Facebook said on Saturday that it had removed an ad which falsely claimed that US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham supported the Green New Deal, demonstrating that it will fact-check ads from political groups but not politicians. The ad, which ran on Friday, was put up as a stunt by a left-leaning Political Action Committee, or PAC, called The Really Online …

NEW YORK: A quarter century after grunge´s enigmatic rhapsodist took his own life, Kurt Cobain´s iconic cigarette-singed cardigan worn during Nirvana´s 1993 “Unplugged” performance has sold for $334,000. The tattered, olive-green, Manhattan-brand, button-up sweater, which has never been washed since Cobain wore it, came with dark stains and a burn hole. The seller, Garrett Kletjian, owner of Forty7 Motorsports, bought …

Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt despite the fame and glory has his fair share of controversies as he often finds himself entangled in. The 55-year-old Troy actor who is a defendant in a lawsuit involving alleged substandard construction of homes in New Orleans, requested for removal in the case but had his appeal turned down on Friday. The actor along with other directors …

Wasim Akram, after bringing fame and glory to Pakistan in the world of cricket will  finally be making his acting debut with an upcoming film titled  Money Back Guarantee that features a star-studded cast. Apart from the ‘Swing of Sultan’, the cast includes Fawad Khan, Gohar Rasheed, Mikaal Zulfiqar and Kiran Malik, according to UAE-based  publication Gulf News. Being produced by actor and …

Pakistan’s acclaimed TV actress and model Noor Zafar Khan made heads turn on the third and final day of Fashion Pakistan Week 2019 and also earned accolades from the designer herself. Famous fashion designer, Huma Adnan took to social media on Sunday and commended her saying, “Noor Khan, the epitome of beauty and grace walks effortlessly to close my show.” …

Pakistani TV actress Sarah Khan walked the ramp with Wahaj Ali for Deepak Perwani’s bridal collection at Fashion Pakistan Week 2019. The famed star set fire to the ramp with her ensemble for the FPW2019.

SAN FRANCISCO: Hyundai on Friday announced that it will begin testing a self-driving ride service in Southern California next month. The South Korean automaker said that it collaborated with technology group Pony.ai and rideshare firm Via for an on-demand service called BotRide that will offer free rides in autonomous vehicles in the city of Irvine starting on November 4. “The …

NEW YORK: Wall Street finished a solid week on an upbeat note Friday as the S&P 500 flirted with a record following upbeat comments from US trade officials about progress in China talks. The US Trade Representative´s office said officials are “close to finalizing” some parts of the a trade agreement with China announced two weeks ago. Details have remained …

ISLAMABAD: Rice exports from the country during first quarter of current financial year grew by 50.76 per cent as compared the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period of July-September 2019, about 839,356 metric tons of rice worth $470.584 million were exported as compared to the exports of 551.586 metric tons valuing $312.147 million of the …

KARACHI: Stocks remained bearish for the second successive week as investors harnessed risk-off sentiments due to the growing political noise where JUI (F) was determined to hold Azadi march on 27th and rally to Islamabad on 31st, with other major political parties also agreeing to join. After an early week plunge by 2.3 per cent, the KSE-100 index limped back …