radio Pakistan as its official media partner will help in promotion of film’s music. In an exclusive interview with Radio Pakistan’s Cultural Correspondent Sajjad Parvez, he said the film is depicting the Fall of Dacca in 1971 not in a […]
Sussex named best place to live in the UK on March 25, 2023A market town in East Sussex has beaten 71 other locations to be named the UK’s best place to live. Judges for the Sunday Times said Wadhurst offers ‘pretty much everything needed for modern life in miniature’. It was praised for its good schools, convenient transport links, variety of high street shops and being surrounded […]
A Book of Readings offers compulsory course of Pakistan Studies and is unique and unprecedented By: Professor Dr Sikandar Hayat on March 25, 2023The editor of this much needed book, dedicated particularly for the universities/colleges compulsory course of Pakistan Studies, is a renowned academic and historian Professor Dr Sikandar Hayat, author of previous important books A Leadership Odyssey: Muslim Separatism and the Achievement of Separate State of Pakistan, The Charismatic Leader: Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Creation […]
‘Infinity Pool’ — Brandon Cronenberg’s holiday horror has tremendous Mia Goth on March 25, 2023Brandon Cronenberg’s new film serves up another slice of that luxury fear-porn that we’ve had on TV’s The White Lotus and Succession, or Triangle of Sadness in the movies. Here, the trappings and appurtenances of the leisured super-rich might turn out to be just the design features of a prison. Infinity Pool is set in […]
The department store in Sweden so big it’s now the country’s #1 tourist attraction on March 25, 2023There’s a department store in Sweden so enormous that it’s become the country’s most popular visitor attraction, welcoming an average of five million visitors each year. The superstore – Gekas Ullared – attracts such vast numbers of visitors that it has built two hotels, a motel, several log cabin rentals and a camping ground nearby […]
Music for a cause By: Rabia Zaidi on March 24, 2023A musical extravaganza was held for a good cause, by Rashna Gazder and her talented group of pianists and musicians. The group is called Harmony in Helping Hands. In aid of SOS Children’s Villages of Sindh this is their eighth fundraiser since 2015. The group has helped needy Institutes in Pakistan, starting with LRBT, Chitral […]