German vlogger Christian Betzmann came under fire last week when he shared his opinions on the Palestinian crisis and Pakistanis protesting for deescalation and an immediate resolution to the crisis. When criticism against him reached its peak, his fiancée, actor Zoya Nasir, called off their engagement. Betzmann has finally responded to the controversy. “First of all, this is not an apology,” he …

The PTA has banned and unbanned TikTok twice and is now eyeing a new way to censor content on the social media application — individual bans on accounts. The account for media personality and sports commentator Mia Khalifa has been banned in Pakistan but she isn’t making it easy for authorities looking to deprive Pakistanis of her content. Without any …

Single women in Pakistan often get a lot of flak from trolls taunting them for their single status and poking their noses where they shouldn’t. But when actor Nausheen Shah posted about not standing for it anymore, people focused more on her choice of words than what she was saying. In a recent rant on social media, the Dugdugi actor posted about …

The latest offering by 7th Sky Entertainment, Mohlat, promises to be a family drama with a social message. Directed by Saima Wasim and penned by Samira Fazal, the series stars Kanza Hashmi, Sami Khan, Bushra Ansari, Komal Aziz and Danial Afzal Khan. After playing Nomi in Raaz-e-Ulfat, Danial gave an insight towards how this role would be different than his previous ones. “I …

A rapid rise in cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, has added to the challenges faced by India’s healthcare system as it deals with a massive second wave of COVID-19 infections. The following lays out information about mucormycosis, opinions from health experts and the scientific evidence behind what could be driving the recent rise in cases. WHAT IS …

Malta has vaccinated 70% of its adult population with at least one COVID-19 shot, becoming the first European Union country to achieve so-called herd immunity, Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Monday. The tiny Mediterranean island has had an average of three new virus cases each day in the past week, with the test positivity rate at a low of …

NEW DELHI: Indian police said on Monday they visited a Twitter office to serve notice to its country managing director about an investigation into the social media giant’s tagging of a post by a ruling party spokesman as “manipulated media”. Leaders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party last week shared portions of a document on Twitter they said …

NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic wrestling medallist Sushil Kumar was arrested on Sunday in connection with the murder of a fellow Indian wrestler after a week-long manhunt, Delhi police said. Kumar went into hiding after 24-year-old Sagar Dhankad was badly beaten during a brawl between two groups of wrestlers outside Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium on May 4. Dhankad, a former junior champion …

MONACO: Max Verstappen won the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time to take the Formula One championship lead from Lewis Hamilton on Sunday, while pole-sitter Charles Leclerc pulled out just before the race started. The 23-year-old Dutch driver started the day 14 points behind Mercedes’ seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and ended it four clear. Hamilton finished seventh on …

MILAN: Claudio Ranieri brought the curtain down on his coaching career with Sampdoria on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Parma. Italian forward Fabio Quagliarella marked his 500th Serie A appearance with the opening goal against relegated Parma who will finish the season bottom of the table. Ranieri, 69, announced on Friday that this will be his final match with …