The burial slab of Jesus Christ, as believed by many Christians believe has been uncovered by scientists for the first time in centuries. Placed in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, the tomb has been covered by marble cladding since at least 1555 A.D., and most[Read More…]
Although he is capable of single-handedly saving the world from disaster, James Bond would never get a job as a British spy, the head of M16 has said. Alex Younger, head of the ultra-secretive agency, said 007’s life of hand to hand combat and seducing beautiful women all the way[Read More…]
A combination of research, both historical and genetic in nature has revealed the error and hype that led to the coining of the term ‘Patient Zero’ and the blaming of one man for the spread of HIV athwart North America. The new study proves that a flight attendant who became[Read More…]
Several thousand of female employees across Iceland walked out of workplaces at 2.38pm on Monday to protest against earning less than men. Iceland is the best country in the world for gender equality, yet women still earn on average 14 to 18 per cent less than their male colleagues. According[Read More…]
The famous ‘Afghan girl’ immortalized through celebrated National Geographic magazine cover as a green-eyed 12-year-old girl was arrested on Wednesday from Pakistan for forging identity papers. The historic image of Sharbat Gula was taken in a Pakistan refugee camp by photographer Steve McCurry and it went on to become the[Read More…]
A baby girl from Lewisville, Texas, has been “born” twice after she was taken out of her mother’s womb for 20 minutes for life-saving surgery. At 16 weeks pregnant, Margaret Hawkins Boemer discovered her daughter, Lynlee Hope, had a tumour on her spine. The mass, known as a sacrococcygeal teratoma,[Read More…]
Paul Betty became the first American writer to win the Man Booker Prize for the Sellout, a stinging satire on US racial politics that judges drawn comparison to Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift. Historian Amanda Forman, who chaired this year’s judging panel, called it a “novel for our times”, particularly[Read More…]
US-based owners of Volkswagen vehicles affected by the manufacturer’s infamous emissions scandal will now be able to sell their cars back to dealerships, after the company was granted final approval on its proposed $14.7 billion compensation deal. US District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco signed off on Volkswagen’s (VW)[Read More…]
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on police academy in Quetta that killed more than 60 policemen and wounded more than 100 on Tuesday. “Militants came directly into our barrack. They just barged in and started firing point blank. We started screaming and running around in the barrack,”[Read More…]
Oxford University Press has announced that its new edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare will credit Christopher Marlowe as a co-author on the three Henry VI plays. This is the first time a major publishing house has formally named Marlowe as a co-author. There has been controversy about the authorship[Read More…]
At least four people were killed on a ride at Australia’s biggest theme park, the organisation said on Tuesday. The incident took place at Dreamworld, on the Gold Coast tourist district in Queensland state, police said. Local media said the accident happened on a water-based ride known as the “Thunder[Read More…]
Winter is here, but the same can not be said about the Game of Thrones season 7. But a series of leaked pictures from the shoot reveal a very important meeting. Spoiler alert! A meeting between Dragon Queen, Daenerys Targaryen and King in the North, Jon Snow is shown and[Read More…]
A Police Training Centre was attacked by militants in Quetta, Pakistan late on Monday night. More than 60 cadets besides three militants have died and 118 people are injured, making it one of the deadliest strikes in the country this year. The Balochistan Police College which is 20 km from the[Read More…]
In a memorandum to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, London-based representatives of political parties in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have urged the Pakistani government to reconsider policies on Kashmir and stop the export of extremism, terrorism. “(We) Note with regret that despite our suffering and great human and economic loss[Read More…]
On October 21 Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker sent out an email to his staff, announcing a round of voluntary buyouts. In response, Barron’s president Ed Finn-whose publication, like the WSJ, is owned by News Corp.’s Dow Jones-emailed back asking what the terms of the buyout would mean for[Read More…]
Astronaut Scott Kelly, who has the distinction of having spent a year in the space, has said that the level of pollution in China and India is shocking. “Seeing places like China and India, and the pollution that exists there almost all the time is quite shocking,” Kelly said in[Read More…]
The failed attempt of Nobel officials in knocking on Bob Dylan’s door was the major headline last week. Dylan was playing at a concert in Las Vegas on the night when the Nobel was announced. He ended the set with a cover of Frank Sinatra’s ‘Why Try to Change Me[Read More…]
China has officially confirmed the sale of 8 attack submarines to Pakistan may be deployed in the Arabian Sea and challenge India’s interests in the Indian Ocean Region. Talks for the deal, estimated at more than $5 billion, were announced from Islamabad earlier this year, but China was yet to[Read More…]
After Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced his decision of severing all ties with US and declared that the “country’s long-term alliance with the United States was over,”officials have gone into damage control mode. As per the CNN, Philippines Trade Minister Ramon Lopez said that the country “would not stop trade and[Read More…]
Pop star Madonna at Amy Schumer’s performance in New York on Tuesday night promised the crowd sexual favors in exchange for their support of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. “If you vote for Hillary Clinton, I will give you a blowjob. OK?” the 58-year-old singer told an audience at New York’s Madison[Read More…]
The third and final US presidential debate ended on Wednesday with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton facing each other in Las Vegas. Moderated by Fox News’ Chris Wallace, it covered several issues, including abortion, immigration and the relationship with Russia. Surprisingly, Donald Trump has been claiming for[Read More…]
In a scathing attack on the call for boycott of Chinese goods on Indian social media, Chinese media said that Indian products cannot compete with those of China. In an acerbic op-ed, state-run Global Times says New Delhi can only “bark” and do nothing about the growing trade deficit between[Read More…]
In perhaps the most absurd cases of divorce, a groom in UAE divorced his bride after he saw her face without cosmetics for the first time. Accusing her of deceiving him by wearing a lot of make-up, fake eyelashes and coloured contacts, the enraged man ended his relationship with his 24-year-old wife. The[Read More…]
The relationship between India and Donald Trump has been weird from day 1. In India we saw a right-wing group celebrating Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s birthday in a pompous way. They performed ‘havans’ for his well-being and for his nomination. This time in USA, the ‘Hindu’ supporters of the[Read More…]
Iraqi Prime Minister on Monday announced the start of military operations to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants. The push to retake Mosul will be the biggest military operation in Iraq since American troops left in 2011. The city fell to IS fighters during a lightning[Read More…]
