Google invests $10 bn digitisation fund in India

US tech giant Google is investing in a $10 billion fund to help accelerate India’s transition to a digital economy in the next five...

Asim Azhar dating Hania Amir: Are these mere rumors or something else?

Hania Amir says she is not dating singer Asim Azhar. But he is a beautiful part of her life. For quite some time, the...

SC allows government to go after those involved in recent sugar crisis

A day after the federal government approached the Supreme Court against the Sindh High Court (SHC) stay order which barred authorities from acting on...

India locks down IT hub Bangalore

India's IT hub Bangalore will go back into lockdown Tuesday as the number of coronavirus cases in the country surged towards a million with...

Is PTI government ‘the most corrupt regime’ in Pakistan’s history?

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz on Monday said Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has no political agenda, resulting in...

CPEC Authority Bill 2020: More powers transfer from parliamentarians to un-elected officials?

Pakistan’s federal government is set to delegate more and some unprecedented administrative, financial and punitive powers to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority. Sources...

Muslim world hails Hagia Sophia conversion

A Turkish decision to reconvert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque after serving decades as a museum has won praise from the Muslim...

Uzair Baloch’s JIT: The right questions to ask

Every time you think that you have seen the worst of politics in Pakistan, you are amazed to discover that there are still deeper...

World’s 3rd largest cricket stadium converted into coronavirus quarantine centre

Kolkata's legendary Eden Gardens cricket stadium is to be used as a quarantine centre for Indian police who have the coronavirus, officials said Saturday. With...

The story of intrigues, deception & the dual accession of Kashmir

Each year, on 19 July the Kashmiris on both sides of Line of Control and across the world observe the Accession to Pakistan Day....

COVID-19: Will the government reopen marriage halls?

The Marriage Halls Association will hold protests against the closure of wedding lawns during the lockdown enforced to stem the spread of the coronavirus...

Did smart lockdown prove effective to combat COVID-19 in Pakistan?

The country has witnessed 28 percent reduction in critical Covid-19 cases due to smart lockdown as well as compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs),...