Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Kriti Sanon looks marvelous in her new work out video

Kriti Sanon looks marvelous in her new work out video

Sanon is a fitness nut, as evidenced by her recent video. Kriti came to her Instagram account on Monday and shared a video of herself doing one of her favourite workouts. “Exercises I love!. (Maybe because I do them well),” she captioned the post. Actress Kriti Sanon is a fitness nut, as evidenced by her … Read more

PSX gains 748.97 points on likely resumption of IMF programme

PSX closes lower over economic, political unrest

KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 Index witnessed a bullish trend on Tuesday, as the finance minister positively hinted at the resumption of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme within two days, analysts said. An analyst at Pearl Securities said the possibility of getting a $1 billion loan tranche triggered the investors’ sentiment during the day. “Cumulatively, … Read more

India’s Tata Steel bought 75,000 tonnes of Russian coal in May

India’s leading steelmaker Tata Steel imported roughly 75,000 tonnes of coal from Russia. Came weeks after vowing to stop doing business with Russia. India silent on Russia’s “special operations” in Ukraine, despite the two countries’ long-standing political ties. Two trade sources and one government source said India’s leading steelmaker Tata Steel imported roughly 75,000 tonnes … Read more

Exxon joins Qatar’s mega-LNG expansion project

Exxon

Qatar is teaming with multinational corporations in the first and largest phase of a nearly $30 billion development Will help the country become the world’s top LNG exporter. The North Field East project consists of four trains, or liquefaction and purification facilities, for which oil majors have been bidding. Following deals with TotalEnergies, Eni, and … Read more

Grenoble’s proposal to allow full-body swimsuits has been rejected by French court

Swim

Top administrative court upholds a government challenge against the move that revived France’s intense debate on Islam. Grenoble in May changed its swimming pool rules to allow all types of bathing suits. The all-in-one swimsuit, used by some Muslim women to cover their bodies, is controversial in France. Grenoble’s proposal for full-body swimsuits rejected by … Read more

Rapid economic recovery main issue: Unisame

Unisame

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has requested Federal Minister for Planning and Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal to change the theme of the “Turnaround Pakistan Conference” to be held on June 28, 2022 in Islamabad and rename it “Rapid Economic Recovery Conference” and deliberate on it seriously with implementation measures, … Read more

Prince William has ‘really’ gained the Queen’s ‘trust’ in recent years?

Royal Family

Prince William is said to have earned the trust of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth. He has ‘risen in stature’ in recent years, according to royal experts. His leadership qualities were evident during the Pandemic pandemic, royal expert said.   Prince William is said to have earned the complete trust of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, for … Read more

Cast of Jugjugg Jeeyo was seen in a Rapid fire round

Cast of Jugjugg Jeeyo was seen in a Rapid fire round

Last Friday, there was a a joint interview of the star cast of the upcoming film ‘JugJugg Jeeyo.’ This time the same news outlet has a hot Rapid Fire with them that we did shortly after the interview. It is not to be missed. In fact, go ahead and watch the video below right now. … Read more

‘Total consensus’ in EU on making Ukraine candidate

EU making Ukraine

EU ministers back making war-torn Ukraine “candidate status” to join the bloc. The move comes ahead of a summit expected to approve the move later this week. EU is set to impose conditions on Ukraine and Moldova over judicial reforms and tackling corruption. EU ministers backed making war-torn Ukraine “candidate status” to join the bloc … Read more

Queen is an ‘amazing role model’ for Prince William’s role as King

Queen Elizabeth

In his early years, Prince William was said to be ‘hesitant’ about becoming a monarch. A royal writer said that now that he’s 40, he’s really grown into it. His grandmother Queen Elizabeth is said to have been the best role model for him. Prince William’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, is claimed to have been the … Read more

‘World’s biggest’ freshwater fish netted in Cambodia

freshwater fish

A fisherman on the Mekong River in Cambodia caught the largest freshwater fish ever recorded – a 300-kilogram stingray. The four-metre-long freshwater stingray measured 13 feet from snout to tail. It weighed more than twice as much as a typical lowland gorilla. According to scientists, a fisherman on the Mekong River in Cambodia caught the … Read more

Rakul Preet Singh on how Yoga changed her life

Rakul Preet Singh on how Yoga changed her life

Rakul Preet Singh can always be found at celebrity yoga instructor Anshuka’s hub. Anshuka introduced her to the practise four years ago, and she’s been hooked ever since. Rakul spoke about the differences she sees in her life due to the practice. Read more: Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnani are twins in white as … Read more

Finance Minister assures relief for real estate sector

The finance minister met a delegation of DHA Estate Agents Association.

