Paytm’s CEO quits payments bank board in major shakeup
BENGALURU: Embattled digital payments firm Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma would step down as non-executive chairman and board member of its payments bank unit, as part of a major board…
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New Zealand bowler Neil Wagner announces surprise retirement
AUCKLAND: New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner has announced his retirement from international cricket.
Wagner revealed the news on the eve of New Zealand's two-match Test series at home…
US airman sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy to protest Gaza ‘genocide’
WASHINGTON: An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., in an apparent protest…
New Zealand set to scrap world-first tobacco ban
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will repeal a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, even while researchers and campaigners warned of the risk that people could die as a…
Biden says Israel agrees to stop Gaza attacks for Ramadan
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Israel has agreed to halt military activities in Gaza for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as Hamas studied a draft proposal for a truce which…
Arab states, Turkey urge ICJ to declare Israeli occupation illegal
THE HAGUE: Arab states urged international judges to rule the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories illegal and Turkey described the occupation as "the real obstacle to peace" on the…
Jennifer Aniston sparks engagement rumours
Jennifer Aniston's appearance at SAG Awards fuels speculation if the beloved star of “Friends” has taken a big step in her love life.
The 55-year-old actress was recently spotted sporting…
Popular ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas passes away aged 72
Popular Indian ghazal and playback singer Pankaj Udhas breathed his last at 72. He was best known for gems like "Chitthi Aayi Hai".
The Udhas family confirmed his death on Monday was due…
Palestinian Prime Minister Shtayyeh resigns
RAMALLAH: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday he was resigning to allow for the formation of a broad consensus among Palestinians about political arrangements…
Maryam Nawaz elected Chief Minister of Punjab
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif has been elected as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
Newly-elected Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan conducted…
IBA Karachi, Synapse organize last large assembly on creative leadership
KARACHI: The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi in collaboration with Synapse, Pakistan Neuroscience Institute, organized the last…
India’s Assam scraps Muslim law allowing underage marriage
GUWAHATI: India's Assam state has scrapped an 89-year-old law that allowed marriage involving underage Muslims, against opposition from leaders of the minority community who called the plan…
Anti-Muslim hate speech soars in India
NEW DELHI: Anti-Muslim hate speech in India rose by 62% in the second half of 2023 compared to the first six months of the year, a Washington-based research group said, adding the…
Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan
DOHA: The Taliban have released Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian and far-right nationalist who was arrested in Afghanistan last May.
The Austrian government said in a statement…
Newly-elected Punjab Assembly members take oath
LAHORE: The newly-elected members of the Punjab Assembly took oath on Friday, the first legislative assembly to do so after February 8 general elections.
The PA session, presided over by…