Category: World
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Super star Shah Rukh Khan’s cousin in Pakistan poll fray
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, whose father was born in Peshawar where his extended family still lives, is making news in the Pakistani elections. Shah Rukh’s cousin Noor Jehan is contesting elections from a Peshawar constituency for the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. Noor Jehan, who is Shah Rukh’s paternal cousin, is contesting from the PK-77 constituency. She…
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Spiritual part of human brain found, claim scientists
Scientists at Yale University claim to have identified a part of the human brain associated with spiritual experiences. Activity in the parietal cortex, an area of the brain involved in awareness of self and others as well as attention processing, seems to be a common element among individuals who underwent spiritual experiences, says a study…
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Sikh leader gunned down in Pakistan
A known Sikh leader of Pakistan has been shot dead in a targeted shooting in Peshawar. According to reports, 52-year-old Charan Jeet Singh, who was a known community leader and rights activist, was shot dead by a lone gunman when he was on his way home from his shop in the Scheme Chowk area of…
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Delhi world’s most polluted city, Patiala 13th
News East West NEW DELHI: A report on air quality in megacities bigger than 14 million by the World Health Organization says Indian capital Delhi is the world’s most polluted city. Cairo comes second, Dhaka third, Mumbai fourth and Beijing fifth. In fact, 14 Indian cities are among the world’s 15 most polluted cities in…