On November 24, the Richie Mehta-directed Netflix original web-series Delhi Crime, premised on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape, bagged an International Emmy Award in the best drama category. While this occasioned much celebration among Indian netizens, the outcry for banning Netflix India went on simultaneously. #BanNetflix was pitted against #DelhiCrime. As the praises for Delhi Crime poured in, so did the condemnations for Netflix …

Weddings, weddings and more weddings. Winter season in Pakistan is officially the season to get hitched, and despite a global pandemic, there’s no stopping people from coming together to celebrate. Otherwise a joyous time, the shaadi season this year has been a major hub for contracting the deadly virus, with people falling sick in large numbers altogether — often forgetting to wear …

There were no spectators, no influencers, no fashionistas, at Saint Laurent’s presentation of its 2021 Women’s Summer collection, only drone footage of models walking on the crest of a tall sand dune in the middle of a honey-coloured desert. Every year, France’s top fashion houses compete to find the most spectacular locations in Paris to host their women’s wear shows, …

Kareena Kapoor recently shed light on Saif Ali Khan’s open minded thoughts regarding the needs of working women. Kareena began by telling Times of India, “I think that he does understand in a way, especially when it comes to working women — be it a mother, sister, wife or daughter. He understands and respects working women a lot.” “He gives us …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday denounced sanctions imposed by the United States on Turkey for buying and testing Russian air defense system and called for resolving disputes through dialogue and diplomacy instead of coercion. “Pakistan is deeply concerned on the imposition of sanctions on Turkey by the United States,” the Foreign Office said in a statement. The United States had imposed sanctions on …

KUNDUZ: At least 13 Afghan policemen were killed when Taliban militants attacked two checkpoints overnight in the north of the country, officials said on Wednesday. The militants stormed and briefly held the checkpoints on the outskirts of Pule Khumri, capital of northern Baghlan province, officials said. The dead, and five wounded, had been taken to the provincial hospital, said Ainuddin …

BERLIN: Germany reported a record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown on Wednesday, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high new daily infections. The country recorded 179.8 virus infections per 100,000 residents over the last seven days, a new high and significantly more than the 149 per 100,000 reported a week ago …

BRUSSELS: British and EU negotiators were closing in on Wednesday on a deal to oversee fair competition in a post-Brexit trade deal, but remain deeply divided over fishing. As intense talks continued in Brussels, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said “the next days are going to be decisive”. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said separately: “There’s every opportunity, …

PARIS: A French court on Wednesday convicted 14 people of crimes ranging from financing terrorism to membership of a criminal gang in relation to attacks in 2015 against the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket. The trial has reopened one of modern France’s darkest episodes, just as another wave of Islamist attacks on home soil this autumn, including the beheading …

The first days of Pfizer Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout have seen unexpected hitches including some vaccines being stored at excessively cold temperatures and Pfizer reporting potential challenges in its vaccine production, US officials said on a Wednesday press call. At least two trays of Covid-19 vaccine doses delivered in California needed to be replaced after their storage temperatures dipped below …