Lahore, Aug 30 (IANS) An accountability court here on Friday issued a bailable arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. The arrest warrant against Ashraf was issued for making illegal appointments in the…
I0slamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged $7 billion for development projects and policy-based programmes in Pakistan over the next three years. The development comes after the bank’s Vice President Shixin…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) In a blow to anti-Brexit campaigners, a Scottish judge on Friday refused to order a temporary halt to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend the Parliament. A group of…
Beijing, Aug 30 (IANS) The upcoming OnePlus 7T smartphone will feature Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 855+ processor and 8GB of RAM, GSMArena reported on Friday. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer is set to launch its 7T series…
Colombo, Aug 30 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Friday said it has begun a massive development project to further modernize its ports across the country in order to transform Sri Lanka into a maritime…
Hong Kong, Aug 30 (IANS) Three prominent Hong Kong democracy activists, including Joshua Wong who was one of the main leaders of the Umbrella Revolution in 2014, were arrested on Friday for their involvement in…
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan to talk about bilateral cooperation and regional issues, the media reported on Friday. A tweet from…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Older people who have never taken part in exercise programmes have the same ability to build muscle mass as highly trained master athletes of a similar age, researchers have found. “Our…
Singapore, Aug 30 (IANS) mothers who reported higher levels of parenting stress had less synchrony in brain activity with their child, than those who reported lower levels of parenting stress, researchers have found. Excessive parenting…
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday observed “Kashmir Hour”, with the national anthems of the country and “Azad Jammu and Kashmir” (AJK) being played nationwide to express “solidarity” with Kashmiris. This comes amid tensions…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) A Scottish judge on Friday refused to order a temporary halt to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to temporarily suspend the UK Parliament. A group of 75 parliamentarians were seeking…
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Asad Majeed Khan has urged Washington and the international community to “do more” to pressurize India to end its “militarized curfew over occupied Kashmir”. In an interview…
Hong Kong, Aug 30 (IANS) Hong Kong’s Civil Human Rights Front on Friday decided to cancel the march it had convened over the weekend after failing to get permission from the police to conduct it….
Seoul, Aug 30 (IANS) South Korean tech giant Samsung is all set launch its much-awaited foldable smartphone — ‘Galaxy Fold’ — in South Korea on September 6, media reported on Friday. The device was initially…
Ghazni (Afghanistan), Aug 30 (IANS) Units of Afghan special force stormed a Taliban hideout in the country’s Ghazni province and set free six civilians who had been taken hostages by the militants, said an Army…
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday observed “Kashmir Hour” and the national anthems of the country and “Azad Jammu and Kashmir” (AJK) were played nationwide in a show of solidarity with Kashmiris. Sirens blared…
Tokyo, Aug 30 (IANS) Japan on Friday released data which showed that the unemployment index dropped to 2.2 per cent of the workforce in July, the lowest since October 1992, while industrial output grew 1.3…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) The new type of drugs for type 2 diabetes — SGLT2 inhibitors — are associated with a reduced risk of heart failure by 34 per cent, researchers said. The new SGLT2…
Seoul, Aug 30 (IANS) LG Display Company on Friday said it has completed the construction of its $4.2-billion OLED factory in China to start mass production of large screens for premium televisions. LG built the…
San Francisco, Aug 30 (IANS) As IT organisations increasingly shift to hybrid Cloud to deliver optimal environment for all their applications, enterprise software major VMware has expanded its Cloud offerings that aim to help customers…