Twitter began the mass removal of its blue ticks on Thursday, as the symbol previously used to signify a verified account vanished from users including the Pope, Donald Trump and Justin Bieber. Owner Elon Musk, who has seen his $44 billion investment in the site shrivel, earlier pledged to get rid of what he described as a “lords & peasants …

MOSCOW: The first feature film shot in space premiered in Russian cinemas on Thursday, as Moscow delighted in beating a rival Hollywood project amid a confrontation with the West over Ukraine. The Challenge is about a surgeon dispatched to the International Space Station (ISS) to save an injured cosmonaut. Russia sent an actress and a film director for a 12-day …

A Singaporean man is scheduled to be hanged next week for conspiring to smuggle a kilogram of cannabis, rights groups said, in the city-state’s first execution in six months. Singaporean Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, will be sent to the gallows on Wednesday, according to a notice from the prisons department received by his family and posted on social media by rights …

LAHORE: Based on ‘assurances’ from powerful quarters that May 14 elections to the Punjab Assembly are nowhere in sight, the Sharifs have not awarded party tickets to any aspirant, prompting the rival PTI to claim that PML-N has lost respect among the masses by opting to boycott the polls. Thursday was the last day for submitting party tickets to the …

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, along with PML-N Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz, met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Friday. In a tweet, Aurangzeb said, “Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met the Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Maryam Nawaz was also present on the occasion. “The leaders discussed further improving Saudi-Pak brotherly …

A bill seeking to curtail the chief justice of Pakistan’s (CJP) powers to take suo motu notices and constituting benches became a law on Friday, despite a Supreme Court order halting its implementation. The development was shared by the National Assembly’s official Twitter account. “Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023 of the Majlis-i-Shoora (Parliament) is deemed to have been assented …

Barry creator Bill Hader and comedian Ali Wong were spotted on a romantic hike and dinner date in celebration of Wong’s 41st birthday. The previously on-and-off couple was all smiles and even got cosy during their hike near Wong’s Los Angeles home. Pagesix earlier confirmed that the duo is dating. Hader confirmed their relationship status in a recent interview, referring to Wong as …

Actress Selma Blair tried to kill herself multiple times amid health struggles, the 50-year old recently revealed. The actress details her multiple suicide attempts in the May issue of British Vogue. The Cruel Intentions star acknowledged struggling with health and anxiety, unaware that she was ill. Blair who was later diagnosed Multiple Scleroses, shared in a video: “I had my diagnosis …

Yo Yo Honey Singh reacts to allegations registered against him over kidnapping and assaulting an event organizer in Mumbai. Taking it to his Instagram, the High Heels singer stated that all the allegations registered against him are fals and baseless. He also calls the move as a false attempt to tarnish his image. Singh wrote: “The complaint and the allegations are …

Kylie Jenner is enjoying her new romance with rumoured beau Timothée Chalamet after calling it quits with Travis Scott. An insider revealed to US Weekly that the reality TV star is letting the Dune actor “take the lead” in their relationship as they explore their romance with low-key dates. “Kylie and Timothée text, FaceTime or communicate in some way almost every day,” the insider …