Yearly Archives: 2024
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Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows (Picture credit: AP) TOKYO: A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan’s new energy policy for the next few years that calls for bolstering renewables up to half of electricity needs by 2040 while maximizing the use of nuclear power as […]
A man draped in a shawl makes his way across a bridge in Karachi. — AFP/File The ongoing cold wave gripping Karachi is likely to intensify further in the second week of January 2025, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast on Wednesday. Talking to Geo News, Sardar Sarfaraz, chief meteorologist at the PMD, said: “Cold may […]
King Charles delivers Christmas speech with emotional tribute to Kate Middleton King Charles III delivered his Christmas Broadcast on Wednesday, highlighting pressing global conflicts and their impact on communities worldwide. In his pre-recorded message, the King spoke of the devastating effects of conflict in the Middle East, Central Europe, Africa and elsewhere. The royal family’s […]
New Delhi: A team of scientists has developed a new method of scanning lungs that is able to show the effects of treatment on lung function in real time, enabling them to see the functioning of transplanted lungs. The scan method enabled the team, led by researchers at Newcastle University in the UK, to see […]
Richard Grenell, who has been picked by United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump as presidential envoy for special missions, said he would like to see Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan out of jail. Speaking to a US news outlet, Richard Grenell said, “There are a lot of the same allegations […]
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New Delhi: India is projected to witness 6.5 per cent real GDP growth in the current and next fiscal (FY25 and FY26), according to a report on Wednesday, which is in line with the expectation amid a resilient economy and strong fundamentals. The latest ‘EY Economy Watch December 2024’ projected that combining the real GDP […]
Google is rolling out significant changes to its Maps Timeline feature, which tracks your location history. As part of this update, you will soon receive notifications that your Timeline data will be automatically deleted after a specific deadline unless you take action to back it up. This transition represents a shift towards enhanced privacy as […]
Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) met here at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda’s residence on December 25 marking the birth centenary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Janata Dal-United leader and Union minister […]