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PHOTOS: Deepika Padukone Casts Spell in Black Ensemble

Deepika Padukone

The gorgeous actress’ recent photo-shoot in black saree is going going viral online. Deepika is once again giving us true fashion vibes and we cannot resist without complimenting her. Deepika has proved herself as a true fashion icon in the entertainment industry. The actress can justify her all-new looks with uncompromising grace and glamour. [embedpost … Read more

Faizan Sheikh and Maham Aamir are expecting their first child

Faizan Sheikh and Maham Aamir are expecting their first child

Celebrity couple Faizan Sheikh and Maham Aamir give a surprise to their fans as they announced that they are expecting their first child.

Turning to Instgaram, the Ready Steady Go actor shared the good news with his fans along with an adorable picture of his wife, Maham, flaunting her baby bump.

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In his post, Faizan captioned, “We have always shared and dicussed our work, achievements, problems & almost everything with our family, friends & fans, here we are absolutely thrilled to announce that we will very soon be joined with our bundle of joy.”

“Yes, you heard it right. Our family is about to get bigger by two feet. Happiness is increased when shared and like always, we seek your unconditional love, support and most of all your precious and countless prayers for our newest family member to come,” he added.

It should be noted that the power couple tied the knot in August 2018.

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India’s biggest carmaker to raise car prices

MUMBAI — India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki planned to raise prices across its various models to overcome rising input costs effective from January 2022, said the company in its filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday. “Over the past year, the cost of company’s vehicles continues to be adversely impacted due to increase … Read more

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

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PARIS, Dec 2, 2021 (AFP) – Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Germany to lock down unjabbed Chancellor Angela Merkel and her successor Olaf Scholz are set to approve a “lockdown for the unvaccinated”, banning them from entering bars, restaurants, theatres and cinemas. Previous infection ‘won’t stop strain’ People who caught earlier variants … Read more

Zambian state-run airline resumes flights

LUSAKA — Zambia’s state-run airline Zambia Airways on Wednesday returned to the sky nearly 30 years after it was liquidated in 1994. It has resumed operations after the Zambian government signed a shareholding agreement with Ethiopian Airlines in 2018. Its Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 plane made its maiden flight from the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport … Read more

EU provides 325 mn euro boost for refugees in Turkey

Ankara

ANKARA, Dec 2, 2021 (AFP) – The European Union said on Thursday it was injecting 325 million euros for refugees in Turkey, part of a huge funding plan for the country, which hosts the world’s largest refugee population. The EU approved a plan in June to provide Turkey with three billion euros from 2021 to 2024 … Read more

China’s central bank injects liquidity into market

BEIJING — China’s central bank on Thursday injected 10 billion yuan (about 1.57 billion U.S. dollars) into the financial system via reverse repos. The interest rate for the seven-day reverse repos was set at 2.2 percent, according to the People’s Bank of China. The move aims to keep the liquidity in the banking system reasonably … Read more

China’s benchmark interbank gold prices lower Thursday

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BEIJING — China’s benchmark prices for spot interbank gold transactions were lower Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. The benchmark price for gold of 99.95 percent pure or above stood at 366.85 yuan (about 57.57 U.S. dollars) per gram, down 1.77 yuan from the previous trading day, and that for gold of … Read more

PICTURES: Disha Patani raises the temperature in brown bodycon dress at Tadap premiere

Disha Patani

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10 rescued, 2 missing after merchant ship sinks in Guangdong

Sinks

GUANGZHOU, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Ten people have been rescued and two others remain missing after a merchant ship sank in south China’s Guangdong Province Thursday morning. A distress call was received at 10:24 a.m., following which six fishing boats operating in the area were immediately mobilized for rescue, while two law enforcement vessels were … Read more

Bloodbath at PSX, as investors foresee massive interest rate hike

KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks witnessed a bloodbath on Thursday, as the market already initiated the pricing in expectations of beyond 100bps increase in the upcoming monetary policy announcement this month. Cutoffs in the recent T-Bills auction to increase to 10.79 per cent for three-month paper, 11.50 per cent for six-month and 11.51 per cent for … Read more

No brand shall have privileges in front of consumers: association

China

BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — No brand shall have any privilege in front of consumers, said China Consumers Association on Thursday while commenting on a recent controversy surrounding Canadian clothing manufacturer Canada Goose. The association said that the clothing brand has recently set multiple unreasonable policy thresholds at a consumer’s appeal for rights protection concerning … Read more

