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An undated image shows a Sikh devotee throwing petals as the procession passes by during the Baisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdal. — Reuters/FileBaisakhi festival is being celebrated in Punjab on Sunday (today), a centuries-old event that marks the start of the wheat harvest. Held annually on April 13 and occasionally on April 14, this purely agrarian celebration remains one of the most significant cultural events in rural Punjab. Traditionally, this day marks the end of vigilant crop-watching and the beginning of reaping the fruits of months of labour. For farmers, it is perhaps the happiest day of…
A picture of Iranian newspapers with headlines about the ongoing engagement between Iran and United States. — AFPIran, US hold highest-level nuclear talks since 2015 collapse.Talks focus only on nuclear issue, sanctions lifting.Next round of indirect talks scheduled for April 19. Iran’s foreign ministry said Sunday that talks with the United States slated for next weekend will remain “indirect” with Omani mediation, and focused solely on the nuclear issue and lifting of sanctions.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff held talks Saturday in Muscat, marking the highest-level Iran-US nuclear negotiations since the collapse of a…
Irony of Prince Harry’s behavior in Ukraine war zone takes center stagePrince Harry has ignited a large amount of questioning after jetting off to Ukraine.Royal commentator Duncan Larcombe has just gotten honest about Prince Harry’s feelings of “exhaustion and overwhelm” which he admitted to feeling with The Telegraph, following one of his appeal hearings for taxpayer funded security. According to the prince, the government’s decision to take away his security was a means to “force them back into Britain and establishment life” despite it being “more difficult and potentially unsafe” for Meghan and his kids. But Mr Larcombe started his…
Photo: Gigi Hadid reflects on the lesser known aspect of her life as a young modelGigi Hadid sat down for a candid chat with Vogue for their April Issue.During this chat, the fashion mogul weighed in on the challenges of being a celebrity.Vocalizing how she was under public scrutiny during her early career years, the former girlfriend of Zayn Malik began, “I felt like, even when I was just trying to put on something casual and go get coffee or go to the pharmacy, to get outside, someone had a comment: ‘Why is she dressed like that? She looks like a…
A roundup of some of last week’s events.
The Civil Defense in Sharjah took control of a fire in a residential tower, after its division started …
People are looking at the motorbike of a commuter. —AFP/ FilePolice arrest trailer driver, seize vehicle after crash.A water tanker killed a child just a day earlier.Road fatalities have exceeded 250 in Karachi this year.KARACHI: Two motorcyclists were killed on Sunday after being hit by a trailer in the port city’s New Chali area, in yet another fatal road tragedy.According to police, the victims, identified as Zaid and Noor Muhammad, were residents of Lyari’s Usmanabad. The two had set out for an outing when their motorcycle was struck by a trailer near New Chali, resulting in their death.Deputy Inspector General…
Meghan comes out in support of Prince Harry after Piers Morgan remarks Meghan Markle has seemingly come out in support of her husband Prince Harry following their major critic Piers Morgan remarks after the duke’s Ukraine visit.Prince Harry has recently been in the United Kingdom and Ukraine without his wife and their children Archie and Lilibet.The duke is now back in Montecito, California, where he reunited with his family following criticism on his visit to Ukraine.Archie and Lilibet doting father spent time with war casualties in Lviv in western Ukraine, the spokesperson told AFP. Piers Morgan slammed the duke for…
Javelin ace Arshad Nadeem celebrates after winning the gold medal, Paris 2024 Olympics, Men’s Javelin Throw Final, Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France, August 8, 2024. — ReutersPakistan’s javelin ace Arshad Nadeem, who sprang into the limelight for bringing honour to the country by bagging gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics, continues to become a source of inspiration.Nadeem, who beat India’s Neeraj Chopra in the javelin event last year at the Olympics, has now been hailed for his resilience and perseverance by none other than India’s own Olympic Instagram account.”Why do we fall? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up,”…
Queen Camilla reacts to King Charles abdication speculations Queen Camilla has apparently reacted to King Charles abdication rumours following his trip to Italy.According to a report by the Daily Express, Camilla, who celebrated her 20th wedding anniversary with the monarch earlier this month, has suggested there is no chance that King Charles will row back on his work despite his ongoing cancer treatment.Speaking to the British newspapers in Rome, Queen Camilla said King Charles is driven by “helping others” so there is no chance of him reducing his workload.When the queen was asked if King Charles would be taking it…