Agency Desk

Pakistan civil society protest killing of youth in hotel brawl

Jiye Sindh Quami Mahaz held the protest in front of the Press Club Thatta. The political party along with citizens also held a protest at Udasi town in Sindh.

FOREX: Dollar climbs further pinning euro, yen at multi-decade lows

Global economic turmoil has put a rocket under the safe haven dollar, pushing the dollar index that tracks the greenback against six counterparts up more than 13% this year.

Actor Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to sex offenses charges in UK court

The incidents allegedly took place in London between March 2005 and August 2008, and one in western England in April 2013.

Maha CM Eknath Shinde restores Emergency pension scheme scrapped by Uddhav Thackeray govt

The scheme, which was introduced by the Devendra Fadnavis government in 2018, was scrapped by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) dispensation in 2020.

DGCA asks transgender trainee pilot to reapply for medical test

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said media reports that Adam Harry -- a transman from Kerala -- has been denied permission by the regulator to get a commercial pilot license were not true.

Presidential poll: NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu arrives in Goa

Murmu will meet the MLAs and MPs at a hotel in the state capital Panaji to seek support for her candidature in the July 18 presidential election.

In COVID closedown, Macau casinos take billion-dollar hit holding out for new licences

Gambling centres around the world like Las Vegas, a sixth of Macau's size in revenue, are cranking up business as years of COVID curbs fade.

Develop more vaccines to combat ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance: WHO

The UN agency has released its first-ever report on the pipeline of vaccines currently in development, geared at guiding further investment and research.