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Rs1,165b collected in 1st half of 2014-15: FBR sends notices to 240,000 potential taxpayers to raise Rs14b
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to meet the revenue collection target and bring more people under tax net, Federal Board of...
16.3 million SIMs complete Biometric verification, over 20 million unverified SIMs blocked
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Education, Trainings, Standards in Higher Education, Interior and Narcotics Control Balighur Rehman Monday said the biometric...
55,000-year-old human skull in Israel sheds new light on origins of man
HAIFA: The discovery of part of an early human skull in Israel is shedding new light on the origins of...
5 rocky planets found in Sun-like star Kepler 444 formed 11.2 billion years ago
LONDON: Astronomers have discovered that the sunlike star Kepler 444 has five rocky planets orbiting it in range from about...
Amazing formation flying skills of migrating birds share hardship of being leader
HONG KONG: Amazing formation flying skills of migrating birds unraveled: 'V'shape and timing of flaps ensures flock is aerodynamic. Being...
Honda Odyssey achieves 2847 sales in 2014 in Australia, Odyssey 2015 releases in $37,610
SYDNEY: Honda’s strong-selling new Odyssey people-mover has been made more affordable this week, repositioned in response to Australia’s new Free...
BMW M235i, Audi A3 Cabriolet, Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet, Mini Cooper Cabrio: Carmakers release series of convertible giants
NEW YORK: Replacing the 1 Series Convertible, it adopts BMW’s new naming scheme and comes in three variants, including the...
Violation of Article 73 (2)(a): SC moved against hike in GST by 10pc on POL products
ISLAMABAD – Against increase in the General Sales Tax (GST) on all petroleum products by 10 percent announced on January...
Biometric SIM verification: Users at franchises’ mercy, being overcharged by Rs 30
ISLAMABAD: The franchises and retailers nominated by mobile phone companies for the biometric re-verification of SIMs are charging up to...
2016 Nissan Titan XD not only powered by diesel engine, it’s Cummins V8
TOKYO: 2016 Nissan Titan XD was introduced at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month. In the first design refresh...
CABI, PARC, PFVA sign MoU to improve Horticulture goods’ standard: Exports could fetch $7b
KARACHI – CAB International (CABI), Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants...
BMW X5, M2 Coupe, 328e eDrive hybrid, G12 seventh-series to be released in 2016
DETROIT: BMW was pretty quiet at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show , but 2015 is going to be a busy...
Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Update available for LG G3 with CyanogenMod12 Nightly ROM
TOKYO: LG G3 can now be installed with Google's latest version of its Android Lollipop firmware via a custom ROM....
HTC Desire 820 Dual Sims available in India at Rs. 21500
NEW DELHI: The HTC Desire 820 Dual SIM and OnePlus One goes on sale, pricing of these devices is pretty...
Microsoft slashes $50 price for Xbox to grasp market from Sony PS4, Nintendo Wii U
NEW YORK: Microsoft saMSFT -1.03%id it is bringing back a $50 price cut in the U.S. that it said helped...
2016 Mazda CX-5 to have 4WD 6 speed automatic
TOKYO: The automaker giant Mazda, brings some big changes in its 2016 Mazda CX-5 since the vehicle’s debut as a...
Microsoft to invest $70m in Cyanogen to take Android away from Google
NEW YORK: MICROSOFT plans to throw $70m at Android ROM maker Cyanogen in a bid to help the firm take...
Lenovo launches 4G LTE A6000 to cope with Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G, Micromax’s Yu Yureka
NEW DELHI: Lenovo's answer to the Xiaomi invasion, the A6000 smartphone unveiled at CES 2015, will be launched on Friday,...
Pakistan’s Ra’ad missile successfully test-fired: Capable of delivering nuclear warheads up to 350km
Islamabad – Pakistan successfully test-fired a new indigenously developed cruise missile which is capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads...
Now Lumia 1520 and Lumia 930 available with Denim updates
NEW YORK: Microsoft has released another gesture of Denim updates and this time its for the Lumia 1520 and Lumia...
