Remembering Jalib: Pakistan Post issues commemorative stamp
Pakistan Post has issued a commemorative stamp to honour the revolutionary poet Habib Jalib on Wednesday. The commemorative stamp, part of Pakistan Post’s Men of Letters series, is priced at Rs15. The...
View ArticleTotal Siyapaa is a comedy with a cause: Ali Zafar
LAHORE: Ali Zafar is the man of the hour. Having been the helmsman of a glorious career in acting and singing on both sides of the border, he continues to live up to his image of a down-home...
View ArticleDon’t let breakouts ruin summer
Keeping your skin acne-free in the summer is a struggle. Outdoor activities coupled with product-melting heat equals havoc for your skin. Perspiration can lead to a blockage of the hair follicles and...
View ArticleDid you know? : Lady Gaga’s charity spends more on expenses than grants
Pop sensation Lady Gaga, who has made millions go gaga over her eccentric persona and music, has been accused of spending her charity foundation’s millions on expenses instead of philanthropic...
View ArticleGoing under the knife again
Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie shocked fans worldwide back in May 2013, when she revealed that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy. “I decided to be proactive and to minimise the risk as...
View ArticlePakistan’s top ten female miracle mentors unveiled
KARACHI: Pakistan’s top 10 miracle mentors were unveiled at an event on Wednesday evening. The initiative was termed as a “campaign rather than a social movement, which will allow women to mentor...
View ArticleThe Black T-shirt Collection — An African saga
KARACHI: The Napa (National Academy of Performing Arts) International Theatre festival is getting more unpredictable and interesting with each passing day. If the young and enthusiastic Theatre...
View ArticleIn conversation with Om Puri
LAHORE: If there is one person that does not need an introduction, it would have to be Om Puri. One of the most recognised South Asian personalities across the world, Puri is currently in Lahore for...
View ArticleBring those photos out of hiding
It’s saddening that the days of developing and hanging up photographs are long gone. With social media at the forefront, pictures have gone from frames to Facebook, indoors to Instagram. Here are a...
View ArticleDid you know?: Elizabeth Olsen gets engaged
Baby Olsen is all grown up now. Merely two weeks after Olivier Sarkozy proposed to older sister Mary-Kate, Elizabeth Olsen is next in line to walk down the aisle! According to US Magazine, 32-year-old...
View ArticleCinema reflects society, society rarely reflects cinema: Kajol
Bollywood actor Kajol Mukherjee recently attended a special session at the 15th edition of FICCI Frames 2014. This session was organised in partnership with LA India Film Council. The Dilwale Dulhania...
View ArticleThese heirlooms endure, but not for long
KARACHI: Aasim Akhtar’s romance with traditional textiles may be known to just a few people, but it is a fascination that has not diminished over the past 20 years. One simply needs to talk to him to...
View ArticleThe unsung artisans
SHABQADAR: As he works hard in his shop, crafting what are famously known as the Peshawari chappals, the unassuming Rukhullah Khan is not aware of a raging controversy that is making the rounds these...
View Article‘I predict a riot’
LAHORE: The itch or drive to consolidate whatever is left of the music scene has been a concern for Overload frontman Farhad Humayun since the banning of Youtube, which was the main outlet for...
View ArticlePinkberry co-founder gets 7 years in prison in beating case
LOS ANGELES: A co-founder of the Pinkberry frozen yogurt chain who was convicted last year of beating a homeless man with a tire iron over a tattoo he considered disrespectful was sentenced on Friday...
View ArticleBollywood's Nawab pleads not guilty to assault
MUMBAI: Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan appeared in court on Thursday and denied breaking the nose of a South African businessman at a luxury hotel two years ago, a report said. The alleged incident...
View ArticleJail time for R&B superstar
LOS ANGELES: R&B singer Chris Brown was arrested on Friday in Malibu, California, on a warrant issued for a probation violation related to his 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, the Los...
View ArticleWhen Zach met Barack: Pitching Obamacare online
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama took his quest to sign young people up for health insurance to an edgy comedy website on Tuesday, where he traded insults with host Zach Galifianakis while plugging...
View ArticleSonakshi Sinha sings for Hollywood Film Rio 2
Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha has not only dubbed but also sung for the Hindi version of Hollywood film Rio 2. The vivacious actress has lent her voice for the Hindi dubbed version of the movie. She...
View ArticleThis week’s most chic-ita Instagrams
We are back with this week’s instag-lam! Amid the growing presence of all-things social media, we’re delighted to see that many of Hollywood and Bollywood’s A-listers are getting with the program....
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