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Salman Khan announces his next film ?Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali?

Salman Khan announces his next film ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has announced his next film Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali after Radhe. The Dabangg 3 actor took to Instagram to make this great announcement for the fans. Salman tweeted, “Announcing my next film... KABHI EID KABHI DIWALI ....” Written and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, the film is directed by Farhad Samji, Salman said. The film will hit cinemas on Eid 2021. Meanwhile, Salman is busy with the shooting of his fi
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Iran plane crash: US officials hand over 'important data' to Ukraine

Wreckage of the crash. PHOTO BY: CNNUkraine's Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said Friday the United States had provided Kiev 'important data' pertaining to the Tehran plane crash, a day after Iran rejected Washington's suspicions it had accidentally shot down the aircraft, reported AFP.  Read more: Ukrainian jet crashes in Iran; all 176 on board dead The foreign minister tweeted that he and the Ukrainian president met US representatives to discuss the Ukrainian airliner which had crashed outsi
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Hrithik Roshan's response to Deepika Padukone's comment leaves fans gushing

Hrithik Roshan's response to Deepika Padukone's comment leaves fans gushingHrithik Roshan is one of Bollywood's hottest stars, and with the back to back successes of his recent films, the star seems to be on fire. On the event of his 46th birthday, Hrithik got candid about his work life, during an interview with Hindustan Times.  Recently, Deepika Padukone, along with her husband, commented on the actor's attire in WAR, dubbing him "Death by Chocolate."  When the star caught
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Gold price down by Rs2500 per tola, traded at Rs 90,500

ISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat gold decreased by Rs 2500 per tola and was traded at 90,500 as compared to Rs 93,000 on last trading day. Likewise, the price of 10 gram gold also decreased by Rs2,141 and was traded at Rs 77,590 against last closing of Rs79,731. The price of silver remained constant and was traded at Rs 1070 per tola and that of 10 gram silver was traded at Rs 917.35. In international market, the price of per ounce gold dipped by $32 and was traded at $1548 as compared to $1580
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Prince Harry and Meghan's possible move could be costly for Canadian taxpayers

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stunned Queen Elizabeth and the rest of the royal family this week by saying they plan to spend much of their time in N America. Photo: File TORONTO: Canadian taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars a year in security expenses if Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan move there, even part time, as they step away from their royal duties, security experts said. The couple, formally known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, stunned Queen Elizabeth a
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Serena Williams auctions signed dress for Australian bushfire appeal

Serena Williams wearing the dress donated to raise funds for Australia's bushfire crisis. Photo: AFPTennis star Serena Williams put up a signed dress, worn at her first tournament of the year, for auction to raise funds for firefighters tackling Australia's unprecedented bushfire emergency. Williams, who is preparing for this month's Australian Open at the WTA Auckland Classic, joins a slate of sports stars from around the world who have stumped up memorabilia and cash to help pay for firefighti
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SBP says forex reserves rise to $11.5bln

Photo: FileKARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank increased $14 million to $11.503 billion during the week ended January 3 from $11.489 billion a year ago, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday. Total liquid foreign exchange reserves held by the country stood at $18.084 billion, compared with $18.081 billion in the previous week. The forex reserves held by commercial banks; however, fell to $6.581 billion from $6.592 billion, it added. Also read: Pakistan's n
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India's Supreme Court says internet shutdown in Kashmir unconstitutional

Internet and prepaid mobile services in Kashmir are yet to be restored. Photo: ReutersNEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that shutting down the internet in the occupied region of Kashmir was unconstitutional in a rebuke for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. New Delhi imposed a communications lockdown in August after it withdrew the Muslim majority region's autonomy, aiming to control unrest, reported Reuters news agency. An indefinite suspension of the internet is a violat
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Queen calls for an emergency meeting of senior royals over Prince Harry's decision

Queen Elizabeth II. Photo: FileQueen Elizabeth II has called for a meeting of the senior members of her order, alongside esteemed dignitaries to find a way to create a "workable solution" with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. This Queen's actions come as a result of the couple's shock announcement that they would be taking a step back from duties as a senior royal members.   According to Marie Claire, the Queen has directed her staff to work the Sussex household and government. Reports have furth
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Sikh girl from Nankana Sahib tells LHC she married Muslim man by choice

Scores of angry protesters in Nankana Sahib are seen in a screenshot obtained from social media. Twitter/Screenshot via Geo.tvLAHORE: A young Sikh woman from Nankana Sahib in Punjab on Thursday said that she had married a Muslim man of her own free will and converted to Islam for him, reported The News.  Jagjeet Kaur, while appearing in the hearing of a case related to her conversion and marriage at the Lahore High Court, said in the courtroom that she had married Muhammad Hassaan and wished to
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England's Buttler fined over verbal abuse at South Africa's Philander

Jos Buttler sees a deduction of 15 percent of his match fee after a verbal altercation with South Africa's Vernon Philander in Cape Town. Photo: AFPEngland wicketkeeper Jos Buttler was fined 15 percent of his match fee on Thursday by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for swearing at South Africa's Vernon Philander during the second Test at Newlands. Buttler was heard on the stump mic using an obscenity towards South African all-rounder Philander while keeping wicket on a tense final day in
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53 percent Americans unhappy with Trump?s handling of Iran: poll

US President Donald Trump arrives for a "Keep America Great" campaign rally at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, on January 9, 2020. Photo: AFPA poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos earlier this week in the aftermath of the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani has found that the majority of Americans are unhappy with President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran, reported The News. Just under four in ten Americans (39 per cent) told pollsters they "strongly disapprove" of Trump's actions regarding
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Karachi's Club Road to be one-way thoroughfare from January 18

