Offbeat
Offbeat
Following expressing concern in NA Standing Committee Cricketers barred from performing push-ups
Pakistan cricketers barred from performing the celebratory push-ups after it came under discussion in a meeting of Senate Standing Committee where lawmakers…
Pak spy balloons, pigeons, boat captured
A frightened India on Sunday claimed to have got hold of suspected balloons with sentences written in Urdu on them…
A giant lizard intrudes Formula One track
Formula One acquired an exotic addition to its list of wildlife hazards on Saturday after a large monitor lizard wandered…
Gold toilet opens for business in New York
The streets may be paved with gold in heaven but in New York, it’s a gold toilet providing creature comfort…
Pokemon Go ‘is blasphemous’ Indian court told
Pokemon Go is blasphemous and should be banned, an Indian court was told Wednesday, because it rewards religious vegetarians with…
Iran shuts 800 shops for selling ‘unconventional’ coats
Iranian police said they had closed more than 800 clothes shops to stop them selling “unconventional” women’s coats, state media…
Shoes speak louder than skills in London’s City
Graduates applying for jobs in London’s finance sector risk being overlooked if they wear brown shoes, a government-commissioned report into…
Egypt takes anchorwomen off air until they lose weight
Egypt’s state-run television has taken several anchorwomen off the air until they lose weight, the broadcaster’s chief told AFP, drawing…
90-meter cigar for Fidel’s 90th birthday
A Cuban tobacconist finished rolling a 90-meter cigar on Friday to celebrate the 90th birthday of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.…