The reason behind this obsession with Korean romances is simpler than you think – they relate to them LONDON: In South Korea, societal norms are the glue holding the developing community together. Respect your elders, bite your tongue, and obey the rules. Sound familiar? South Korean screenwriters have turned these customs and the unpredictability of … Read more

KARACHI: Aashir Wajahat has quite literally grown up in front of the camera. From delivering memorable performances as a child actor in Mai Kukkoo Aur Woh and Karachi Se Lahore, to producing musical hits like Sadqay and Peetal, the actor-musician has steadily carved out a space for himself in Pakistan’s entertainment industry. In a recent … Read more

Listen to article Columbia University said on Wednesday it will pay over $200 million to the US government in a settlement with President Donald Trump’s administration to resolve federal probes and have most of its suspended federal funding restored. Trump has targeted several universities since returning to office in January over the pro-Palestinian student protest movement that roiled … Read more

Air traffic controllers lost contact on Thursday with an An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people in Russia’s far east, and a search was underway, the regional governor said. The local emergencies ministry said the plane, operated by a Siberia-based airline called Angara, dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination of Tynda, a town … Read more

[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Chief Executive Officer of Pakistan Single Window (PSW), a government-owned trade network integration entity, revealed on Wednesday that large-scale tampering of Goods Declaration (GD) forms was made possible due to a technical glitch in the WeBOC (Web-Based One Customs) system, dating back to 2015. In a briefing with journalists, PSW CEO … Read more

Film festival season always brings out some of the most anticipated movies of the year, and after a quieter 2023 edition due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) came roaring back. The streets near the Princess of Wales Theatre were bustling as movie fans gathered for world premieres … Read more

Listen to article Thai F-16 fighter jet bombed targets in Cambodia on Thursday, both sides said, as weeks of tension over a border dispute escalated into clashes that have killed at least two civilians. Of the six F-16 fighter jets that Thailand readied to deploy along the disputed border, one of the aircraft fired into Cambodia and … Read more

Tanushree Dutta, the first woman in India to publicly accuse a Bollywood actor of sexual harassment, has once again found herself at the center of a distressing situation. In a recent video posted on her Instagram has gone viral. Dutta, visibly shaken, pleads for help, claiming she has been facing constant harassment since 2018.  The … Read more