Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Your profile photo can now be hidden using WhatsApp new privacy options

WhatsApp

The Meta-owned platform has just announced that it is rolling out granular options for who can see your profile data. Users can hide their last seen and online statuses, as well as profile pictures, from specific contacts. If you choose to hide your Last seen status from others, you will also be unable to see … Read more

Pedro Sanchez faces regional election test in Andalusia

regional election

Andalusia votes Sunday in an early regional election that the incumbent conservative Popular Party is expected to win easily. Polling stations opened at 9:00 a.m. and will close at 8:00 p.m., with final results expected a few hours later. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government has been grappling with the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion … Read more

PTI workers stage nationwide protest against inflation

PTI held nationwide protests against inflation.

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: PTI workers came out in large numbers to protest against the rising inflation and increase in petroleum despite the obstacles being placed by the government. In Karachi, a heavy contingent of police personnel were present on the Main Shahrah-e-Quaideen and had blocked the road leading to Shahrah-e-Faisal. Former governor Sindh Imran Ismail and other … Read more

Microsoft and Meta have joined Google in using AI in data centres

Microsoft and Meta

Microsoft and Meta are developing an AI system; that generates alerts for data centre construction. They’re developing operations teams; in order to “prevent or mitigate the impact of safety incidents”. Five people were taken to the hospital after a chlorine gas leak; at an Apple data center in Maiden, North Carolina. Data centres, which power … Read more

Eni joins giant Qatar gas project after Russian cuts Supply

Eni

Eni will own a stake of just over three percent in the North Field East project. The project’s LNG is expected to come on line in 2026. Kaabi: We signed with everybody. We’re just not telling you. Italian company Eni on Sunday joined Qatar Energy’s $28.75 billion project to expand production from the world’s biggest … Read more

SECP will start a digital transformation project

SECP

The SECP held its first ‘Design Thinking Workshop’ on Registration and Compliance for Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs). The primary goal of these workshops is to assist the end-user with company registration, filing, and compliance. Participants discussed how the SECP could directly engage with its end users via digital technologies. This method is a framework for … Read more

NATO warns of long Ukraine war as battles grind on

NATO warns of long Ukraine war as battles grind on

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg calls on partners to be unwavering in their support for Ukraine. Russian soldiers are battling Ukrainian troops for control of the country’s eastern Donbas region. Boris Johnson warns of the possibility of “Ukraine weariness” as conflict drags on.   KYIV – The war in Ukraine might go for years, according … Read more

Palestinians urge Israel to hand over gun in Abu Akleh case

Abu Akleh

Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed on May 11. She was covering an Israeli army operation in the Jenin refugee camp. Palestinian probe says she was killed using a Ruger Mini-14. The Palestinian Authority on Sunday called on Israel to hand over the gun that allegedly fired the shot which killed … Read more

Russian oligarch sues Credit Suisse over alleged $515 mn loss

Russian oligarch

Russian oligarch Vitaly Malkin suing Credit Suisse for $515 million. Bank says it “rejects all the allegations”. The ruling said the Credit Suisse affiliate did not prevent Lescaudron’s fraud. Russian oligarch Vitaly Malkin is suing Credit Suisse for the loss of $515 million he claims was the fault of a former adviser at the Swiss … Read more

BTC Drops Below $20K, End of Bear Market?

BTC

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen below $20K for the first time since 2020. BTC’s price sank to as low as $17,593 at one time on Saturday, a 13 percent decline. Price recovered to $18,556 on Sunday, a 9.22 percent price decrease. The price of Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has … Read more

ECP summons PTI, PML-N candidates after clash in Lahore

ECP releases Local government election schedule in Punjab

LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken notice and ordered an enquiry into a clash between PTI and PML-N workers at an election office in Lahore’s PP-167 constituency. District Monitoring Officer Nabeel Ahmed has issued a notice to candidates of both parties – Shabbir Gujjar of the PTI and Nazir Ahmed Chohan of … Read more

Akshay Kumar receives backlash for having guards on his morning cycling

Akshay Kumar receives backlash for having guards on his morning cycling

Akshay Kumar was once again spotted at a Mumbai Police event on Marine Drive on Sunday. However a Mumbai Police car alongside security guards. Fans were quick to compliment him, some however mocked him. Akshay Kumar is one of Bollywood’s fittest performers. As well as he frequently motivates others by participating in fitness projects. The … Read more

Uncertainty reigns as Colombia votes between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo

Petro

Ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro and businessman Rodolfo Hernandez vie for power. Outgoing President Ivan Duque opens voting for Colombia’s 39 million voters. Voters choose between left-wing outsider or maverick outsider. Colombia’s election stations opened for voting Sunday in a presidential race filled with uncertainty, as ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro and millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernandez vie for power … Read more

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian, 53, in the occupied West Bank

