Internet services disrupted across country as submarine cables develop fault
Internet services across the country were disrupted on Tuesday after a fault developed in the international submarine cable, tweeted Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). Responding to a customer, the PTCL clarified that internet services were disrupted as a fault had developed in the international submarine cable. “Due to international submarine cable fault, internet services have […]
Cobain’s Cigarette-Burned ‘Unplugged’ Sweater Sells for Record
NEW YORK: A quarter century after grunge’s enigmatic rhapsodist took his own life, Kurt Cobain’s iconic cigarette-singed cardigan worn during Nirvana´s 1993 “Unplugged” performance has sold for $334,000. The tattered, olive-green, Manhattan-brand, button-up sweater, which has never been washed since Cobain wore it, came with dark stains and a burn hole. The seller, Garrett Kletjian, […]
Diwali festival around the world
Diwali is the biggest festival of India. However, it has great fanfare in other countries as well, where non residents have introduced them, and are present in large numbers. Mauritius Australia Japan Malaysia Singapore Usa
Columbus statue toppled by race protesters in Baltimore
Protesters in the US city of Baltimore pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus — the Italian navigator who reached the Americas in 1492 — on Saturday. This is the latest monument to be toppled in anti-racism demonstrations. Statues of figures connected to colonialism and slavery have been ripped from their plinths in the United […]
Kanye West again says he will run for president
Washington DC (ANI): Rapper Kanye West, in an Independence Day tweet, on Saturday (local time) announced that he is running for the president of the United States. The 43-year-old musician said used the hashtag “2020 vision,” appearing to indicate he plans to toss his hat in the ring for this fall’s election, The Hill reported. […]
Hajj 2020: Saudi Arabia imposes new health protocols to stem spread of COVID-19
SAUDI ARABIA (Reuters) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has imposed a new set of instructions for Hajj 2020 pilgrims in a bid to keep the COVID-19 from spreading, as new cases of the infection continue to emerge from several countries across the globe. Saudi Arabia decided in June to limit the number of domestic […]
2 dead, 14 injured in shooting at college party in Texas
GREENVILLE: A shooter opened fire at a party in the Texas city, leaving at least two people dead and some 14 others wounded, local police said on Sunday, according to international media reports. Police were called to the off-campus homecoming party — organised at The Party Venue on Highway 380 — where the shooting took place, […]
Covid-19: Australia to seal off virus-hit state as outbreak worsens
Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities said Monday, announcing unprecedented measures to tackle a worrying surge in coronavirus cases. For the first time since the pandemic began, the border between Australia’s two most populous states — Victoria and New South Wales — will be closed […]
Dubai reopens doors to tourists after long shutdown
DUBAI: The city-state of Dubai, known for its mega malls, high-end restaurants and five-star hotels and resorts, has now reopened its doors to international visitors Tuesday with a “welcome” passport sticker and coronavirus tests on arrival, in the hope of reviving its tourism industry after a nearly four-month closure. But businesses are mainly betting on […]
India: Four people arrested after drugging, gang raping 44-year-old woman in Mumbai
She thought she was going to attend a children’s birthday party but instead, the 44-year-old victim was allegedly gang raped on June 24 by four men in Mumbai, who have now been arrested. According to the police, one of the accused, Abdul Jilani Sheikh, invited the unidentified victim over, saying that it is a children’s […]
