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Asim Azhar shuts down 'Merub' chants during concert with grace and dignity

Pakistan, June 16 -- LAHORE - Singer Asim Azhar calmly addressed fans during a recent concert when the crowd began chanting the name of his former fiancee, Merub Ali. The moment, captured on video, qu... Read More


Mohanlal, Kunchacko Boban resume Sri Lanka schedule of Mammootty, Nayanthara-starrer

India, June 16 -- The shoot of Malayalam director Mahesh Narayanan's big-budget action-drama, featuring superstars Mammootty, Mohanlal, Fahadh Faasil and Nayanthara, has resumed in Sri Lanka after a b... Read More


Uncle Sam at 90: The magic of singularity principle, By Louis Odion

Nigeria, June 16 -- The offer was irresistible. "Louis, I know you must be tired of hotel food by now," he teased with a patriarchal grin, then beckoning, "follow me make I show you better place to c... Read More


Air India plane crash victim was 'reluctant to go', feared leaving son

India, June 16 -- A mother who died in the Air India plane crash had been reluctant to travel and feared leaving her young son behind for the first time, a colleague has said. Abdhiben Patel, known a... Read More


LinkedIn billionaire warns of looming white-collar bloodbath, urges grads to ride the AI wave

India, June 16 -- LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a thought-provoking message aimed at fresh graduates navigating an uncertain job market shaped by the ... Read More


When smoke rises, so does the lie - Che Ran

Kuala Lampur, June 16 -- I once shared tea with a war survivor in Tehran. His hands shook, not from fear, but from memory. "Every war," he said, "starts with a lie. And the lie always comes dressed as... Read More


"Haven't slept in three nights," Indian students in Iran urge evacuation amid escalating strikes

Tehran, June 16 -- "I woke up at 2:30 am on Friday to loud explosions and rushed to the basement. We haven't slept since," says Imtisal Mohidin, one of hundreds of Indian medical students stranded in ... Read More


Who was Sheetal? Haryana-based model found dead in Sonipat canal

India, June 16 -- A Haryana-based model, identified as Sheetal, has been found dead in a canal in the state's Sonipat district with her throat slit, said police on Monday. The woman had left her house... Read More


Bilawal warns of war with India if it blocks river flows

Pakistan, June 16 -- Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged India to return to the negotiating table, warning that continued avoidance of dialogue would only harm regio... Read More


Glorious payback for June 12, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, June 16 -- Thank you, Mr President. If any seer had predicted in 1993 that a day would come when the heroes of the June 12 struggle would be honoured, such a crystal gazer would have been lab... Read More