A mystery bidder is to pay $28m (£20m) for a seat on Amazon founder; Jeff Bezos‘s first crew spaceflight by the billionaire’s Blue Origin company. The bidding process attracted interest from more than 140 countries. Also, the other two crew members of the 20 July flight are Mr Bezos’ brother Mark and an unnamed space […]
Former JUI leader Mufti Aziz ur Rehman Arrested by Police. A day after his arrest from Mianwali , former JUI-F leader and cleric Mufti Azizur Rehman; confessed to sexually assaulting a student during interrogation, police said on Monday. Also, deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) investigations Shariq Jamal Khan says that the cleric had confessed that […]
Digital privacy moves from Apple and Google are forcing the advertising industry to reconsider the way it works; Publicis Groupe’s Maurice Levy told CNBC. Also, the chairman of the world’s third-biggest advertising company says; so, changes to Apple’s iOS smartphone software and Google’s Chrome web browser means advertisers will have to revisit the whole way they are working. “It’s […]
Britain is looking at easing travel restrictions, including allowing the ones with double vaccination against Covid-19; to enjoy a foreign holiday without intrusive red tape; so, a step that indicates vaccine passports are firmly back on the agenda. Also, countries in the European Union (EU) last week agreed to an easing of travel restrictions over summer that […]
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday approved the extension of flat electricity tariff; to industrial consumers across the country without the application of expensive peak charges till June 30, 2022. The approval came following a decision of the Cabinet Committee of the Cabinet and ratified by the Federal Cabinet on the ground […]
Pixar has extended its streak of critically acclaimed animated features with “Luca.” Also, The 24th film from Disney’s Academy Award-winning studio arrives on the company’s streaming service on Friday. The movie centres on two young sea monsters, Luca and Alberto, who venture to a human town along the Italian Riviera for the first time. When they dry […]
Twitter erupts in controversy, as it does, when Shaheen Afridi and Sarfaraz Ahmed exchanged; seemingly heated words during a PSL game. The incident took place during a game between the Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars; when left-arm pacer Afridi rocked much-revered former captain Ahmed. Ahmed turned around to have a few words with Afridi, who […]
Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong says “open and free” air travel in Asia remains unlikely; in the near term as parts of the region battle with an increase in Covid-19 infections. Also, He says that he is somewhat less sanguine about the prospects of air travel. “The region is still facing rolling waves of infection, […]
Cristiano Ronaldo’s removal of two Coca-Cola bottles during a press conference at the European Championship; coincides with a $4bn fall in the share price of the drinks company. Also, the Portugal captain is a health fanatic and makes it clear about what he thinks of the carbonated soft drink. The 36-year-old shifted the bottles of […]
The National Assembly witnesses a chaos on Tuesday as lawmakers from the treasury and opposition; benches nearly came to blows and hurls objects at each other. Also,The mayhem began as opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif; attempted to speak, for a second day, during the general debate on federal budget 2021-22. Videos widely shared on social media […]