Shortage of resources impacting local govt bodies performance, claims Ghani

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani claimed on Thursday that local government bodies were unable to run dispensaries, hospitals and schools due to shortage of resources, and therefore, they wanted these institutions to be handed over to the Sindh government. Read more: PSP to challenge Sindh Local Bodies Act in SHC “Improvement in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital … Read more

Facebook hits anti-vaccine campaign harassing doctors

Facebook

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-parent Meta on Wednesday said it derailed an anti-Covid vaccine campaign that harassed medical workers, journalists and elected officials, in a signal of the ongoing pressure from pandemic-tied misinformation. The social media giant took down accounts in France and Italy that were linked to a conspiracy movement called “V_V”, which inundated pro-vaccine posts … Read more

China’s commercial banks set for 10 pct profit growth in 2021: report

China

BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese commercial banks are likely to see their profits grow by around 10 percent in 2021, the Bank of China Research Institute has forecast in a report. Through 2021, China’s banking sector has accelerated its recovery growth, providing more solid support for the real economy, said the report. The net … Read more

Franco-Austrian firm Valneva’s Covid jab under EU review

Franco-Austrian

THE HAGUE: Europe’s drug watchdog launched an accelerated review Thursday of a Covid-19 vaccine by Franco-Austrian biotech firm Valneva, for which the EU has already signed a deal for up to 60 million doses. The jab — which uses “inactivated” viruses rather than the new mRNA technology of the Pfizer or Moderna shots — showed … Read more

Russia records 33,389 daily COVID-19 cases

Russia

MOSCOW, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Russia confirmed 33,389 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 9,703,107, the official monitoring and response center said Thursday. The nationwide death toll increased by 1,221 to 277,640, while the number of recoveries increased by 35,185 to 8,400,117. Meanwhile, Moscow, Russia’s worst-hit region, reported … Read more

Shehbaz demands reduction in fuel prices in line with international decline

Shehbaz Fazl anti-Inflation protest

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that the impact of rising inflation this year, both on the national economy and the poor, remained destructive. Read more: ‘Step down and give relief to people,’ Shehbaz Sharif tells PM Imran Khan Shehbaz claimed that “meaningless … Read more

Meghan Markle hails privacy win over UK newspaper group

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Meghan Markle on Thursday hailed her privacy victory against a UK newspaper group, expressing hope it would encourage others to hold the industry to account and change it for the better. The Duchess of Sussex said after three appeal court judges rejected an appeal by Associated Newspapers that it was “a victory not just for … Read more

India’s biggest carmaker to raise car prices

India

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Pakistan rejects India’s ‘mischievous spin’ of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib incident

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Pakistan on Thursday rejected India’s “mischievous spin” to an “isolated incident involving an individual at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib”. The Foreign Office spokesperson said that a senior Indian diplomat was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was conveyed Pakistan’s categorical rejection of the mischievous spin given by India to an isolated incident involving an … Read more

Lower reaches of Yellow River enter ice-jam flooding season

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Merub Ali opens up about her relationship with Asim Azhar

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Rupee hits record low of Rs176.42 against dollar

KARACHI: The rupee lost 94 paisas against the dollar to hit an all-time low of Rs176.42 on Thursday, owing to a huge trade deficit during the first five months of the current fiscal year. On Wednesday the exchange rate closed at 175.48 in interbank foreign exchange market. Previously, the rupee fell to the historic low … Read more

Tanzania plans to boost production of cashew nuts

Cashew

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Cutoff yield in 6-month T-bills rises to 11.5%

KARACHI: The cutoff yield in the auction of the benchmark six-month market treasury bills (MTBs) sharply increased to 11.5 per cent, much higher than the key policy rate of 8.75 per cent. A day ago, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) conducted an auction of the government treasury bills maturities for the sale of T-bills … Read more

EU regulator starts review of Valneva Covid jab

Valneva Covid jab

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday said it had started reviewing a Covid-19 jab by Franco-Austrian biotech firm Valneva, for which the EU has already signed a deal for 60 million doses. “EMA’s human medicines committee has started a rolling review of VLA2001, a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Valneva,” the regulator said in … Read more

Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao celebrate son Azad’s birthday together

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Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao reunites to celebrate son Azad Rao Khan‘s birthday recently. The beautiful pictures of family get together were shared by fanclubs. Aamir’s elder son Junaid Khan, from his first wife Reena Dutta, was also seen in the photos. Author-columnist Shobhaa De shared pictures and videos from Azad’s birthday festivities on her Instagram profile … Read more