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INDIA: Bollywood diva Alia Bhat says that her character in the up-coming film ‘Udta Punjab’ is the most difficult one she has played up till now, TheNewsTribe.com. She portrayed a young, rich girl in her debut film ‘Student of The Year’ and then a vibrant and free-spirited girl in ‘2 States’ and ‘Highway’. However, the 22-year-old Alia Bhatt says ‘Udta Punjab’ is a “risk” she has taken in her career. For her, ‘Udta Punjab’ is the “hardest character I have played until date”. “The film that I am doing right now is a big risk that I have taken so far in my career,” Bhatt said on Monday during the launch of debut edition of Miss Vogu...

April 15, 2015 at 10:07 am | News Desk

GENEVA: The United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says that it is ready to get upwards of 130,000 Yemenis exiles who could escape by vessel to Africa. UNHCE announced on Friday its help to escape the contention in Yemen. It also attempts to help a huge number of different evacuees and Yemenis under danger inside the nation. “With 14 out of Yemen’s 22 governorates influenced via air strikes or outfitted clash, UNHCR yesterday issued a position paper to governments approaching all nations to permit regular folks escaping Yemen access to their domains,” said Adrian Edwards, a representative for the UNHCR. Edwards told media that the chronicled stream of outcasts from the Horn of Africa to Yemen – which...

April 15, 2015 at 10:04 am | News Desk

The importance of vitamin E for our skin, eyes and a strong immune system is well known. But new research suggests it is vital for the maintenance of healthy and well-functioning brain. Researchers at Oregon State University found that a diet lacking in adequate levels of vitamin E could lead to neurological damage – by cutting off the supply of basic building blocks that are essential to the brain. As part of the study, scientists examined zebrafish – which were fed a vitamin E-deficient diet throughout their life. They found that the fish had about 30% lower levels of biomarker DHA-PC – and previous studies show that similar problems in humans could lead to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. DHA-PC is an...

April 15, 2015 at 10:04 am | News Desk

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Monday lifted a ban on supplying Iran with modern S-300 air resistance rocket frameworks after Tehran’s milestone blueprint manage the West over its atomic system. A pronouncement marked by Mr Putin uproots a boycott on “the shipment from Russia to Iran” of the S-300 rockets, the Kremlin said in an announcement. Moscow blocked conveyances of the surface-to-air rockets to Tehran in 2010 after the United Countries slapped endorses on Iran over its atomic system excepting hello tech weapons deals. Iran then documented a $4 billion suit at an assertion court in Geneva for the retraction of the $800 million request by Russia, which has long been Iran’s foremost remote arms supplier. ...

April 15, 2015 at 10:04 am | News Desk

ISLAMABAD: Tunis hackers have hacked Pakistan’s upper house Senate’s website, TheNewsTribe.com reported on Monday. The hackers haves uploaded the blemish content against Middle East to light the fire between the Arab countries and Pakistan for not participating in Yemen war. The site www.senate.gov.pk is currently offline and no content is available for display at the moment. However Pakistani technicians are trying to restore the website while they have removed the content. It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan parliament had passed the resolution to stay neutral in Yemen conflict. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, M...

April 14, 2015 at 10:01 am | News Desk

KARACHI: Karachi Development Authority (KDA) deputy director Asharf Ali was shot dead by unknown armed men in Azizabad. According to report, KDA director was going along with her daughter when unknown armed men opened fire and killed him while his daughter also sustained built wounds in her leg. The armed men left the site after the attack in Azizabad where stage is set for bye-elections on NA 246. Rescue teams rushed the site and shifted the injured and the body to Liaqut National Hospital. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe

April 14, 2015 at 10:01 am | News Desk

WASHINGTON: The second trailer of Terminator Genisys has been reviled, and this one spills a whole helluva lot of beans. Rumors have been rumbling around for some time, and they’ve now been explosively confirmed: Terminator Genisys will revolve around Sarah Connor, Kyle Reese and an old-man version of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T800 fighting an evil Terminator version of John Connor. That doesn’t make a lick of sense timeline-wise, but Terminator movies not making any sense is a proud tradition. For those who were brave enough to hit play on the trailer, what do you think about evil John Connor? It was probably the only thing they could have done to surprise people at this point, but John Connor was a sacred calf that pro...

April 14, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk

LOSANGELES- Hollywood is all set to make the film of the Barack and Michelle Obama’s very first encounter, TheNewsTribe reported. The story will hit the big screen with the name of ‘South-side With You’  narrating the story of their very first date. The story of the films revolves around those days of 1989 when Obama was young and was a student of Law. This is the time when the couple first met each other. According to the sources, the shooting of the film will start in August in Chicago. Actress Tika Sumpter, best known for her roles in Gossip Girl , will star as Michelle, while the role of Barrack has yet to be cast. Barrack took Michelle, his law mentor at that  time, to a museum, lunch, a movie and for ic...