53-year-old Nabil Ahmed Ghanem shot dead near Israel’s separation barrier in Qalqilya city. He was among tens of thousands of West Bank Palestinians who regularly seek work in Israel. Israeli army said forces shot at “a suspect who vandalised the security fence”, dubbed an “apartheid wall”. Nabil Ahmed Ghanem was killed at Israel’s separation wall … Read more

Congo virus suspected patient dies in RYK

Congo virus

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A patient suspected of Congo virus has breathed his last, while three other suspected patients are under treatment at the Sheikh Zayed Medical College (SZMC), a tertiary healthcare institution, in Rahim Yar Khan, Bol news reported. Residents of the area apprised that the deceased, Haider Ali Qassab, was a resident of Basti … Read more

Bitcoin miners take a beating in the ‘crypto winter’

miners

The hash rate for Bitcoin set a record high of 231,428 EH/s on June 12. The price of this coin plunged to less than $20,000 per coin on June 17. Analysts say the mining difficulty must fall or the Bitcoin price must rise for miners to benefit. Bitcoin miners reduce or “plug” miners because of … Read more

Germany resorts to coal amid Russia gas supply cuts

Germany

Germany announces emergency measures to meet its energy needs following drop in Russian gas supplies. Coal-fired power plants will be used instead to generate electricity. Steps also include an “auction” system for the sale of gas to manufacturers. EU officials believe Moscow is punishing allies of Ukraine, where Russian forces launched an invasion. Germany announced … Read more

Neetu Kapoor talks about her journey as an Actor and her comeback

Neetu Kapoor talks about her journey as an Actor and her comeback

Neetu Kapoor made her stage debut at the age of six in 1966. Neetu married the then-superstar Rishi Kapoor when she was 21 years old, thereby ending her acting career. She made a comeback in 2010 with her husband Rishi Kapoor in the film ‘Do Dooni Chaar.’ Neetu Kapoor made her stage debut at the … Read more

Kartik Aaryan & Karan Johar shared stage for the first time after Dostana 2

What happened when Kartik Aaryan and Karan Johar came face to face?

Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani invited Kartik Aaryan to join them for a hook step to ‘The Punjaabban Song.’ As soon as Kartik came on stage, Varun and Kiara also brought in Karan Johar. As Karan stepped on to the stage to complete the hook step, Kartik was spotted smiling but did not perform. The reported feud … Read more

ATP final: Protestor briefly halts ATP final in Halle

ATP fina

A protestor briefly held up play in the men’s ATP final. woman wearing a t-shirt with German text “Only Three Years Left” escorted away. A similar thing happened at the French Open earlier this month. A protestor briefly held up play in the men’s ATP final at the Halle tournament Sunday between world number one Daniil … Read more

Iraq confirms 13 cholera cases, scores suspected

Iraq

Cholera outbreak in Iraq has infected at least 13 people, health officials say. Scores more suspected cases from northern Kurdistan region sent for testing. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease that is treatable with antibiotics and hydration. A cholera outbreak in Iraq has infected at least 13 people, and scores more suspected cases, mostly from … Read more

MicroStrategy CEO Talks Crypto Market

MicroStrategy

The CEO of MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor, recently spoke with @NorthmanTrader. Saylor evaluated the performance of several asset classes and indices in relation to the rise. Bitcoin outperformed all of the asset classes listed earlier in the discussion. Michael Saylor, the CEO of MicroStrategy, recently spoke with @NorthmanTrader about a variety of issues. These subjects included … Read more

Tunisian protesters decry constitutional reform plans, judicial purge

constitutional reform

Hundreds demonstrate in Tunis against referendum on constitutional changes. Demonstrators chant “the people want an independent judiciary”. President Kais Saied fired dozens of judges earlier this month. Hundreds demonstrated on Sunday in Tunisia’s capital against a planned referendum on constitutional changes and President Kais Saied’s recent firing of dozens of judges. Protesters in Tunis responded … Read more

France goes to the polls as Macron fights for a parliamentary majority

Voting under way in French second-round parliamentary election. Surge in support for left-wing alliance threatens President Emmanuel Macron’s hopes. He is facing challenge from NUPES led by former Socialist Jean-Luc Melenchon. The French president is hoping for an outright majority in order to push through tough reforms. In France, voting for the high-stakes second-round parliamentary … Read more

Akshay Kumar revealed that the trailer for Raksha Bandhan will come on 21 June

Akshay Kumar revealed that the trailer for Raksha Bandhan will come on 21 June

Akshay Kumar announced that the trailer for Raksha Bandhan will be released on 21 June. This news comes just a few days after the actor revealed on Thursday that the film will be released on August 11th. The film will now compete with Aamir Khan’s highly anticipated ‘Laal Singh Chaddha.’ On Sunday, Akshay Kumar surprised … Read more

Dutch PM apologises to Srebrenica peacekeeping veterans

Dutch PM

Nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces. Rutte says lessons can be learned for response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Dutchbat III force’s failure has been a stain on national conscience since 1995. Dutch PM Mark Rutte has apologized to the outgunned peacekeepers who were sent to defend Srebrenica in … Read more