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India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri holds a press briefing following India’s military strikes on Pakistan, in New Delhi, India, May 7, 2025. — ReutersAfter getting immensely trolled on social media for May 10 ceasefire announced between Pakistan and India, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri locked his X account on Sunday.Notably, no one from the union government, including external affairs minister S Jaishankar, has denounced the trolling or come out in his support yet, Indian media reported. Following a tense four-day military standoff between the South Asian countries, the ceasefire was announced by the US President Donald Trump.After right-wing X accounts called…

Tom Cruise goes out of his way to make Ana de Armas happy after denying relationship rumoursTom Cruise is not shy to make extravagant gestures for his rumoured girlfriend Ana de Armas as he reportedly spent a huge sum just to drop her off at the airport.The 62-year-old Hollywood star took Ana to the airport in London via his private helicopter for her flight to New York City after the two were spotted together in the city. The short air trip reportedly cost Tom £8,662 but it held no importance against his new lady love, who he flew to London…

Fresh off her Oscar win for Anora, Mikey Madison has lined up her first major project and it’s already turning heads. While Demi Moore was heavily favored to win Best Actress at this year’s Academy Awards, Madison shocked the industry by taking home the trophy instead. Following Anora’s impressive haul of five Academy Awards and Madison’s unexpected win, fans and insiders alike have been speculating about her next move. Many assumed she would follow the traditional path of joining a major franchise. In fact, Madison was reportedly offered a role in Shawn Levy’s upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling.…

A$AP Rocky has confirmed that baby number three will stick with the family’s naming tradition. Following Rihanna’s third pregnancy reveal just hours before her 2025 MET Gala appearance, Rocky appeared on the May 7 episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers, where he shared a bit about the couple’s baby-naming plans. The rapper whose real name is Rakim Mayers, and Rihanna, already parents to sons RZA and Riot, seem committed to the ‘R’ theme. “Your first two kids have ‘R’ names, obviously you and Rihanna have ‘R’ names,” Meyers said during the interview. “Is this a lock that the third will…

Just days after his election, the Vatican has unveiled the first official portrait of Pope Leo XIV, along with his signature and coat of arms. The image presents the 69-year-old pontiff, formerly Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, in traditional papal attire including the red mozzetta, stole, rochet, and pectoral cross, a distinct visual departure from Pope Francis’ more modest style. His signature reintroduces the classic “P.P.” (Pastor Pastorum) inscription, a form not used during Francis’ papacy. Leo XIV’s newly revealed coat of arms holds deep symbolic weight. One side bears a blue field with a fleur-de-lis, symbolizing both the Virgin Mary…

Reality TV personality Molly-Mae Hague has confirmed that she and professional boxer Tommy Fury are back together, months after publicly announcing their split in August 2024. The couple met on Love Island in 2019 and share a daughter, Bambi. Hague confirmed the reconciliation in the latest episodes of her Amazon Prime Video docuseries, Behind It All Part II, released Friday. She revealed that Fury has been sober for four months and described their relationship as “worth saving.” “I love Tommy so much and I love our family so much that I’m willing to ride the wave,” she said. While she…

Listen to article Former members of the UK’s elite Special Forces have publicly disclosed accounts of alleged war crimes committed by their colleagues during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In an unprecedented move, these veterans provided eyewitness testimonies to BBC Panorama, detailing incidents of unlawful killings and misconduct by the Special Air Service (SAS) and Special Boat Service (SBS). The testimonies describe a pattern of executions of unarmed individuals, including children, and the planting of weapons on deceased bodies to fabricate justifications for the killings. One veteran recounted an incident where a young boy was handcuffed and shot, emphasizing the routine nature…

Listen to article Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has retired from Test cricket, ending his 15-year career in the longest format of the game. Kohli, who retired from T20Is following India’s 2024 T20 World Cup win, made the announcement via Instagram post.   “It’s been 14 years since I first wore the baggy blue in Test cricket. Honestly, I never imagined the journey this format would take me on. It’s tested me, shaped me, and taught me lessons I’ll carry for life. There’s something deeply personal about playing in whites. The quiet grind, the long days, the small moments that no one sees…

A representational image shows junior squash game. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: Two leading Pakistan players, Mohammad Asim Khan and Noor Zaman, have made it to the second round of the Men’s World Squash Championship, underway in Chicago (USA).In the first round held the other day, the recent winner of the inaugural World Under-23 Squash, Noor, edged out Qatar’s Abdullah Al Tamimi (seeded inside top 35) in a hard fought five-game match 12-10, 4-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-7. Riding on his stamina and fitness, Noor was in stunning form during the last two games, which he won 11-4 and 11-7, outplaying his opponent in…

KARACHI: After the invigorating success of a crippling pandemic, fate now offers our generation its next best creation: the spectre of war. And in a time where war is not just waged on borders but on the black mirrors that run our lives, reading political fiction becomes less pastime, more an act of resistance.  Books that expose media power, herd mentality, and the quiet suffocation of dissent feel urgently alive amid India’s current war-mongering, where image eclipses reality and emotion trumps truth. These four novels remind us that control often begins not with remotely manoeuvred war machinery, but with what…