Uncategorized
WordPress site accessible to large portions of population in Pakistan despite PTA ban
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had banned the popular blog and website hosting site WordPress. The site remained accessible to...
Kuwait Energy, EGPC sign agreement on 10% participating interest
BAGHDAD: Kuwait Energy and Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), the national oil company of Egypt, have signed an agreement on...
Password strength meters fails to protect the user’s account from password cracking attacks, Concordia University research
DELHI: In this digital life passwords have become a norm for protecting our account details. Though it is well known...
Poland’s unemployment rate flat at 12.0% in February
WARSAW: According to central statistical office figures, Poland’s registered unemployment rate held flat at 12.0% in February 2015 from the...
Iran permits football coach after a tax settle
TEHRAN: Iranian government had been trying to get Iran’s national coach, Carlos Queiroz, to pay income tax, which the coach...
Spinners buy all grades at Rs 4,950/maund to Rs 5,050 as lint trading in Sindh, Punjab remain range-bound
KARACHI: Traders at Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) said the ginning units produced around 60 percent second grade stuff out of...
Saudi authorities execute a man on drug trafficking charges
RIYADH: Saudi interior ministry said in a statement that authorities executed a man on smuggling drugs into the ultra-conservative kingdom,...
Obsidian Entertainment production ‘Pillars of Eternity’ lands on Windows, OS X, Linux
TOKYO: Obsidian Entertainment production Pillars of Eternity is finally out for Windows, OS X, and Linux. One of the first...
Isuzu limited edition 2015 D-Max ute, X Runner, features, pricing, specifications
LONDON: The popular Thai manufacturer Isuzu has released a limited edition derivative of its lightly updated 2015 D-Max ute. Dubbed...
Singapore’s UEL to invest $66.1m to build wastewater treatment plant in China
SINGAPORE: Mainboard-listed United Envirotech Ltd (UEL) announced heer the other day that it had signed an investment agreement with the...
LSE moot on finance and industrial uplift: Share in total industry credit saw decline in 9 years
LAHORE: South Asian Studies University of Oxford Director Dr Mathew MacCartney chaired second session of Lahore School of Economic (LSE)...
Jordan’s Islamic Bank profit hits JD45.1m in 2014
AMMAN: According to the general manager of Jordan’s Islamic Bank, the Bank generated JD45.1 million net profits after tax in...
South Korean won posts biggest gain in 7 months
SEOUL: South Korea’s won headed for the biggest gain in seven months as foreigners bought local assets on signs the...
Virtual reality, artificial intelligence, drones enables Facebook lifelike, useful social network
SAN FRANCISCO: Virtual reality, artificial intelligence and drones will enable Facebook to create a more lifelike and useful social network,...
Hungary’s Central Bank projects 2.5% GDP growth for 2016
BUDAPEST: The Hungary’s Central Bank projects 2016 GDP growth of 2.5%, upping its forecast from 2.1% in the previous report....
Super sports bike Bajaj Pulsar RS 200 with 4-valve Triple Spark DTSi 200cc engine lands for Rs.1.19 lakh
DELHI: Bajaj Auto has launched all new super sports bike, the Bajaj Pulsar RS 200. According to a company statement,...
Singapore’s Hyflux wins desalination project in Oman
SINGAPORE: Hyflux has signed a water purchase agreement to build a water desalination plant in Oman - its largest in...
Singapore’s Cosco secures contract to build 7 container vessels for Maersk
SINGAPORE - Mainboard-listed Cosco Corporation (Singapore) Ltd said Cosco (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co. Ltd, a unit of the company's 51-per cent...
Spinners buy all grades at Rs 4,950/maund to Rs 5,050; ginning units produce 60pc stuff out of 9,600 bales
KARACHI: Floor brokers said the ginning units produced around 60 percent second grade stuff out of the total output of...
Indian customs arrests 4 Bangladeshi at Ashabarhi border
DHAKA: Indian customs arrested four Bangladeshi detective at Ashabarhi border in Comilla. The personnel of police’s Detective Branch crossed into Indian...
