Yearly Archives: 2024
The logo of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is pictured on a reception desk at the head office in Karachi, Pakistan July 16, 2019. — Reuters The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) received a crucial first tranche of SDR 760 million (approximately $1.02 billion) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday, providing vital […]
LG smart TVs have reportedly begun showing advertisements to users on the screensaver screen. LG Ad Solutions, the company’s subsidiary focused on branded activities, announced this move earlier this month, and it appears that these ads have made it to the company’s smart TVs. Notably, the company highlighted that showing screensaver ads will make better […]
Apple has been speculated to be developing a new type of product — a home accessory that will run on a software variant of tvOS and will sport a touch display on top. According to a new report, this purported device may have artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities courtesy of Apple’s latest A18 processor. It may […]
10 things to watch Friday, Sept. 27 1. The S & P 500 was looking at a slightly higher open Friday after another record high close. The 10-year Treasury yield was finally lower following a tame August reading on the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge, the PCE price index. With just a couple trading days left […]
British actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for her prolific career in roles like Professor McGonagall in the “Harry Potter” series and Violet Crawley in “Downton Abbey,” has died, her family confirmed to CBS News. She was 89. Smith passed away peacefully in the hospital early Friday morning, her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens said […]
Prince Harry warned there are no more excuses left for him Prince Harry has just been handed a major warning to ‘grow up’ because the ‘clock is ticking’. Comments of this nature towards the Duke have been shared by royal commentator and author Sarah Vine. She weighed in on things during one of her most […]
CBS News is launching a live, third hour of “CBS Mornings,” called “CBS Mornings Plus,” starting Monday, Sept. 30, with co-hosts Tony Dokoupil and Adriana Diaz. “CBS Mornings Plus” will air from 9-10 a.m. ET/PT weekdays on CBS-owned stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit and Miami, and simulcast on CBS News 24/7, CBS […]
At a time when the court of law is expected to be sensitive and neutral to all and bring a positive change in the society, a sexist remark by the Patna High Court (HC) about “no need to put on makeup” for a widow has stirred up controversy. So much so that the Supreme Court […]
On September 23, the government of Bangladesh protested Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in Jharkhand, where he had targeted “infiltrators” and referred to them as Bangladeshis and Rohingyas. Accusing the opposition of sheltering Bangladeshi infiltrators, he had vowed that if the BJP came to power “every infiltrator will be hanged upside down”. Shah’s comments were […]
The independent doctors’ regulator refused to investigate alleged medical malpractice at Harrods in 2017 because too much time had passed and it wasn’t “in the greater public interest”. A woman who underwent an intimate medical examination in 2008 while applying for a job at Harrods complained to the General Medical Council (GMC) nine years later […]