An undated picture of former Pakistan cricketer Sana Mir. — AFP Mir joins elite group of just 14 women to receive honour. Thanks teammates, coaches and family for all their support. Ex-Pakistan captain was inducted alongside six other cricketers. KARACHI: Former Pakistan women’s cricket captain Sana Mir made history on Monday as the first female…
Darren Criss wins first Tony award for ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ musical Darren Criss won his first Tony award for his musical, Maybe Happy Ending, at the 78th annual show. The 38-year-old actor was recognised as the Best Actor in a Musical on Sunday, June 8, in the award ceremony held at Radio City Music Hall,…
Hasan Ali takes picture with the crowd. — Reporter BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan’s pace ace Hasan Ali wreaked havoc and recorded his name into the history books with a scintillating performance for the Birmingham Bears. In just his second appearance of the 2025 T20 Blast, the right-arm fast bowler ripped through Derbyshire Falcons with career-best T20 figures…
Muhammad Yunus, interim prime minister of Bangladesh, gestures as he attends Ramadan Solidarity Iftar with Rohingyas at the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 14, 2025. — Reuters Yunus not aligned with any party; rules out running for office. Govtt faces protests over wage issues, public servant dismissals. BNP demands early elections, warns…
Dakota Johnson stays mum on Chris Martin breakup in first interview parting ways Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson recently broke up after years of engagement but the actress is seemingly not ready to talk about it. The 35-year-old actress gave her first interview after the news about her split with the Coldplay frontman broke out…
Miley Cyrus shares shocking thing about 2024 Grammy win Miley Cyrus had a strong feeling she was going to win her first Grammy—even before her name was called. During her June 4 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the 32-year-old singer opened up about how she sensed the win coming at the 2024 Grammy…
Nursery school children take a nap at Hinagiku nursery in Moriyama, western Japan. — Reuters/File The number of births in Japan last year fell below 700,000 for the first time on record, government data showed Wednesday. The fast-ageing nation welcomed 686,061 newborns in 2024 — 41,227 fewer than in 2023, the data showed. It was…
The Lady’s Slipper orchid, which was once thought to be extinct in the UK. —AFP A new lady’s-slipper orchid, once believed to be extinct in the UK, has been spotted in the wild for the first time in 100 years following a decades-long conservation drive, experts said Tuesday. Over-picking by Victorian collectors, gripped by the…
Zayn Malik introduces kitchen collection Zayn Malik has raised curtains on his first lifestyle collection called Scoville Season. The collection offers oven mitts, aprons, tea towels, T-shirts, and sweatshirts as a token of his love for cooking. “I spend a time of time in my kitchen cooking. Scoville Season is a natural extension of that…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23, 2024. — Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not expected to travel to Canada for the next G7 Summit due to tense relations between Ottawa and New Delhi, Indian media reported, citing sources. The insiders said neither the Indian…
