Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants’ owner Sanjiv Goenka got angry with captain KL Rahul after a humiliating defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Yesterday, Sunrisers defeated the Supergiants team by 10 wickets in an important match, giving a blow to the chances of qualifying to the play-off stage.
At the end of the match, Lucknow Supergiants owner Sanjeev Goenka lashed out at the team captain KL Rahul. A video of the altercation is going viral on social media.
In the video, it can be seen that Sanjeev Goenka is scolding captain KL Rahul for the worst defeat while the captain is listening to his words with courage.
Supergiants managed to score 165 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, while Sunrisers Hyderabad achieved the target without any loss in just 9.4 overs.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and opposition leader Omar Ayub Khan, while talking to Independent Urdu, said that May 9 was a conspiracy against PTI. In response to a question regarding apologising to the military, the PTI leader said, “Yes, we will apologise if an independent commission is made.”
On the other hand, Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Aain (TTA) alliance leaders demanded a judicial investigation into the May 9 violent protests last year.
TTA chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, while speaking at the event in Islamabad, warned that his party workers will protest on the streets across the country if martial law was imposed in the country, and the constitution was destabilised.
Similarly, PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said sarcastically while addressing the same event that DG ISPR, in his recent press release, gave ‘facts like Form 47’.
May 9 events: PTI to tender “apology” only if an independent commission is made, says opposition leader in the National Assembly @OmarAyubKhan In a response to my question, he says “Yes, we will apologise if an independent commission is made.” pic.twitter.com/uxCt4hshcT
— Qurrat ul Ain Shirazi (@annie_shirazi) May 9, 2024
An 18-month old British girl who was born completely deaf is believed to be the youngest person to have their hearing restored after undergoing groundbreaking new gene therapy.
Several medical teams around the world including in China and the United States have been trialling similar treatments with good results for hereditary deafness that focuses on a rare genetic mutation.
But UK ear surgeon Manohar Bance said the toddler, Opal, was the first person in the world to receive therapy developed by US biotech firm Regeneron and “the youngest globally that’s been done to date as far as we know”.
Opal was treated at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in eastern England.
Bance called the results of Opal’s surgery “spectacular –- so close to normal hearing restoration. So we do hope it could be a potential cure”.
He said it came on the back of decades of work and marked “a new era in the treatment of deafness”.
The little girl, from Oxfordshire in south central England, has a genetic form of auditory neuropathy, which is caused by the disruption of nerve impulses travelling from the inner ear to the brain.
Auditory neuropathy can be caused by a fault in the OTOF gene, which is responsible for making a protein called otoferlin. This enables cells in the ear to communicate with the hearing nerve.
To overcome the fault, the “new era” gene therapy from Regeneron delivers a working copy of the gene to the ear.
Bance said that following surgery last September, Opal’s hearing was now “close to normal” with further improvement expected.
A second child received the gene therapy in Cambridge with positive results seen six weeks after the surgery.
China has been working on targeting the same gene though Bance said theirs used a different technology and slightly different mode of delivery.
Medics in Philadelphia have also reported a good outcome with a type of gene therapy on an 11-year-old boy.
Opal was the first person to take part in a gene therapy trial being carried out in Cambridge by Bance.
The trial consists of three parts, with three deaf children, including Opal, receiving a low dose of gene therapy in one ear only.
A different set of three children will get a high dose on one side. Then, if that is shown to be safe, more children will receive a dose in both ears at the same time.
Up to 18 youngsters from the UK, Spain and the United States are being recruited for the trial and will be followed up for five years.
Bance said the current treatment for auditory neuropathy was implanted.
“My entire life, gene therapy has been ‘five years away’… to finally see something that actually worked in humans… It was quite spectacular and a bit awe-inspiring really,” he said.
Actor Azaan Sami Khan, the son of singer Adnan Sami Khan, wished a happy a happy birthday to his younger half-sister, Medina. While writing on his Instagram, Azaan Sami Khan posted a picture with his younger sister to wish her a happy 7th birthday. He captioned, “Happy 7th Birthday! My baby sister, Lalas Jaan, had the best birthday ever. I love you so much!” He added, “P.S. Baba loves me more.”
Azaan Sami Khan kept the comments turned off on the post. It’s important to remember that Azaan Sami Khan is the only child of singer-musician Adnan Sami and his first marriage, which lasted for three years, to veteran actor Zeba Bakhtiar. Whereas Medina is the younger and only daughter of the veteran singer’s third wife, Roya Sami Khan.
Gold prices in Pakistan held steady on Thursday, following two consecutive days of decline. The price for 24-karat gold was set at Rs239,200 per tola, unchanged from the previous session.
In the last week, the price of 24-karat gold fell by Rs6,400 per tola, contributing to a cumulative loss of Rs14,200 per tola, or 5.63 per cent, over the past two weeks.
According to the Karachi Sarafa Association, the price for 10 grammes of 24-karat gold remained at Rs205,075, while the price for 10 grammes of 22-karat gold stood at Rs187,986.
