What steps can Pakistan learn from China to tackle air pollution?
The combined image shows China’s capital Beijing and Pakistani Punjab’s capital Lahore. — Reuters/File The Chinese capital Beijing has drastically reduced its air pollution in 10 years by cutting its PM 2.5 pollution by 64%, harmful nitrogen dioxide by 54% and toxic sulphur dioxide by 89% in 2013, as per a report by the World […]
Bank Holidays December 2024: On what days will banks be closed in December? Check state-wise holiday list
In December 2024, banks will be closed for various occasions apart from every Sunday and second and fourth Saturdays. Bank Holidays December 2024: Banks will be closed for several days during December 2024 for various regional and national holidays. The Reserve Bank of India’s website provides detailed information about these holidays, which vary by state.In […]
Samsung Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+ Colour Options Hinted via Alleged Images of Their Replacement Parts
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series is highly anticipated to be unveiled in the first half of next year. An exact launch date is still under wraps, but leaks about the series are doing rounds on the Internet. Most recently, the colour options of the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ popped up on BlueSky. The duo is […]
Alibaba Releases QwQ-32B Reasoning-Focused AI Model in Preview to Take on OpenAI’s GPT-o1
Alibaba released a new artificial intelligence (AI) model on Thursday, which is said to rival OpenAI’s GPT-o1 series models in reasoning capability. Launched in preview, the QwQ-32B large language model (LLM) is said to outperform GPT-o1-preview in several mathematical and logical reasoning-related benchmarks. The new AI model is available to download on Hugging Face, however […]
Samsung Calendar and Other One UI 7 APKs and In-App Screenshots Surface Online
Samsung’s Android 15-based One UI 7 update is speculated to be available next month in beta in select countries. Ahead of its anticipated rollout, several first-party application packages (APKs), which are expected to be part of Samsung’s suite, have surfaced online, according to claims by a tipster on social media. The list of apps includes the […]
Poco C75 5G to Reportedly Launch in India Soon as Affordable 5G Smartphone
Poco C75 5G could launch in the Indian market soon. The handset has not yet been officially confirmed but details about the purported model have surfaced online. A report claims that the phone could launch in the country with specifications that are similar to those of the Redmi A4 5G, which was unveiled in India recently. The […]
Competition Commission of India to Investigate Google's Strict Real-Money Gaming App Policy
India’s competition watchdog on Thursday ordered a probe into Google’s restrictive policies for real-money games on its platform, following a complaint by online gaming platform WinZO that called it discriminatory. The move compounds Google’s regulatory headaches in India, where it has already been hit with at least two penalties for abusing its dominant position in […]
Competition Commission of India to Investigate Google's Strict Real-Money Gaming App Policy
India’s competition watchdog on Thursday ordered a probe into Google’s restrictive policies for real-money games on its platform, following a complaint by online gaming platform WinZO that called it discriminatory. The move compounds Google’s regulatory headaches in India, where it has already been hit with at least two penalties for abusing its dominant position in […]