ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy will get a boost as the production of four important crops as well as three minor crops posted a record production this season from a year ago, indicating a lesser reliance on imports of eatables in 2021-22. Lower crop yield of cotton is mainly due to a decline in sowing area and climatic changes which badly hit …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top tax machinery on Saturday claimed to have crossed Rs4.143 trillion in 11 months of the current fiscal year against Rs3.536tr collected over the corresponding months of last year indicating a revival of economic activities in the country. More revenue ranging between Rs15bn and Rs20bn will come into the government kitty in the last two days (May 30-31) …

LOS ANGELES: US goth rocker Marilyn Manson was Friday hit with new allegations that he raped an ex-girlfriend and forced her to watch a video of him abusing a young fan. The latest lawsuit against Manson — real name Brian Warner — on behalf of an anonymous woman comes after “Game of Thrones” actress Esme Bianco last month accused him …

Gavin MacLeod, a veteran supporting actor best known for his role as an ever-smiling cruise ship captain on the 1970s-80s sitcom “The Love Boat,” died Saturday at the age of 90. His death was confirmed to the showbiz publication Variety by his nephew Mark See. No cause of death was given. MacLeod was little known to the public until he …

Acclaimed American singer B.J. Thomas lost his battle with lung cancer on Saturday. He was 78. The Oscar and Grammy winner breathed his last in Arlington, Texas, two months after he announced his lung cancer diagnosis. Thomas’ tragic passing was confirmed through a press release by his management company, 2911 Media. He started his music journey in 1960s and produced …

Prince William is afraid that Prince Harry’s public rant against the British royal family may continue and could quite possibly make things worse. The Mail on Sunday cited a source saying that the Duke of Cambridge is anxious about the Duke of Sussex dropping some more truth bombs against the royal family members. The grapevine revealed that William is not only …

American singer Olivia Rodrigo is very excited to enjoy  ‘the coolest week’ of her life as the teenage artist not only launched her debut music album but also witnessed its rise on the popularity graphs. The 18-year-old Disney star of the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series has made history to become the youngest singer to ever score the UK music …

SAN JOSE: The gunman who killed nine of his co-workers at a California rail yard had stockpiled weapons and 25,000 rounds of ammunition at his house before setting it on fire to coincide with the bloodshed at the workplace he seethed about for years, authorities said. Investigators found 12 guns, multiple cans of gasoline and suspected Molotov cocktails at Samuel …

PARIS: Starved of live music for the past year, fans of veteran French rock band Indochine on Saturday got a chance to see their idols in concert, all in the name of Covid-19 research. Around 5,000 concert-goers took part in the experimental event at Paris Bercy concert hall. A further 2,500 volunteers who did not attend the concert will serve …

American rapper came back to Los Angeles however he wore a strange bag-like cover over his face. The 43-year-old singer donned the bizarre full-face cover in a bid to go incognito away from the scanning eyes of the photographers. Kanye West has hit the roads in Los Angeles for the first time in months as he spends most of his …