Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate on Tuesday said it seeks to control a majority stake in the popular New Delhi Television (NDTV.NS) (NDTV), a move the TV news group said was executed......
The Islamabad police has registered a case against former prime minister Imran Khan and other top leaders of the PTI for violations of Section 144 (ban on public gatherings exceeding four persons) in......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced that 17 million of the total power consumers will be exempted from paying the high fuel charges adjustment (FCA) in their electricity bills.In a......
The Indian Air Force said on Tuesday the government had sacked three officers for accidentally firing a missile into Pakistan in March, an incident that the two nuclear-armed rivals handled calmly as......
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday urged the nation to prioritise assistance of flood-affected victims across the country instead of the “everyday political dramas” as the Pakistan......
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the parliament on Tuesday summoned former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar to provide explanations regarding the Diamer-Bhasha Dam Fund that was......
Local representatives of religious minorities in Hyderabad on Tuesday accused India of trying to portray a negative image of Pakistan by capitalising on the events of August 21, when unrest ensued......
India’s Supreme Court will hold a hearing on a petition challenging last week’s release of 11 men convicted of gang-raping a pregnant Bilkis Bano during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 in the western......
It was meant to be Europe’s stellar year.A post-pandemic spending euphoria, supported by copious government spending was set to drive the economy and help fatigued households regain a sense of......
Malaysia’s highest court on Tuesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak’s 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal, a decision analysts said could slam the door to a......
The rupee extended its losses for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, falling to Rs217.66 against the dollar in the interbank market.According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the local......
Members of the United Nations Security Council remained divided on Monday over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan’s Taliban officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said.Under a 2011......
The European Union is giving Rs76 million to Pakistan to “provide crucial humanitarian assistance to families affected by severe flooding, which has wreaked havoc across many parts” of the country,......
Indian police detained a state lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party on Tuesday on suspicion of “promoting enmity in the name of religion” after Muslim groups demanded his arrest for his......
The United Nations (UN) chief has said he is “aware” of the recent terrorism charges against PTI chief Imran Khan and has called for an “impartial legal process”.The ex-prime minister was booked in a......
Iran has dropped some of its main demands on resurrecting a deal to rein in Tehran’s nuclear programme, including its insistence that international inspectors close some probes of its atomic......
An Islamabad district and sessions court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a police request for an extension in the physical remand of Bol TV anchor and YouTuber Jameel Farooqui.Farooqui was......
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to book Pakistan Democratic Movement leaders for their “hateful statements” against state institutions, Special Adviser to the Chief Minister on......
Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday offered thinly veiled criticism of PTI chief Imran Khan, referring to him as “mad for power” as he said the judiciary must see “whether this person is......
The euro dropped to a fresh two-decade trough on Tuesday as Europe was buffeted by concerns about energy supply and economic growth, while the dollar held firm against major peers, supported by......
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Tuesday that a fault in Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd’s (PTCL) optic fibre cable, that had caused disruption in internet services in......
India’s head coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for Covid-19 and will join the Asia Cup squad later in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday.Dravid returned......
With the Islamabad High Court (IHC) set to initiate contempt proceedings against PTI chief Imran Khan today for passing controversial remarks regarding a female judge, the capital’s advocate general,......
Elon Musk has served former Twitter boss Jack Dorsey with a subpoena in a hunt for material to help him get out of buying the giant social media platform for $44 billion as agreed.Records made public......
Apple Inc plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India as the United States tech giant seeks alternatives to China after the Xi administration’s clashes with Washington and lockdowns across the......
After opening the week in the red, stocks recovered on Tuesday, gaining more than 500 points in early morning trade.By 10:10am, the benchmark KSE-100 index had gained 536.04 points, or 1.25 per cent,......
SYDNEY: Former Australia captain Tim Paine, who resigned after a sexting scandal last November and took an “indefinite mental health break” from cricket, has ended his self-imposed exile and is back......
MELBOURNE: Australia’s Big Bash League has unveiled 12 marquee players for the first round of Sunday’s draft, including 10 who are likely to exit the tournament before the halfway stage to play in......
HARARE: Shubman Gill struck a maiden One-day International century to steer India to a nervy 13-run victory over hosts Zimbabwe on Monday and complete a clean sweep of their three-match series at the......
KARACHI: The Special Court Public Property (Removal of Encroachment) on Monday granted bail to interned Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh of the Pakistan......
ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Ishaq Dar pleaded with the Supreme Court on Monday to urgently take up his application against the order of an accountability court requiring him to be present in......
ISLAMABAD: During the tenure of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government - three years and eight months - in the 15th National Assembly, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari of the PPPP was the most vocal......
SWAT/SWABI: A large number of people took to the streets on Monday against imposition of fuel cost adjustment (FCA) charges and other taxes in the electricity bills.In Swat, residents of Amankot,......
LAHORE: Revealing differences among the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on arrest of the PTI chairman, party leader and Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif has demanded giving priority to deciding......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Hundreds of people held a protest at Rajana Chowk on Monday and blocked traffic bound for Multan, Faisalabad, Jhang and Chichawatni against the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company......
• ‘Gill’s torturers consider themselves above law’, PTI chief alleges • Shibli temporarily replaces Gill as Imran’s chief of staffISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi on Monday called on his......
SHANGHAI: China’s scorched southwestern regions extended curbs on power consumption on Monday as they deal with dwindling hydropower output and surging household electricity demand during a long......
WASHINGTON: Three police officers in the US state of Arkansas have been suspended and are under investigation, authorities said, after video showing them violently beating a suspect during an arrest......
OSLO: Most scientific studies — even those with remarkable findings — have long had their wider appeal dimmed by unremarkable titles. But as researchers — who mostly err on the side of cautious......
WASHINGTON: Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert who became the face of America’s fight against Covid-19, announced on Monday that he will leave government service after more than 50......
ISLAMABAD: Farmers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday urged the federal government to withdraw the Rs380 per kg advance tax on tobacco.At a press conference held at the National Press Club in......
Moscow: Russia’s Federal Security Service on Monday accused Ukraine’s secret services of killing Darya Dugina, the daughter of a Russian ultra-nationalist, in a car bomb attack near Moscow.Dugina,......
JERUSALEM: A group of Palestinian passengers flew to Cyprus from an Israeli airport on Monday, but the flight was not organised under a promised arrangement easing travel restrictions for residents......
WE may cry or mope and petition the powers that be. We may even succeed in finding a kind-hearted judge who would cancel the shocking release of 11 men convicted for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano. The......
THE Judicial Commission of Pakistan is a constitutional forum which recommends a person be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court. This commission comprises nine members ie, the chief justice of......
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration will press ahead with talks on releasing billions of dollars in Afghanistan’s foreign-held assets despite the late Al Qaeda leader’s presence in......
WE may cry or mope and petition the powers that be. We may even succeed in finding a kind-hearted judge who would cancel the shocking release of 11 men convicted for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano. The......
ISLAMABAD: Banigala — the residence of former prime minister Imran Khan — remained a hotbed of political activity on Monday as hundreds of supporters answered the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)......
ISLAMABAD: Internet services across the country faced serious disruptions due to a drop in PTCL traffic.Sources in the company said the internet fibre cables suffered damage due to heavy rains in......
KYIV: Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia invaded, the country’s top military officer said on Monday, two days before the country’s independence anniversary.Ukraine’s......
