IBA participates as Exclusive Partner at 11th Deans and Directors Conference
The 11th Deans and Directors Conference 2024 on ‘Navigating Disruption and Innovation in Business Education’ concluded on Tuesday at a local hotel in Karachi.
Hosted by the National…
India, UAE sign pact on trans-continental trade corridor
DUBAI: India and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement on a trade corridor that aims to connect Europe with India through parts of the Middle East by sea and rail, an ambitious plan…
Israel conducts airstrikes in Rafah to free two hostages, 37 killed
GAZA: Israel launched a special forces operation that freed two Israeli hostages in Rafah amid air strikes early on Monday, which local health officials said killed 37 people and wounded…
Qatar frees eight Indian naval officers after dropping death sentences
NEW DELHI: Qatar has released eight Indian ex-naval officers after dropping their death sentences, India's foreign ministry said, crediting the Qatari emir for the decision more than 18…
Hamas proposes three-stage ceasefire over 135 days, leading to end of war
DOHA: Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months leading to an end to the war, in response to a proposal sent last week by Qatari and…
McDonald’s posts rare sales miss amid Israel-Gaza war
McDonald's reported its first quarterly sales miss in nearly four years on weak sales growth at its international business division, partly due to the conflict in the Middle East, sending…
Grammys 2024: Taylor Swift makes history with fourth album of year win
LOS ANGELES: Pop superstar Taylor Swift set another record after winning the Grammy award for album of the year for an unprecedented fourth time as women dominated the music industry's top…
King Charles diagnosed with cancer
LONDON: King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public engagements to undergo treatment, Buckingham Palace said, but added he remained "wholly positive" about…
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ teaser unveiled
The first teaser of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s hotly-anticipated digital debut, ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’, has been unveiled.
Netflix India has finally dropped the first official…
Ex-CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years
WASHINGTON: A former CIA software engineer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking classified information and possessing child sexual abuse material.
Joshua Schulte, 35, was…
Brad Pitt to star in Quentin Tarantino’s final film
Brad Pitt is set to reunite with Quentin Tarantino in 'The Movie Critic’, a 1977 LA-based film that marks the director final days behind the camera.
This will be their fourth…
Malaysia halves jail sentence of ex-prime minister Najib
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia halved the jail sentence on Friday of former premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft and money laundering related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.…
Israel vows to attack Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal
JERUSALEM: Israel prepared to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, after claiming to have dismantled Hamas in Khan Younis, as diplomatic efforts in pursuit of…
Islamophobia has ‘no place’ in Canada: Trudeau condemns mosque attack
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned an attack against a mosque in the city of Mississauga in Ontario province, which is being probed as a hate crime and which rights…
India plans to spend $134bn on infrastructure: interim budget
NEW DELHI: India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday unveiled plans to spend nearly $134 billion on infrastructure and focus on long-term reforms to drive growth and contain…