Blade Runner 2049’ is very good, if not quite great

‘Blade Runner 2049’ is very good, if not quite great   Watching a sequel to “Blade Runner,” at least for a certain generation of fans, is something akin to watching a sequel to Citizen Kane  or  2001  A Space Odyssey.” A lot is at stake. So to say that “Blade Runner 2049” is very, very…

Texas: 8 people found dead in truck in ‘human trafficking crime’

Texas: 8 people found dead in truck in ‘human trafficking crime’ Jul 23, 2017, 05:45 PM IST Representative photo SAN ANTONIO: Eight people have been found dead in a tractor-trailer outside a Walmart in Texas in what police are calling a horrific human trafficking case. Several other people, possibly dozens, were found in the truck, which didn’t have a…

Kendall Jenner sparks outrage in new Pepsi ad

UPDATED ABOUT 17 HOURS AGO Kendall Jenner sparks outrage in new Pepsi ad IMAGES STAFF DESK REPORT The controversial ad, seen as co-opting resistance movements, has now been removed by Pepsi. Seems like brands will go to any lengths to grab attention, even if it puts them in the wrong light. Pepsi’s latest commercial featuring…

Muslim man dies after attack by cow vigilantes in India

Muslim man dies after attack by cow vigilantes in India AFPPUBLISHED A DAY AGO https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325033&layout=button_count&action=like&show_faces=false&share=false&height=20&width=87&size=small https://www.facebook.com/plugins/share_button.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325033&layout=button&size=small https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325033&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325033&text=Muslim%20man%20dies%20after%20attack%20by%20cow%20vigilantes%20in%20India&size=m   75 COMMENTS  EMAIL  PRINT A Muslim man has died after he was attacked by hundreds of Hindu vigilantes while transporting cows in India, police said Wednesday, amid rising tensions over the slaughter of the sacred animal. Pehlu…

Pakistan engaged with all Afghan peace processes

Pakistan engaged with all Afghan peace processes THE NEWSPAPER’S STAFF REPORTERUPDATED ABOUT 9 HOURS AGO https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325214&layout=button_count&action=like&show_faces=false&share=false&height=20&width=87&size=small https://www.facebook.com/plugins/share_button.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325214&layout=button&size=smallhttps://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325214&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325214&text=Pakistan%20engaged%20with%20all%20Afghan%20peace%20processes&size=m   10 COMMENTS  EMAIL  PRINT ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser retired Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua exchanging views with Afghan Ambassador Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal during a meeting here on Wednesday.—Online ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is keeping itself engaged with all major…

Britain to help reform Saudi economy

Britain to help reform Saudi economy AFPUPDATED ABOUT 9 HOURS AGO https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325111&layout=button_count&action=like&show_faces=false&share=false&height=20&width=87&size=small https://www.facebook.com/plugins/share_button.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325111&layout=button&size=small https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325111&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325111&text=Britain%20to%20help%20reform%20Saudi%20economy&size=m  7 COMMENTS  EMAIL  PRINT RIYADH: Britain said on Wednesday it would help Saudi Arabia to diversify its oil-dependent economy as British Prime Minister Theresa May visited the Gulf kingdom. May and Saudi King Salman held talks focused on “bilateral relations and…

Lisa Curtis gets key White House position on South Asia

Lisa Curtis gets key White House position on South Asia ANWAR IQBALUPDATED ABOUT 7 HOURS AGO https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325223&layout=button_count&action=like&show_faces=false&share=false&height=20&width=87&size=small https://www.facebook.com/plugins/share_button.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325223&layout=button&size=small https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325223&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325223&text=Lisa%20Curtis%20gets%20key%20White%20House%20position%20on%20South%20Asia&size=m  6 COMMENTS  PRINT LISA Curtis is a senior re­search fellow at a conservative think tank. WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has selected Lisa Curtis, a senior think tank expert, to advise the White House on South Asian…

Trump drops Steve Bannon from National Security Council

Trump drops Steve Bannon from National Security Council REUTERSPUBLISHED ABOUT 18 HOURS AGO https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325062&layout=button_count&action=like&show_faces=false&share=false&height=20&width=87&size=small https://www.facebook.com/plugins/share_button.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325062&layout=button&size=small https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325062&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1325062&text=Trump%20drops%20Steve%20Bannon%20from%20National%20Security%20Council&size=m  US President Donald Trump congratulating Senior Counsellor to the President Stephen Bannon during the swearing-in of senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 22 in Washington, DC. ─ AFP United States (US) President Donald…

These 2 pasta recipes will transport you straight to Italy

These 2 pasta recipes will transport you straight to Italy BISMA TIRMIZI FOOD CONTRIBUTOR Italy’s warm climate is suited to growing fresh vegetables, so Italians can get creative with their pasta sauces There is nothing that describes Italy more than ‘Il bel far niente’, meaning the beauty of doing nothing or the sweetness of doing…

Nepal to relocate five rare one-horned rhinos

Nepal to relocate five rare one-horned rhinos AFPUPDATED 2 DAYS AGO https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1324690&layout=button_count&action=like&show_faces=false&share=false&height=20&width=87&size=small https://www.facebook.com/plugins/share_button.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1324690&layout=button&size=small https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1324690&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1324690&text=Nepal%20to%20relocate%20five%20rare%20one-horned%20rhinos&size=m KATHMANDU: A Nepalese wildlife dart technician prepares to dart a rhino in Chitwan National Park, 250kms south of Kathmandu.—AFP CHITWAN: Conserv­ationists on Monday captured a rare one-horned rhinoceros in Nepal as part of an attempt to increase the number of the…