Silver prices also remained steady in the domestic market, with 24-karat silver priced at Rs2,620 per tola and Rs2,254.8 per 10 grammes.
Globally, the spot price of gold inched slightly downward. International spot gold was trading near $2,308.14 an ounce, down by 0.03 per cent compared to the previous trading session.
Pakistani actress Mahira Khan, renowned for her captivating performances, has once again charmed audiences with a recent social media update.
In a video shared by the star, she proudly displays her nose ring, drawing attention not just to her accessory, but to her mother’s witty remark that stole the spotlight.
Mahira, celebrated for her stellar roles in dramas like ‘Humsafar’, has often faced comments about her nose, with some suggesting she should consider surgery. However, the actress embraces her distinctive feature, standing firm against societal pressures.
The video features her posing with a golden nose ring against the backdrop of a Punjabi song.
When she asked her mother about getting her nose pierced, her mom humorously responded, “If your nose was small, I would definitely say yes.” Mahira Khan shared the amusing exchange along with the video, sparking a series of hilarious reactions.
Former actress and host Sanam Jung also chimed in, sharing her own story of her father initially approving her nose piercing but later changing his mind, acknowledging that she looked perfect just the way she was.
Mahira Khan’s post has garnered an overwhelming amount of love and support from fans and fellow artists, with many applauding her confidence and her mother’s sharp wit. The video has quickly gone viral, underscoring Mahira Khan’s nose ring as a symbol of self-love and individuality.
This week, all eyes are on the Eurovision Song Contest happening in Malmo, Sweden’s third-largest city. Over 150 million people worldwide watch this yearly event, which organizers claim is not political. However, this year might be different.
During the dress rehearsal, Israeli singer Edan Golan was booed on stage while performing. Some people in the audience loudly disagreed with Israel being part of the event and chanted ‘Free Palestine!’
Videos shared on social media show the booing and chanting throughout Edan’s performance, almost drowning out her singing. Police at the Malmö Arena stepped in and stopped the people.
An X user shared a video of the disruption, writing, “Israel getting booed at Eurovision. We love to see it.”
Someone else wrote, “I’ve never heard so much booing at Eurovision before, but Israel didn’t face any big problems during the first show with a crowd.”
The EBU expressed “regret” for letting Swedish singer Eric Saade perform at the opening of the contest after he wore a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf around his wrist. So far, organisers have refused to budge to demands that Israel be booted off the competition for its genocide in Gaza.
Former president and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, Dr Arif Alvi said on Wednesday that people from both sides of the political spectrum should forgive each other. This can be seen as an indirect message to the ‘poweful circles’ regarding the violent protests that occurred last on May 9.
He gave this statement while talking to journalists after visiting an anti-terrorism court in Lahore, where he met multiple PTI leaders, including Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Omer Sarfraz Cheema, and Ejaz Chaudhary.
On May 9 last year, law enforcement agencies arrested PTI founding chairman Imran Khan for the first time in connection with a corruption case, triggering violent riots across the country in which several installations of the security establishment were attacked.
Arif Alvi assured PTI leaders during the meeting that they don’t need to worry about the cases as the people of Pakistan are with them.
PTI senior woman leader Dr Yasmeen Rashid told Alvi to convey her message to PTI founder Imran Khan that she is happy despite facing multiple challenges in jail.
Security forces have killed at least six terrorists in separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in an issued statement.
According to the military’s media wing, security officials conducted an intelligence-based operation on the presence of terrorists in the Dera Ismail Khan (DI) Khan district of KP.
“During the conduct of the operation, five terrorists were successfully neutralised by the security forces and sent to hell,” the ISPR said in a brief statement.
On the other hand, the security officials gunned down a militant named Inam Ullah in North Waziristan District.
The military’s media wingj said that weapons, ammunition, and explosives were also recovered from the slain terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces as well as innocent civilians.
The Great Indian Kapil Show programme on Netflix has refuted speculations that the programme was cancelled.
The show started off by relaying rumours on Instagram that The Great Indian Kapil Show was about to be cancelled.
They posted a caption on Instagra, “Kuch toh log kahenge, logo ka kaam hai kehna, Humara kaam toh hai aapko hasate rehna ”
Athletes like Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal, and Mary Kom, as well as Indian celebrities like Janhvi Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Farah Khan, Anil Kapoor, and Badshah, were shown in the advertisement for the Kapil Sharma-hosted show. However, the unexpected announcement that musician Ed Sheeran will be appearing in future editions of the show as a guest startled viewers.
After rumours circulated that Kapil Sharma had filmed The Great Indian Kapil Show’s final episode, viewers were relieved to hear the good news.
It is important to note that The Great Indian Kapil Show is ending its broadcast, as Archana Puran Singh has already informed.
She said, “We finished shooting season one of TGIKS (The Great Indian Kapil Show). Yesterday, we filmed the last episode of the season. We had a lot of fun and celebrated on the sets. The journey on the show has been amazing so far. It was a delightful experience, and we had some fantastic times on the sets.” The first episode of the show, which featured guest appearances by Ranbir Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, debuted on Netflix on March 30.
