Web archive - January 25, 2023

Film

‘Joyland achieved what no other movie was able to,’ says Alina as film fails to bag Oscar nod

The Saim Sadiq directorial did not make it to the International Feature nominations list after being shortlisted

Music

A doze of Taha G: Why the ‘Dou Pal’ singer’s melodies live rent free in our minds

Taha Gurwara has carved a name for himself in the local music scene as the electro-pop lover boy

Pakistan

ECP proposes election dates to K-P, Punjab governors

Electoral watchdog maintains that elections must be held within 90 days after assembly dissolution

Pakistan

Condemnations pour in over Fawad's arrest

Political analysts, journalists, activists slam govt's 'senseless' move as political persecution

Film

30 Hindu extremists detained for violence during 'Pathaan' screening in India

Rioters were booked for indulging in violence and attempting to stall the screening of the film in theatres

Cricket

National team duties force Brook, Rashid to miss HBL PSL 8

Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans will pick their replacements in the Replacement Draft on January 25

Film

Angela Bassett becomes Marvel’s first actor to be nominated for Oscar

After being nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Bassett paid tribute to her portrayal

Film

Documentary supported by Malala bags Oscar nomination

'Stranger at the Gate' was nominated in the Best Documentary Short Film category at the 95th Academy Awards

TV

Top Indian university bans screening of BBC series on PM Modi

Students at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi had planned to screen the documentary on Tuesday

Technology

US targets Google's online ad business monopoly in latest Big Tech lawsuit

The US accuses Apple of abusing its monopoly in digital advertising and threatening to dismantle key businesses