PTI GOVERNMENT PRESENTS 2019-20 BUDGET
Deemed as ‘budget of masses’, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government presented its first federal budget on Tuesday for the fiscal year 2019-20. The Rs6 trillion (Dh147.32 billion) budget was announced in the National Assembly a day after Imran’s government released the latest round of bleak economic figures for the cash-strapped country, showing growth for the […]
India finds wreckage of plane missing with 13 on board
New Delhi: Indian authorities on Tuesday spotted the wreckage of a plane missing with 13 air force personnel aboard after days of searching a remote mountainous region close to China. The Soviet-built AN-32 plane, carrying eight crew and five passengers, disappeared from radar on June 3 in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, prompting a frantic […]
Encephalitis from lychees kills 31 children in India: official
PATNA: At least 31 children have died in northern India in the last 10 days from a deadly brain disease believed linked to a toxic substance found in lychee fruit, health officials said Wednesday. The deaths were reported from two hospitals in Bihar state’s Muzaffarpur district, famed for its lush lychee orchards, officials said. The […]
MQM founder Altaf Hussain launched after ‘no remark’ interview
LONDON: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain was released on bail Wednesday evening after refusing to answer questions of detectives from Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism Command unit by opting for “no comment”. A source told Geo News that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) advised the police sufficient evidence didn’t exist in the file […]
why people are turning their profiles ‘blue for Sudan’
Social media has been witnessing a wave of a specific shade of blue as users around the world are changing their profile pictures to stand in solidarity with the rights violations being allegedly committed by the Sudanese military after ex-President Omar al-Bashir’s ouster. The very unique shade of blue holds importance as it was the […]
Hong Kong’s surveillance-savvy protesters go digitally dark
Hong Kong’s tech-savvy protesters are going digitally dark as they try to avoid surveillance and potential future prosecutions, disabling location tracking on their phones, buying train tickets with cash and purging their social media conversations. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to break up crowds opposed to a China extradition law on Wednesday, in […]
China earthquake kills 13, injures 199
The toll from a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 12 dead and 134 injured on Tuesday as rescuers pulled bodies and survivors from wrecked buildings. More than 4,000 people were relocated as dozens of structures were damaged or collapsed following late Monday’s earthquake outside Yibin in Sichuan province, according to the city […]
Trump Says ICE Will Start Removing “Millions of Illegal Aliens.”
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday that US authorities would begin next week removing millions of immigrants who are in the United States illegally. “Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States,” Trump tweeted, referring to the Immigration […]
Merkel blames dehydration for trembling spell
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed concerns about her health after visibly trembling at an official ceremony Tuesday, saying she was just a bit dehydrated in the heat. Merkel appeared unsteady and was shaking as she stood in the midday sun next to visiting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, whom she was welcoming to her office […]
Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early
Scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks were stunned when they discovered that permafrost in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted. “What we saw was amazing,” Prof. Vladimir E. Romanovsky told Reuters. “It’s an indication that the climate is now warmer than at any time in the last 5,000 or more years.” The scientists […]
