After days-long protests by students all over Pakistan, HEC finally allowed universities across the country to hold online examinations. Hundreds of students of various educational institutes of the city under the slogans of “Justice for the Students” had been protesting for the last two weeks against the decision to conduct on-campus examinations. A day earlier, […]
A United States federal judge has temporarily blocked an effort by Joe Biden to halt the deportations of some immigrants for a 100-day period, a decision that was immediately slammed by rights groups. US District Judge Drew Tipton, an appointee of former President Donald Trump in the Southern District of Texas; issued a temporary restraining […]
The Higher Education Commission has announced the date of the written test for three international scholarship programmes. As a result, all applicants can start applying. Moreover, the tests are on January 31st. In addition to the HEC”s Twitter handle, the programs are as follows: – Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme 2021 Commonwealth PhD Scholarship Programme 2021 […]
India has decided to retain its ban on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps after reviewing responses from the companies on issues such as compliance and privacy, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told local news channel on Tuesday. When it first imposed the ban in June, India’s ministry of electronics […]
Caravans of tractors clogged a key highway in northern India on Monday as tens of thousands of farmers protesting against agriculture reforms streamed into the capital ahead of celebrations for Republic Day. India marks its founding as a republic on Tuesday with a military parade in the historic city center, but the farmers; who are […]
The United States has confirmed more than 25 million cases of coronavirus – the most in the world – as newly inaugurated President Joe Biden’s chief of staff accused Donald Trump’s administration of failing to provide states with a plan to administer much-needed vaccines. The US accounts for more than a quarter of all global […]
Russian Police detained more than 3,000 people and violently broke up rallies across Russia as tens of thousands of protesters ignored the extreme cold and police warnings to demand the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Prosecutors in St. Petersburg said in a statement late Saturday they were probing violations including “on the part of […]
The gas supply has been suspended to the filling stations in Punjab and Pothohar region for the last 37 days. According to a spokesperson, “The gas we are receiving in the system is insufficient to meet the demand for households and the commercial sector.” CNG stations closed to primarily meet the household demand, according to […]
KARACHI: Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari’s fiancé Mahmood Chaudhry arrived in Pakistan ahead of wedding festivities slated for later this month. Engagement On November 27, 2020, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, the eldest daughter of Pakistan’s first female prime minister Benazir Bhutto engaged Mehmood Chaudhry at the Bilawal House in Karachi. Bakhtawar also tweeted on her official twitter: 🙏🤲 […]
The coronavirus variant that has swept Britain and beyond in recent months could be more deadly as well as more transmissible, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. The sobering news came as the UK sees record deaths from Covid-19; following a surge in cases and hospitalizations since the variant was first identified in southeast […]