Djokovic, Sabalenka win season-openers
BRISBANE: Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka launched their Australian Open preparations with straight-sets wins on Tuesday at the Brisbane International but Nick Kyrgios lost on his return from injury. Former world number one Djokovic, who is chasing a record 25th Grand Slam crown in January in Melbourne, eased to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over wildcard […]
Big names sign up for PSL10 draft
KARACHI: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Tuesday, announced that veteran New Zealand pacer Tim Southee has signed up for the highly-anticipated player draft for the league’s 10th edition. The announcement was made on the league’s social media handles with a banner and a caption stating, “Kiwi pace supreme Tim Southee enters the HBL PSL […]
Puerto Rico’s power grid collapses, leaving island in the dark – World
Puerto Ricans were without electricity early on New Year’s Eve after a grid failure left nearly all of the island without power. Around 90 per cent of clients were without power on Tuesday morning at 9:30 (6:30 PST) according to energy distribution company LUMA Energy’s real-time portal. It will likely take 24 to 48 hours […]
Pivotal year: From elections to standoffs
ISLAMABAD: The year 2024 proved to be a politically charged and transformative one for Pakistan, dominated by the general elections, significant legislative changes, judicial reforms and a persistent standoff between the PML-N-led government and the opposition – PTI. While some moments signaled progress, others underscored the growing tensions and unresolved conflicts that have kept the […]
Pakistan rings in 2025 with renewed hope
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan rang in 2025 with joyous events in big cities like Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, with hopes and prayers for good health, prosperity and peace in the new year, as millions across the country exchanged greetings on social media platforms. The New Year celebrations in Pakistan vary depending on personal preferences, regional traditions and […]
Bushra, lawyers meet Imran
RAWALPINDI: Bushra Bibi and six lawyers held a meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan in Adiala Jail. During the meeting, they discussed various matters including the under-trial cases. Bushra Bibi reached Adiala Jail in a bulletproof van under protocol of K-P police. She held a meeting with Imran Khan for around half an hour. After […]
Chief minister of India’s Manipur state apologises for ethnic unrest – World
The chief minister of India’s northeastern state of Manipur apologised on Tuesday for months of ethnic unrest that has killed at least 250 people and prompted criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s federal government. The strife between the majority Meitei and the tribal Kuki communities in the state of 3.2 million people broke out in […]
Thousands march in Bangladesh to mark student-led uprising that ousted PM Hasina – World
Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied at a ‘March for Unity’ in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the student-led uprising five months ago that led to the ouster of longstanding prime minister Sheikh Hasina and remember the more than 1,000 killed in the violence. The Students Against Discrimination (SAD) group that led the protests, dropped […]
The Year of SRK feminism
KARACHI: In one of the most iconic scenes from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Shah Rukh Khan teeters on the edge of every woman’s worst nightmare. His character, Raj, finds himself locked in a train compartment with Simran (Kajol). Simran is reserved, traditional, and decidedly uninterested in the charming yet invasive stranger determined to disrupt […]
A new year, a new you
Now that the smoke has cleared from the fireworks last night, 2025 has officially dawned upon us. In other words, it is time for us to make a set of well-intentioned New Year's resolutions that will dissolve as soon as February rears its head. If you want to be more healthy, more organised, or just […]