Pro-wrestling in Japan: Finesse, bizarreness and spectacle
If there is one word synonymous with pro-wrestling, it is: WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) (even though it leans more toward the term “sports entertainment” these days), the American promotion, which has given the world icons such as Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin and The Rock. However, wrestling is not only WWE, even though WWE is the […]
Indian actor Salman Khan jailed for 5 years in a hit-and-run case
Indian Bollywood actor, Salman Khan, has been sentenced to 5 years in jail for killing a homeless man in a September 2002 hit-and-run case. An Indian court handed down the sentence to Khan on Wednesday. Khan had been convicted of homicide for crashing his SUV into a group of homeless men, after a night […]
French ‘Spiderman’ climbs Paris skyscraper for Nepal quake victims
French climber Alain Robert, dubbed as Spiderman, climbed a Paris skyscraper as a tribute to thousands of victims of Nepal earthquake. With Nepalese flag in his pocket, Robert, 53, ascended the highest building in Paris, the 210m Tour de Montparnasse, without a safety harness in just under an hour. During the climb, he tried […]
Silencing Sabeen Mahmud: impairing cultural and social discourse in Pakistan
One can guess that the society has gotten to a new low point when a person is ‘silenced’ because he spoke against the human rights violation of the very same society. But that has become a common practice in Pakistan. Usually, it is a waste of writing a few hundred words condemning that society when […]
Earthquake in Nepal: Rubbles, dust and corpses
[AsiaN=Rahul Aijaz] On Saturday 25th April, just before noon, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the mountainous country of Nepal, killing more than 3,200 people and injuring over 6000. On Sunday, the country was struck by a major aftershock at magnitude-6.7, adding to the ever-rising death toll. The earthquake was powerful enough to disturb the mountains in Nepal […]
Hong Kong unveils final package of political reform proposals
[Asia N=Rahul Aijaz] Hong Kong government is set to reveal its final package of political reform proposals From 11 AM today, SCMP reported. Chief Secretary Carrie Lam will address a divided Legislative Council disclosing the most anticipated and high controversial blueprint for the 2017 chief executive election. The blueprint is based on a restrictive framework […]
The Spectacle of WrestleMania 31: pyrotechnics, ladders and Money in the Bank
All year round, wrestling fans may complain about the quality of wrestling and storylines and wrestlers, but if there is one time of the year, everyone comes together to celebrate, it is WrestleMania. The biggest event of the year, at the Grandest Stage of them all, WrestleMania. Millions of people gather from around the world […]
Oscars 2015: Birdman, Boyhood pushing the boundaries of Cinema
Just when I was wondering that the quality of cinema in 2014 would not surpass that of 2013, I watched films like Birdman and Boyhood, exceeding every expectation and slapping me across my face… with an Oscar. Frankly, I was afraid I would be right when I was thinking ‘How could anything top ‘Her’ by […]
Exploration of ethos in Seoul
February 3, 2015, Tuesday morning. I was all hyped up about my first visit to Bukchon Hanok Village. Less than a month in the new city and Bukchon, one of the few places I wanted to visit, awaited me. No excuses, no sleep, I rode toward Bukchon with all my excitement… and of course, my […]
Pakistan, Photojournalist, street photographer and filmmaker 
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