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Tuesday assured real estate stakeholders that their proposal about capital gains tax would be considered by the government. The minister was meeting a delegation of DHA Estate Agents Association headed by Chief Patron Mian Irfan. The minister assured the delegation to consider the relief in … Read more

Nico Rosberg: Lewis Hamilton is ‘working hard internally’ to beat Mercedes teammate George Russell

George Russell

Lewis Hamilton is pushing internally at Mercedes to beat George Russell. It is because the seven-time World Champion despises finishing second to his teammates. Hamilton hasn’t had the best of luck this season, and he appears to be out of contention for the championship. Lewis Hamilton, according to Nico Rosberg, is pushing internally at Mercedes … Read more

China adds 1.48 million full time teachers in 10 years

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China has added 1.48 million full-time instructors to the country’s compulsory education system. The obligatory education retention rate increased from 91.8 percent in 2012 to 95.4 percent in 2013. China has 158 million pupils in 207,000 schools for the nine-year obligatory education. BEIJING – Over the last ten years, China has added 1.48 million full-time … Read more

PTA to itself block immoral websites now

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced a new system to stop unethical and immoral content on internet in the country. According to details, now, the PTA would be able to block immoral and illegal websites on its own. Under the DNS system, the authority would be able to block websites on the level … Read more

We cannot give up on people of Syria: UN chief

UN Secretary-General  urges Security Council to extend authorisation of relief delivery from Turkey to Syria’s opposition-controlled northwest. Russia and China have proposed that more aid be given from within the country prompting opposition fears food and other aid will be seized by the government. “We cannot give up on the people of Syria,” UN Secretary-General … Read more

South Korea launches domestically-developed space rocket

south korea

South Korea launches first domestically made space rocket on second attempt. 200-tonne liquid-fuel rocket known as Nuri successfully separates from dummy satellite. First test last October failed to put dummy satellite into orbit after third-stage engine shut down earlier than expected. According to the government, South Korea launched its first domestically made space rocket on … Read more

Tesla to cut salaried workforce by 10% over next 3 months, says Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that the company’s paid employment will be reduced by about 10% during the next three months. The cuts will result in a 3.5 percent reduction in total personnel at the company. Tesla had nearly 100,000 employees worldwide at the end of last year. Elon Musk, the CEO of … Read more

Kelloggs will be divided into three companies

Kellogg

Kelloggs will be divided into three companies focused on cereals, snacks and plant-based foods. CEO Steve Cahillane will become chairman and CEO of the global snacking company. Kellogg’s corporate headquarters will move from Battle Creek, Michigan, to Chicago. Kelloggs will be divided into three companies. Kellogg Co., which makes Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, and Eggo; … Read more

PTA dispels rumors of a new Pakistani domain name system

PTA

PTA issues a public statement in response to reports about a new Domain Name System. The telecom authority states that it will not establish centralized DNS control. The authority is only automating the blocking of illicit content from the Internet. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issues a public statement in response to reports about a … Read more

Conflict disrupts schooling for surging number of children: UN

Conflict disrupts schooling

The number of out-of-school children has nearly tripled in six years. 78.2 million are estimated to be completely out of school due to conflicts and emergencies. 54 percent of these are girls, according to the United Nations’ Education Cannot Wait report.   The number of children forced out of school or whose education has been … Read more

Germany risks recession as Russian gas crisis deepens

Industry group warns that if Russian gas supplies totally stop, Germany will enter recession. Sweden joins a growing list of European countries implementing emergency plans to deal with energy supply problem. Nord Stream 1 pipeline under the Baltic is only operating at 40% capacity, according to Moscow. An industry group warned on Tuesday that if … Read more

National Security committee session to be held tomorrow

COAS General Bajwa and DG ISI will brief the lawmakers.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned an in-camera session of the the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) tomorrow. The venues of the venue has been changed from the National Assembly Hall to the PM’s Office at 3 PM on Wednesday, June 22 (tomorrow). PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi and former interior minister Sheikh … Read more

Launch of #ExamReady in collaboration with TikTok, Edkasa and LUMS

TikTok

The government of Pakistan is attempting to assist citizens through various channels. They aspire to enhance our country’s literacy rate.  TikTok teams up with Edkasa and LUMS to launch #ExamReady, a digital learning initiative. The government of Pakistan is attempting to assist citizens through various channels in order to enhance our country’s literacy rate. Various … Read more