Photo: FileCommissioner Karachi has notified that the city’s Club Road that joins the Metropole hotel and the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) House will be a one-way thoroughfare from January 18 onwards, reported The News on Friday. Any citizen travelling from PIDC to Metropole Hotel will have to find a new route to connect to the road as vehicles will only be allowed to move from Metropole to PIDC. “The violation of one way on the road shall be punishable under the existing t
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Undeterred by huge bushfires, Australian farmers resolve to rebuild

BATLOW: Steve Bellchambers is digging pits to bury the carcasses of livestock killed by bushfires which swept through his farm in Batlow, New South Wales. He is one of several dozen residents who remained in the southeastern Australian town to protect his animals as authorities urged everyone to leave last week, calling the place "undefendable". Bellchambers lost his home and many of his animals -- some he was forced to shoot to end their suffering from burns. He did manage to save some horses,
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Putin attends military drills off the coast of Crimea

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Yevmenov attend the joint drills of the Northern and Black sea fleets off the coast of Crimea. Photo: Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday attended massive military drills, which involved test launches of cruise and hypersonic missiles, off the coast of Moscow-annexed Crimea. Russia's commander-in-chief was on board the cruiser Marshal Ustinov to watch the join
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Iran says US suspecting Tehran shot Ukraine plane by mistake makes 'no sense'

The wreckage of the Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 on boardIran said Thursday media reports from the United States that Tehran had accidentally shot down a Ukrainian aircraft — killing all 176 people on board two days ago — made "no sense". A Ukraine airliner had crashed outside Tehran after taking off, just a few hours after Iran fired missiles at two military bases in Iraq that housed US troops, escalating tensions with Washington. US media reported that unnamed American offi
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Hungary providing free IVF treatment with an aim to increase population

BUDAPEST: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Thursday that fertility treatment at state-run clinics would be provided free of charge, a latest measure aimed at stemming demographic decline. "The government has decided that from February 1 medications used in fertility treatment will be free of charge," Orban told a news conference in Budapest. In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment in the future "will no longer be market-based", he said. Last month the government announced it was buying
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UK's Johnson, Qatari emir discuss regional situation post-Soleimani

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) attends an event in Colchester, Britain, July 13, 2019, and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (R) arrives at Khartoum Airport, Sudan, April 2, 2014. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls and Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/FilesLONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Qatari Emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on Thursday spoke on phone, discussing the regional situation after Soleimani's death at the hands of the US. According to a press release issued Friday
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Britain's part-time prince: who is Harry?

LONDON: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will step back from senior roles in Britain’s royal family and spend more time in North America, they said on Wednesday, an announcement that took his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, by surprise. Who are Harry and Meghan? ROYAL BIRTH Prince Harry, 35, is the second son of Prince Charles, heir to the throne, and his first wife Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997 while being chased by paparazzi. For many Britons, one of the enduring images of Diana’s
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British lawmakers finally approve historic Brexit deal

Geo.tv/FilesLONDON: Britain's parliament finally approved Brexit on Thursday, allowing it to become the first country to leave the European Union by the end of this month, ending years of arguments that toppled two governments and divided a nation. The House of Commons erupted in cheers after MPs ratified Prime Minister Boris Johnson´s divorce deal with Brussels 330 votes to 231, drawing a line under an extraordinary era of political drama and chaos. For much of the time since the 2016 Brexit re
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US suspects Iran mistakenly shot down Ukraine plane; Tehran says 'no sense' in rumours

The wreckage of the Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 on boardTehran said on Thursday US media reports that Iran had had accidentally shot down a Ukrainian aircraft--killing all 176 people on board two days ago--made 'no sense'.  A Ukraine airliner crashed outside Tehran after taking off, a few hours after Iran fired missiles at two military bases in Iraq that housed US troops, escalating tensions with Washington.  US media reported that unnamed American officials had claimed Iran
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'Free Kashmir' poster surfaces at Delhi university

Photo: APPA poster in support of Kashmir was displayed during a protest at Delhi University against the attack on students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). The students of Delhi’s St Stephens College University boycotted their classes and took part in the massive protest to represent their solidarity with the JNU students. As pictures of the protest surfaced, a student was seen holding an ‘Azad Kashmir’ poster. The students also chanted 'Azaadi' (freedom) slogans. Earlier in a protest in Mu
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Karachi Eat 2020: 8 dessert stalls to help satisfy your sweet tooth

This is the time of the year when foodies from all around the city gather at one place to satiate their palate with an amalgamation of savoury and sweet morsels. Yes, Karachi Eat 2020 is here and we can’t wait to try out all it has to offer. Here’s a breakdown of dessert stalls for those who wish to indulge their sweet tooth. Also read: The quick and easy guide for Karachi Eat 2020  Meethos (stall 09)A relatively new player in the field, the dessert place specialises in conventional sweets such
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Pakistan asks US, Iran to 'give peace a chance' as tensions begin to de-escalate

US President Trump and Iran's supreme leader Khomeini COURTESY: ABC NewsISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday urged the United States and Iran to "give peace a chance", one day after President Donald Trump offered peace to Tehran as rising tensions threatened a military confrontation between the two foes.  A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesperson, Aisha Farooqui, said Trump's speech hinted towards peace with Iran.  She said Pakistan wished peace and stability prevailed in t
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Drinking green tea will prolong your life: research

Geo.tv/FilesResearchers have discovered that consuming green tea at least three times a week is an assurance to a longer and healthier life. "Habitual tea consumption is associated with lower risks of cardiovascular disease and all-cause death," the study's first author, Xinyan Wang of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, said. Published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, the study included 1,00,902 participants of the China-PAR project with no history of heart attack
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