Image: REUTERS The Central Bank of India has announced to remove the 2000 rupee note from circulation in the market ahead of general and state elections. The announcement was made on Friday according to which citizens are asked to exchange or deposit the highest denomination currency notes by September 30th, 2023. The 2000 rupee note […]
Image: The Express Tribune This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The corridor has played a vital role in promoting trade between both countries and have created more than 155,000 local employment opportunities, as mentioned by China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). An NDRC official said, “Multiple highway construction […]
Image: The News International Dollar has once again crossed RS 300 in open market and the differential gap has reached RS 14 in comparison to interbank rates. According to currency dealers, shortage of dollar in the market is the major reason for this increase, however, other factors are responsible too. Dollar was seen trading at […]
Image: Times of India The fans of Don franchise will now have to wait a bit longer as superstar Shah Rukh Khan leaves the project. Khan’s exit from Don 3 has put the director Farhan Akhtar in a difficult situation. Now Akhtar is on a hunt to find a suitable actor for this role. Many […]
Image: TechCrunch Alphabet Inc’s Google has announced that it is going to delete all inactive accounts with no activity in the last two years. The company said this move is important to prevent security risks including hacks. The announcement was made on Tuesday where the company said that from December it would start removing accounts […]
A woman has filed a case against Abbott Laboratories in New York City accusing the company of misleading height claims. The woman says that the healthcare company has labelled its nutritional drink PediaSure as “clinically proven” to increase height. The woman who was identified as Joanne Noriega claimed she bought PediaSure Grow & Gain strawberry […]
Image: TechCrunch Meta on Friday announced that it has fixed a technical glitch that was automatically sending friend requests to users when someone would visit their profile. The bug was brought into notice when a number of users took to social media and complained about the error. Some users even called it “the end of […]
The telecom sector has suffered a loss of 2 billion 46 crores due to the riots across the country in three days. According to telecom industry sources, the government gets 28.5 crore tax revenue per day from mobile broadband service and the three-day shutdown has cost the government about 86 crore tax revenue. According to […]
Image: The Economic Times On Tuesday, the social media platform gave its verified users an early acces go it’s encrypted messaging service. According to the Twitter CEO, Elon Musk, the service is exclusively available for verified users who are able to install the latest version of the app. Twitter Blue Subscription is now mandatory to […]
Image: The News International Thursday saw a sharp decline in the value of Pakistani Rupee against the US Dollar in open and interbank. However, on Friday, the local currency has gained Rs.13.86 against the American currency and now PKR stands at Rs 285. This is a record gain after which the US Dollar is now […]
Image: The News International The UN Secretary General has asked to end violence that erupted in different parts of Pakistan post former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest. A statement was issued by the spokesperson on behalf of the UN Chief Antonio Guterres. The statement read that Guterres took notice of the current ongoing situation in […]
Image: The Current The Pakistani Rupee continued to depreciate further and was seen trading at Rs 293 against the US Dollar on Thursday. This indicates a drop of Rs 1.78 during the intraday trading. In the last four days, the Dollar has appreciated Rs. 9.41 against PKR.
Image: PakWheeks.com The auto financing dropped to Rs 317 billion in March as compared to Rs. 363.55 billion in the same month last year. This indicates a plunge of 12.83% for the ninth time in a year. In February, a drop of 2.4% was recorded bringing the figures to Rs. 325 billion, as quoted by […]
Image: CNA LinkedIn, the Microsoft Corp owned social media network aimed at helping professionals, said on Monday that it is firing its 716 employees as demand wavers. The social media app also announced to shut down its job app focused on China. LinkedIn with over 20,000 employees onboard showed revenue throughout the last year. However, […]
Image: CNBC The popular messaging app is being used by spammers and scammers to deceive people lately. The latest menace involves calling users form international numbers and leaving them puzzled. Most of these calls are originating from Kenya, Malaysia, and Vietnam, according to their ISD codes. These scammers are exploiting WhatsApp’s Voice Over Internet Protocol […]
Image: Business Recorder Wheat production in Punjab reached 75-year high this year with 21 million tons of wheat ready to be cultivated in the upcoming months. The average production per acre also increased from 31 and half a ton to 33 tons per acre. With this high wheat production, Punjab has broken it’s own 75-year […]
Image: Profit by Pakistan Today Chinese authorities have agreed to keep Khunjerab Pass open throughout the year for travel and trade activities. Amjad Hussain, a PPP leader from Gilgit-Baltistan told the media that China has also allowed import of different items from Pakistan on easy terms and conditions. Hussain also added that the people of […]
Austria’s Wiener Zeitung is considered to be one of the world’s oldest newspapers still in print. Now the newspaper intend to start publishing online after a decision given by the Austrian Parliament. The decision was long pending due to a dispute between the newspaper and the government authorities about the future of the newspaper. Now […]
Image: Prevention.com The World Health Organization (WHO) identified the presence of a contaminated cough syrup in Marshall Islands and Micronesia. The syrup is said to be made by an Indian manufacturer. Up on carefully analyzing the contents of the syrup, the Therapeutic Goods Administration concluded that the syrup has “unacceptable” amounts of diethylene glycol and […]
Image: Al Jazeera A local media outlet on Wednesday reported that for the first time in the history of Pakistan, the government received less Hajj applications against the quota allocated by the Saudi Government. The Express Tribune also reported that the government is thinking to surrendering the used quota to the Saudi Government. However, the […]
