6 ways men too can elevate office style
Men should focus on fit, colour and accessories to look chic at work, says an expert. Angad Singh Malhotra, designer and founder, Mr Fox, a bespoke luxury label for menswear and accessories, shares six...
View ArticleNepra issues notice to KE over power outages
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday issued a show-cause notice to K-Electric (KE) for constantly failing to fulfill its service obligations. According to the...
View ArticleSaudi king hits French beach with a cast of a thousand
VALLAURIS: King Salman of Saudi Arabia is expected to arrive in France later on Friday for a Riviera beach holiday, bringing with him no fewer than 1,000 people from his entourage. While the king’s...
View ArticleWahab Riaz ruled out of T20s against Sri Lanka
Pakistan’s premier left-arm fast-bowler, Wahab Riaz, has been ruled out of the two-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, reported Express News. Wahab’s hand was injured during the Test series...
View ArticleFunding crisis puts India’s AIDS programme, and lives, at risk
MUMBAI: India’s fight against AIDS is being jeopardised by a cut in social spending by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, with health workers being laid off and programmes to prevent the spread...
View ArticlePentagon chief hails peshmerga as model for Iraq
ARBIL: Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said during a visit to Kurdistan on Friday that the autonomous region’s peshmerga force was a model for the rest of Iraq in its fight against extremists. The US...
View ArticleEngland not haunted by Lord’s defeat, says Broad
LONDON: Being humiliated by 405 runs in the second Ashes test by Australia was a setback but England will not dwell on it when the third test gets underway at Edgbaston on Wednesday, fast bowler Stuart...
View ArticleRains, flood kill 36 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Torrential rains and floods in Chitral have left 36 dead and affected more than 250,000 people, disaster management officials said on Saturday, with swollen rivers and water channels...
View ArticleBlind Muslim teacher barred from renting flat in India
A Muslim teacher in India suffering from impaired vision has claimed she was denied renting accommodation because of her religion. “When I arrived at the flat with my luggage the landlord refused to...
View ArticleSreesanth found not guilty in the IPL 2013 spot-fixing case
S. Sreesanth of Rajasthan Royals stands vindicated as he and 41 others have been cleared of all charges by a Patiala House Court in the Indian Premier League 2013 spot-fixing scandal. The case has been...
View ArticleCPEC to be completed at all costs: Army chief
Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Saturday said the country is aware of the ‘rivals’ campaign’ against China, Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project and vowed to complete it at all costs. “We are...
View ArticleNext IMF boss likely to come from outside Europe: deputy head
ATHENS: The next managing director of the International Monetary Fund is likely to come from outside Europe when current leader Christine Lagarde eventually leaves, the deputy head of the...
View ArticleJudicial commission’s report has lessons for both PTI, govt: Nisar
Interior minister Chaudhry Nisar on Saturday said the judicial inquiry commission’s report rejecting rigging allegations in 2013 general elections does not depict anyone’s victory or defeat. “The...
View ArticleSaudi king’s French Riviera holiday provokes beach protest
NICE, FRANCE: Saudi King Salman and a 1,000-entourage were due to arrive on Saturday for holiday on the French Riviera, where over 100,000 residents have petitioned against the closure of the public...
View ArticleMonetary policy: SBP keeps ‘target rate’ unchanged
KARACHI: In line with market expectations, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Saturday to keep the policy rate unchanged at 6.5% for the next two months. After the revision of the SBP’s...
View ArticlePM should appologise as inquiry commission upheld PTI’s stance: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan demanded on Saturday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should apologise to the nation after the inquiry commission vindicated PTI’s demand of...
View ArticleKatrina breaks silence on reports of engagement with Ranbir Kapoor
Tinsel town’s most coveted love story has its own twists and turns. Katrina and Ranbir’s brewing chemistry has always sparked rumours about their engagement. However, according to a Pinkvilla report,...
View ArticleIran launches charm offensive among wary Gulf Arabs
DUBAI: Iran’s foreign minister began a charm offensive in the Gulf on Sunday to defend a nuclear deal seen by some Arab states as heralding greater Iranian support for armed groups and governments...
View ArticleSwedish police briefly hold US rapper Snoop Dogg
STOCKHOLM: US rapper Snoop Dogg was briefly arrested by Swedish police on suspicion of using illegal drugs, police sources said on Sunday. “Police carrying out roadside controls noticed that Snoop Dogg...
View ArticleObama says Kenya at crossroads of ‘peril and promise’
NAIROBI: US President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Kenya to renounce corruption and tribalism, delivering a rousing speech at the end of a landmark visit to the East African nation and birthplace of...
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