April 13, 2015 at 10:53 am | News Desk

ISLAMABAD-The spell of plagiarism continues to increase in Pakistan. Recently, Higher Education Commission (HEC) has blacklisted 13 more professors and is waiting for proper action to be taken against them by respective universities. According to the details, HEC has already blacklisted 21 faculty members sometime ago. Now it has blacklisted few more. The HEC has published the names of 34 research papers, teachers and sources from where the content was plagiarized. It is important to note that, the HEC has no policy to review every research paper or thesis of students. So, most of the cases were either referred by somebody from within the universities or by authors of original papers. In its updated list, the HEC has named three teachers...

April 13, 2015 at 10:10 am | News Desk

KARACHI: Newly launched brand in Pakistan Rivo Mobile has reduced the price of its one of the most popular device Phantom PZ8. According to reports, the device will be available for Rs13300 instead of Rs14800 in My Karachi festival from April 11 and April 12. The device features a 4.5 inch QHD display which is powered by a quad core processor with 1 GB RAM, 4 GB internal storage expendable up to 32 GB via microSD card. The device runs on 4.4 KitKat while it has a rare 12 megapixel camera and a 5 megapixel front camera. Phantom PZ8 also 3G enabled. So this is the great chance to buy the Rivo smartphone with a slight lower price tag. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and l...

April 13, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk

SHAWAL: As many as seven people were reported killed when an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fired missiles on a compound in North Waziristan tribal area while another in Afghanistan province Kunar, local media on Sunday. According to reports, the compound was destroyed in the drone attack and killed four, which took place in Shawal area of North Waziristan while the drone targeted alleged hide out of militants and killed three on the spot in Kunar. The drone aircraft fired two missiles at the compound, completely destroying it. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News ...

April 13, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk

SYDNEY: Late Australia legend Richie Benaud who passed away couple of days ago, had picked up his all time great cricket team in 2004 which included only Pakistani in it who was former skipper Imran Khan. Benaud passed away at the age of 84 in Sydney on Friday after a prolonged illness, had played and covered international cricket for more than 50 years and had probably seen more players in action than most people. Benaud’s Greatest Test XI: Jack Hobbs, Sunil Gavaskar, Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Viv Richards, Imran Khan, Gary Sobers, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Sydney Barnes, Dennis Lillee While none of the eleven players picked are active anymore, Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist were still playing at the tim...

April 13, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) is ready to take part in the bye-election in NA-246 constituency of Karachi as the party is holding rally in the city. JI is all set to hold a public gathering at Shahra-e-Pakistan today, while PTI changed the venue of its rally on April 19th. Now their show will also be held at Shahra-e-Pakistan instead of Jinnah Ground. On the other hand MQM is also set show its muscle at Jinnah Ground for which the party is organising musical concert on daily basis in the ground. The National Assembly seat fell vacant after Nabil Gabol tendered his resignation and quit the MQM. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is also holing rallies on daily basis as to showcase the big stage on April 19. The News Tribe – UK-ba...

April 12, 2015 at 10:41 am | News Desk

ADEN: Militiamen in the Aden claimed that they have captured two Iranian military officials advising Houthi rebels during fighting on Friday evening. According to reports, Tehran has denied providing military support for Houthi fighters, whose advances have drawn air strikes by a regional coalition led by Saudi Arabia. If confirmed, the presence of two Iranian officers, who belonged to elite unit of Iran military, would further worsen relations between Tehran and Riyadh. According to Reuters, in the southern port city’s anti-Houthi militias said the Iranians, identified as a colonel and a captain, were seized in two separate districts that have been rocked by heavy gun battles. “The initial investigation revealed that they a...

April 12, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk

LAHORE: Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan has replaced injured Sohail Khan, who ruled out form One-Day squad due to back injury. Now Junaid is now selected in all three form of the game. Sohail suffered pain in his lower back pain after bowling four overs during a conditioning camp on Friday. He was initially treated by the team physiotherapist, but later sent for a medical scan. After an initial report, it was decided that he rest for at least two weeks. Sohail was recently called up for the 2015 World Cup, where he picked up 12 wickets including a five-for against India in the opening match in Adelaide. Before coming back into national contention, he had played the last of his five ODIs in Zimbabwe, in 2011. Junaid had missed the tourn...

April 12, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk

Egypt-  Egyptian court has ordered death penalty to the  Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammad Badie and  other 13 leaders to carry out blasts against the state, TheNewsTribe reported. The court has sentenced to life in prison 36 people  including an Egyptian-born US citizen. Mohammad Badie was sentenced in March but he is engaged in other cases as well. According to the reports, he will appeal against the convictions.  after the overthrow of President Mohammad Mursi in 2013, Hundreds of people belonging to Muslim Brotherhood have been sentenced to death. However, so far only one death has been implemented. Lawsuits were filed against them because they are accused to provoke disperse demonstrations in ...

April 12, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk