So you think you can create a podcast better than a fifth-grader? Then you haven’t heard Riya Chhaya, a Plano ISD student who promotes acts of kindness and offers tips and information for other kids through her podcast, “Riya’s Ramblings.” The 11-year-old began her podcast about a year ago and has since grown her mission to spread kindness. Riya is …

Ben Affleck’s ex-wife Jennifer Garner is reportedly happy with his   and Jennifer Lopez’s reunion. According to reports, the ’13 Going On 30′ actress is said to be approving of her ex-husband rekindling his romance with the ‘Hustlers’ star. “JLo has Jennifer Garner’s seal of approval,” a source told Us Weekly. It added that “Lopez thinks Jennifer is a kind and wonderful …

Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan made headlines again on Thursday after footage of her getting into a physical altercation with PPP MNA Qadir Khan Mandokhail went viral on social media. The incident occurred when the two appeared on Express News talk show, Kal Tak, hosted by senior journalist Javed Chaudhry. What started as a discussion about the …

BIRMINGHAM: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the second and final Test against England at Edgbaston with a left elbow problem, team management announced on Wednesday. However, the Black Caps are confident he will be fit to lead the team in the inaugural World Test Championship final against India starting on June 18 in Southampton. Williamson, …

KUALA LUMPUR: Nicol David, the most successful female squash player of all time, said she is “thrilled and overwhelmed” that her life story will be immortalised in an upcoming biopic. The Malaysian is an eight-time world champion and spent an unprecedented nine years as world number one between 2006-2015. “I always dreamt of one day telling my story, to be …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Shibli Faraz said on Wednesday that the new electronic voting machine would be presented in the parliament and for citizens’ view next month. His was talking to the media after a seminar arranged by Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) to celebrate the World Accreditation Day under the theme “Accreditation; Supporting the Implementation of …

ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 has claimed 76 more lives and infected 1,303 people over the past 24 hours. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, 76 more people lost their lives. The overall death toll has surged to 21,453, while 1,118 new infections surfaced when 43,900 samples were tested during this period. The positivity rate in the country …

KARACHI: The provincial health minister at a meeting held on Wednesday with a foreign delegation shared concern over the regional situation that might force migrants from across the border into Pakistan and create a great challenge for local authorities fighting against polio. The delegation was led by Dr Chris Elias representing the Polio Oversight Board of Bill & Melinda Gates …

PARIS: When one last forehand from defending champion Iga Swiatek landed wide in the French Open quarter-finals, Maria Sakkari crouched on Court Philippe Chatrier and bowed her head, relishing the moment. Sakkari is still two wins away from lifting the trophy, but Wednesday’s victory means she’s already in new territory just like the other three women left in the draw. …