Film powerhouse India falls short at Oscars

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Prolific, movie-crazed nation yet to win gold statuette in film categories at Oscars HOLLYWOOD/ US: India may churn out around 2,000 movies per year, but it is yet to win a golden statuette in the coveted film categories at the Oscars. The South Asian nation’s Oscar journey started in 1957, with “Mother India” narrowly losing … Read more

Larijani death confirmed by Iranian media

Key strategist’s death adds to instability, raising fears of wider regional escalation Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani attends a ceremony by the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah marking the first anniversary of Israel’s assassination of their longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut’s southern suburbs on September 27, 2025. PHOTO:AFP Iranian state media has confirmed on Tuesday … Read more

Unplanned war, unintended consequences

Even as Trump boasts of success, the regime in Tehran remains intact and operational KARACHI: Weeks into the US-Israel war against Iran, an uncomfortable truth is becoming harder to ignore — the raison d’être of this conflict was little more than a mirage. For all the claims from Washington and Tel Aviv that the regime … Read more

Denying lawful access

. The denial of lawful access and due medical facilities to former prime minister Imran Khan is now at the heart of debate. Members of the House of Commons, cricket greats as well as the Commonwealth, apart from civil and political strata at home and abroad, have called for amends into the government’s rigid attitude, … Read more