Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif are scheduled to tie the knot at the Six Senses Fort Barwara in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. According to sources, the two will marry in a three-day ceremony at the 14th-century palace, which features contemporary Rajasthani architecture and state-of-the-art facilities, from December 7-9. From December 6 to 11, the full venue … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan while reviewing the arrangements of the polio eradication campaign, termed the work done by those involved in the inoculation drive as “national service”. PM Imran, while addressing a meeting to review arrangements for the upcoming polio eradication campaign, appreciated the efforts made by the teams in reaching out to children … Read more
HOEDSPRUIT – Sabine Stam didn’t expect to have her feet up, sipping white wine on the deck of a half-empty safari lodge near South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Her tour company was full of bookings for the December peak season. Then Omicron came. First reported by South African scientists to the World Health Organization on … Read more
WASHINGTON: The US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill on Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running into 2022 and avert a costly holiday season government shutdown. With the clock ticking down to the 11:59 pm Friday deadline, the Senate voted by 69 to 28 to keep the lights on … Read more
HO CHI MINH CITY – Vietnamese police have smashed a huge cryptocurrency ring worth around $3.8 billion, state media said Friday, as authorities battle rampant illegal gambling in the country. Fifty-nine people were detained in southern business hub Ho Chi Minh City, accused of luring players through social media to place bets online, according to the city … Read more
WASHINGTON – NASA on Thursday awarded three companies hundreds of millions of dollars to develop commercial space stations it hopes will eventually replace the International Space Station, which is due to retire around the end of the decade. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, aerospace company Nanoracks and defense contractor Northrop Grumman won $130 million, $160 million … Read more
WASHINGTON – The United States, Canada and European allies stepped up pressure Thursday on the regime of Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, widening sanctions on officials and businesses for allegedly stoking a migration crisis for political reasons. The sanctions targeted senior security and justice officials, prominent media figures, one of Lukashenko’s sons, defense-related firms and a major … Read more
PARIS: Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group’s role as a “worldwide partner” of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has sparked a behind-the-scenes battle to prevent it from hosting and accessing sensitive data. “There is a fight,” Guillaume Poupard, director general of the National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) said earlier, before adding that it … Read more
Money Heist Season 5 Volume 2 Leaked: The second part of the most awaited fifth season of the Netflix show Money Heist aka La Casa de Papel has been released on Netflix. While it was one of the most awaited shows of the year, fans were super excited about it. However, hours after its release, the show has also … Read more
KARACHI: The import bill of Pakistan recorded a hike in November, 2021, as the country witnessed a growth of more than 82 per cent in imports on a year-on-year basis. According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the imports for November 2021, reached $7.8 billion, compared with $4.3 billion in the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways will run a special steam train from December 3 to 10 between Attock Khurd and Nowshera train stations to promote tourism as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, read a statement issued by the railway department. According to Pakistan Railways, the ambassadors and foreigners will embark on the train. They … Read more
A Sri Lankan national, who was working as a manager at a private factory in Sialkot, was beaten to death and his body was later set on fire by a mob over alleged blasphemy. As per the initial reports, the incident took place on Friday on the Wazirabad Road of Sialkot where most factories are … Read more
BEIJING: Embattled Chinese developer Kaisa Group is facing a default after saying on Friday it had failed in a bid for a debt swap that would buy it crucial time, warning there was “no guarantee” it would be able to meet its payment obligations. The company is one of several real estate firms that have plunged … Read more
Australia’s opposition Labor Party has promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent from the 2005 levels by 2030 if it wins the next election. Labor leader Anthony Albanese on Friday announced the party’s emissions reduction target, setting climate change as one of the most important policy issues for the next election, which is … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday directed Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani to surrender before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in assets beyond means case against him. The Sindh High Court (SHC) on October 14 had rejected the interim bail plea of Durani in assets beyond means reference … Read more
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Friday demanded establishment of a commission regarding china-cutting, a practice pioneered by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in which amenity plots are sliced to be sold. Referring to the Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2021 recently passed by the Sindh government in absence of the opposition … Read more
GENEVA, Dec 3, 2021 (AFP) – The World Health Organization said Friday it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. The WHO said it was collecting evidence about the variant of concern, as countries around the world scramble to stop it spreading. But despite a growing number of countries reporting … Read more
The Philippines has tightened the quarantine and testing rules for incoming travellers flying in from countries outside of the 14 banned countries due to Omicron variant outbreaks. The Department of Health (DOH) reported 544 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,833,878. The country has … Read more
ANKARA: Turkey’s annual inflation rate jumped over 20 per cent in November, official data showed on Friday, after a currency crisis last month in which the Turkish lira hit record lows against the dollar. Consumer prices climbed to 21.31 per cent from the same period in November last year, up from 19.89 per cent in October, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Friday directed authorities to complete land acquisition for Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway on a priority basis, so as to start construction of the project in the third quarter of the current fiscal year. Chairing a review meeting of major development projects in Islamabad, he directed the National Highway … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) released a climate outlook for December this year, stating that a rain spell is expected to start tomorrow and continue for two days. According to the climate outlook report released on Friday, a few episodes of rainfall is expected in Quetta, Ziarat, Pishin, Zhob and surrounding areas while heavy … Read more
TOKYO: Gennady Golovkin’s world title fight against Ryota Murata in Japan was Friday postponed “to next spring”, over a ban on new foreign arrivals to the country prompted by the Omicron variant. The hard-hitting Kazakh boxer was set to return to the ring after a year’s absence with a unification bout against Japanese WBA super-titlist Murata … Read more
KARACHI: The dollar recorded a new high of Rs176.77 against the Pakistani rupee at the interbank foreign exchange market on Friday. The dollar made fresh high as against the last day closing of Rs176.42, which was the previous record high of the greenback. The dealers said that the rupee deteriorated further because of escalation in … Read more
ROME, Dec 3, 2021 (AFP) – A Italian man who wanted a coronavirus vaccine certificate without actually having the jab tried to play the system by presenting health workers with a fake arm, an official said Friday. Despite the realistic skin colour, nobody was fooled by the silicone limb, and the man — in his 50s — was … Read more
Sabine Stam didn’t expect to have her feet up, sipping white wine on the deck of a half-empty safari lodge near South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Her tour company was full of bookings for the December peak season. Then Omicron came. First reported by South African scientists to the World Health Organization on November 24, … Read more
BANGKOK: Laos is set to open a $6 billion Chinese-built railway on Friday, with debt concerns balanced against hopes it could boost the reclusive nation’s struggling economy. The 414km (260 mile) route took five years to construct under China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. Analysts have acknowledged the potential economic boost, but have questioned how … Read more
MANCHESTER: Ralf Rangnick said Friday he wanted to “balance” Manchester United by strengthening the club’s leaky defence. The 63-year-old German’s first press conference since being appointed interim manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came after United’s see-saw 3-2 win over Arsenal in the Premier League on Thursday overseen by … Read more
A total of 74 new medications have been added to China’s national medical insurance catalogue, with prices of 67 medicine types slashed by an average of 61.71 percent, the National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) said on Friday. Seven drugs for rare diseases, as well as medicines for tumours, chronic diseases, anti-infection treatment and those specifically … Read more
