Yearly Archives: 2024
Stocks got off to a flying start on Monday hitting an intraday high above 91,000 points in earnings season-fuelled trade, as investors are fortifying their portfolios with blue chips betting on hawkish central bank signals as it meets in the first week of November to decide the next rate revision. The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) […]
When the workers of the Samsung Electronics unit in Sriperumbudur, 40 km from Chennai, went on strike for better wages and improved conditions on September 9, little did they realise that their struggle would evolve into a watershed moment in Tamil Nadu’s labour movement in the post-liberalisation era. When it finally ended on October 16, […]
Mumbai: Real estate developers in India raised Rs 12,801 crore via qualified institutional placements (QIPs) in the first nine months this year, which is over 17 per cent of the total QIP issuance across sectors at Rs 75,923 crore, a report showed on Monday. After renewable energy, real estate came in second highest among sectors […]
A girl receives a polio vaccine during a three-day immunisation campaign on November 29, 2020. —Reuters Teams of health department are going door to door. Campaign will run from October 28 to November 3. PM underscores urgency of battle against wild poliovirus. ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday launched a week-long nationwide polio vaccination campaign, aiming […]
Johnny Depp recalls ‘highly-publicized’ divorce from Amber Heard Johnny Depp claims he does not have “any ill feeling towards anyone” two years after ending the legal war against his ex-wife Amber Heard. The 61-year-old actor recalled his divorce from Amber on Saturday in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “Honestly, I can sit here this […]
Pakistan’s former white-ball coach Gary Kirsten. — AFP/File KARACHI/LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten has resigned from his position, sources told Geo News on Monday, following the South African’s disagreements with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Kirsten’s resignation comes as a blow to the Green Shirts who are set to tour Australia for a […]
Google has rolled out a new update for Quick Share on the Windows platform that does not bundle any new features but carries bug fixes for several issues that have been plaguing users in recent weeks. The new version of Quick Share rectifies an error which caused the app to crash if the file had […]
Getty Images Two colleagues said they had seen Dr Graham Holmes urinating into a sink A doctor found to have urinated in a consultation room’s sink and failed to adhere to restrictions on his registration has been struck off. Graham Holmes worked as a locum consultant in Hampshire, Dorset, Greater Manchester and the Wirral. A […]
Brokers discuss as they look at an index board showing the latest share prices at the PSX in Karachi on November 28, 2023. — Online Stocks on Monday blasted off to a new record intraday high above 91,000 points, driven by strong corporate results and hopes of a reduction of up to 200 basis points […]
Prices for major petroleum products, including petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD), are expected to decrease by Rs2 to Rs3 per litre starting November 1, following a slight reduction in global prices. Informed sources indicate that average international prices for petrol and HSD have fallen by approximately $1.5 and $2.5 per barrel, respectively, over the last […]