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Grammys 2024: Taylor Swift makes history with fourth album of year win

LOS ANGELES: Pop superstar Taylor Swift set another record on Sunday, winning the Grammy award for album of the year...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 01:20pm

Movies & Music

Springsteen rocks with Jon Bon Jovi at pre-Grammys tribute

LOS ANGELES: Bruce Springsteen and other music stars paid tribute to rocker Jon Bon Jovi on Friday at an annual...

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:53pm

Movies & Music

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ offers first look

Netflix unveiled the first footage from ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar,’ on Thursday – a period drama series...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 06:27pm

Movies & Music

Will AI mean the death of music, or herald a new era of creativity?

GDANSK/LONDON: Inside a recording room at Queen Mary University of London, a group of researchers fiddle with novel...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 02:18pm

Movies & Music

Universal Music, TikTok fail to reach new licensing agreement

Universal Music Group (UMG) will cease licensing its content to TikTok and TikTok Music services, as the music label...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 10:32am

Movies & Music

What to watch this February: ‘Argylle’, ‘Taxali Gate’, ‘Suspicion’

In a prelude to the Academy Awards in March, there is of course, the entire Oscar-worthy list of films to catch up...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 06:40pm

Movies & Music

‘Suits’ sets new streaming record in 2023, eclipsing ‘The Office’

Legal drama ‘Suits’ took the top spot as the most streamed title ever from another audience favorite ‘The Office’ in...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 02:08pm

Movies & Music

Bollywood air force film ‘Fighter’ tops weekend global box office with $25mn

Movie shows Indian conflicts with Pakistan and was banned across the Middle East, reports say

Updated 29 Jan, 2024 10:12pm

Movies & Music

Taylor Swift searches blocked on X after fake explicit images spread

NEW YORK: The social media platform X has blocked users from searching for Taylor Swift after fake sexually explicit...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 01:41pm

Movies & Music

Fake online images of Taylor Swift alarm White House

WASHINGTON: The White House said on Friday it was alarmed by fake online images of the pop singer Taylor Swift and...

Updated 27 Jan, 2024 04:53pm

Movies & Music

Atif Aslam, Ellie Goulding, AP Dhillon among upcoming performances in Dubai

As winter and its accompanying festivities continue in Dubai, a slew of festivals and events are set to take place...

Updated 25 Jan, 2024 09:16pm

Movies & Music

Jon Stewart is returning to ‘The Daily Show’ during US election cycle

NEW YORK: Political comedian Jon Stewart is returning to ‘The Daily Show’ as executive producer and will host every...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 12:59pm

Companies

India’s Zee asks Sony to withdraw merger termination

BENGALURU: Zee Entertainment said on Wednesday it has called on Sony Group to withdraw the Japanese company’s...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:21pm

Arts

‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Poor Things’ lead Oscar nominations

BEVERLY HILLS, California: Historical epic ‘Oppenheimer,’ about the race to build the first atomic bomb, landed a...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 08:30pm

Movies & Music

‘Barbenheimer’ expected to lead the way at Oscar nominations

LOS ANGELES: The film world will learn Tuesday who is in the running for this year’s Oscars, with box office...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:04pm

Arts

‘Oppenheimer’ leads BAFTA Film Awards nominations

LONDON: Historical drama ‘Oppenheimer’, one of last year’s highest- earning movies, led nominations for the BAFTAs...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 02:06pm

Movies & Music

Donald Glover brings ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ back on the screen

LONDON: The married couple of assassins from the hit movie ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ returns to action in a new TV...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 01:55pm

Movies & Music

Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat, Tyler, the Creator to headline Coachella 2024

NEW YORK: Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat and Tyler, The Creator will headline this year’s edition of the Coachella music...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 04:15pm

Travel

Swifties’ enthusiasm for their idol’s tour boosts travel demand in Europe

Taylor Swift fans, commonly known as ‘Swifties’, are spurring massive air travel demand in Europe as they follow...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 06:56pm

Arts

Elton John gets EGOT with Emmys win

LOS ANGELES: Legendary entertainer Elton John on Monday joined a select club of winners of the awards grand slam –...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 01:43pm

Movies & Music

‘Succession,’ ‘The Bear’ prevail at nostalgic Emmy Awards

LOS ANGELES: Media dynasty drama ‘Succession’ and restaurant dramedy ‘The Bear’ dominated the Emmy Awards on Monday,...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 12:00pm

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‘Succession’ set to dominate TV’s delayed Emmys

LOS ANGELES: Postponed by four months because of Hollywood strikes, the Emmy Awards will finally celebrate...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 04:32pm

Movies & Music

‘Mean Girls,’ back in school, top N.America box office

LOS ANGELES: Paramount’s new musical version of ‘Mean Girls’ bullied its way to the top of the North American box...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 02:32pm

Movies & Music

‘Top Gun 3’ in the works: report

Grossing nearly $1.5 bn, 'Top Gun: Maverick' was Tom Cruise's most successful film

Published 13 Jan, 2024 05:13pm

Movies & Music

Three-day Karachi Eat Food festival to begin at Beach Park

The popular Karachi Eat Food festival begins Friday, aiming to host over 120 new and returning vendors who will have...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 05:45pm

Movies & Music

Veteran actor Khalid Butt passes away in Lahore

Veteran Pakistan actor and director Khalid Saleem Butt passed away in Lahore Thursday night at the age of 76,...

Updated 12 Jan, 2024 07:16pm

Movies & Music

Netflix pulls Indian culinary drama after religious backlash

NEW DELHI: A popular newly released Indian film was pulled from Netflix on Thursday after a backlash from Hindu...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 07:56pm

Movies & Music

What did Pakistanis watch on YouTube in 2023?

YouTube revealed its most-viewed list of videos watched by Pakistani viewers, which were dominated by local dramas,...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 04:13pm

Movies & Music

SAG Awards: ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ lead nominations in prelude to Oscars

LOS ANGELES: Box office hits ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ landed four nominations each for Hollywood’s Screen Actors...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 03:40pm

Movies & Music

Amazon to lay off several hundred staff in Prime Video, Studios

Amazon.com will lay off several hundred employees in its streaming and studio operations, it said in an internal...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 02:53pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 7	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 7	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / May 7	155.24
USD to Swiss Franc / May 7	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 7	1.25
Euro to USD / May 7	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 7	5187.70
India Sensex / May 7	73511.85
Tokyo Nikkei / May 7	38342.76
Nasdaq / May 7	16332.56
Hang Seng / May 7	18549.73
FTSE 100 / May 7	8313.67
Dow Jones / May 7	38884.26
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18430.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 7	78.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	205761
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 7	2316.80
Cotton US¢/pound / May 7	77.68
Petrol/Litre / May 8	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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