Year: 2015

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started widening tax net by chasing wealthy tax-dodgers who enjoy luxurious lives. However, ...

Iran to open trade center in Armenia to trigger exports

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TEHRAN: Iran will open trade center in Armenia soon to trigger exports, Member of directors’ board of Iran-Armenia chamber of ...

Dunkin’ Donuts likely to open branch in Netherlands after 14 years

AMSTERDAM: American food company Dunkin’ Donuts expects to open its first shop in the Netherlands in 2016. ‘It has been ...

Windows 10 with uniform platform across PCs, tablets, mobile phones to release in 2015

SYDNEY: Stephen Elop, the executive vice-president of Microsoft's devices and services business, in charge of dragging Microsoft into the Smartphone ...

Japan stocks shrink at start after last rally, Japan’s Nikkei down 0.8%

LOS ANGELES: Japanese stocks started the week on a weak note, with the Nikkei Average NIK, -0.95% down 0.8% in ...

Tax loophole: Foreign agency employees work in UK but pay taxes in their home country

LONDON: A tax loophole is denying British youth and unemployed workers the chance to earn a living or to be ...

DP World to take full control of 100 hectares container terminal at Liege Port in Belgium

BRUSSELS: DP World will take full control of the planned container terminal at Liège Port in Belgium as it strengthens ...

50% cut in textile export to $500m: Govt for waiving off 42.2% duty on apparel imports from Turkey

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Textiles, on the request of the textile industry representatives, has taken up the issue of waving ...

Australian stocks 0.9% lower in morning trade, S&P 200 plunges 51.7pts

SYDNEY: The Australian stocks opened almost one per cent lower at the start of the week on the back of ...

Mazda CX-5 and Mazda6 with new front grille, signature wing design, new LED headlamps unveils at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show

SYDNEY: Mazda CX-5 and Mazda6 has unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, which have received light styling upgrades that ...

Belgium, KBC Bank hold talks for €3 million water supply system

BRUSSELS: Government is in negotiations with the KBC Bank of Brussels for taking €3.5 million as supplementary funding for the ...

Solar eclipse set to block out nearly 90% of sunlight across bath on 20th March

BRENT: A total solar eclipse will occur across the far northern regions of Europe and the Artic. The eclipse's longest ...

49.19% females of 199m population: RCCI marks Int’l Women Day

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has organised several events, including paintings exhibition, showcase of products created ...

Saudi prince orders release of qat smugglers

RIYADH: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Naif, second deputy premier and minister of interior said that all prisoners will ...

“Ori and the Blind Forest” to release on PC, Xbox One on March 11

SYDNEY: Ori and the Blind Forest are set to release on PC and Xbox One on March 11. Microsoft and ...

NASA: ATK schedules 1st full-scale SLS booster qualification motor test fire for March 2015

MEXICO: Everything is “GO” for a planned static test-firing of a five-segment solid rocket booster (SRB) in the salt flats ...

Hong Kong stocks tumble 0.75% in early move, Hang Seng sinks 181.50pts

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares slipped 0.75 per cent in opening trade on Monday following a sell-off on Wall Street, ...

Russia Customs detains 34 Chinese mistakenly on drug smuggling charges

BEIJING: Russian Federal Customs Service had detained 34 Chinese mistakenly on drug smuggling charges at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in ...

Apple releases smartwatch with features promoting, timekeeping, communication, fitness tracking, navigation, Apple Pay on March 9