Year: 2015

FRANCE: March 20 solar eclipse is one of the most highly anticipated events this year, but what makes the event ...

Provision of amenities at 5 centres, villages: CDA fails to justify millions of rupees expenditure

ISLAMABAD - Capital Development Authority (CDA) is faced difficulties to justify its annual expenditures running into millions of rupees as ...

Google Android 5.1, Android 5.2 Lollipop coming soon, operating systems on LG Nexus 5 device under testing

LONDON: Google is rumored to be testing new operating system for LG Google Nexus 5. Google Android Lollipop 5.1 and ...

285 million euros profit expected: Dutch ING Groep NV raises $2m in Voya financial Inc exit

AMSTERDAM: ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch bank, raised $2 billion stake in Voya Financial Inc., ending a U.S. insurance ...

4,000mmcfd gas against 6,000mmcfd demand: Trader leader terms LNG import great achievement

ISLAMABAD: Former president of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Dr Shahid Rasheed Butt, has said that the liquefied ...

UN: Developing world may need annual $500 bn for climate by 2050

CANADA: Developing countries may need up to $500 billion per year by 2050 to adapt to the ravages of climate ...

New Device sniffs out beginning of dangerous Methane

LONDON: In the fight against climate change, most experts focus on controlling emissions of carbon dioxide, but methane is actually ...

Germany to pay Airbus $690 million in loans until 2031 for new Jet

BERLIN: Germany has agreed to pay Airbus €623 million ($690 million) in loans from Germany for the new Airbus A350 ...

Android users can get WhatsApp calling feature easily

NEW YORK: WhatsApp calling feature is now rolling out to Android users. To get the feature, Android users need to ...

Banner Saga 2 in good hands: New game “Killers and Thieves” to launch for PC in 2016

TOKYO: The new single player game would be released sometime in 2016 for the PC by a new studio called ...

SpaceX launches two all-electric satellites on Falcon 9 rocket

NEW YORK: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying satellites for two different customers, Eutelsat ...

ECB likely to approve €1tr stimulus programme to boost eurozone growth

BRUSSELS: The European Central Bank will press the button on Monday on a €1.1tn stimulus programme that will play a ...

Fragile economy, unemployment: SA in top five of world’s most miserable countries

CAPE TOWN: South Africa has come in third on Bloomberg's misery index, a list of most painful economies in which ...

Astronaut captures photo of Big Island from ISS

A new photo shows what the Big Island looks like 200 miles from Earth.European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti snapped a photo ...

Petrol up by €1.39, diesel €1.28: Labour Party points out 5th consecutive rise for fuel prices in Europe

BRUSSELS: Labour Party points out fifth consecutive rise in fuel prices across Europe while prices in Malta dropped by 7c. ...

Lenovo to launch Android 4G-ready A7000 smartphone, TAB 2 A8, TAB 2 A10-70

CALIFORNIA: Lenovo will soon launch Android devices including 4G-ready A7000 smartphone, TAB 2 A8 and TAB 2 A10-70 which are ...

2nd Gen Moto E to launch in India on March 10 with 4.5-inch display, Android 5.0 Lollipop software

NEW DELHI: Motorola’s Moto E (2nd generation) will be launched in India on March 10. There are considerable upgrades to ...

Lack of co-operation between NADRA, cellular companies: SIMs users lose millions of rupees balance due to blockage

LAHORE: SIM users have to lose their connections in a great number due to lack of co-operation between NADRA and ...

Lamudi makes list of most common phrases and their translations to help house-hunters decode