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South korean stocks close lower, KOSPI down 0.2pc
SEOUL: The South Korean shares closed lower on Friday as growing concern over the country's outbreak of Middle East Respiratory...
Archaeologists found 2000 years old pearl in Australia
SYDNEY: Archaeologists have found a unique 2000-year-old pearl in the Kimberley's Admiralty Gulf in Western Australia. The value of a...
Let us have look of Viber Latest Update 5.4.0.2519
LONDON: Viber is a unique messaging app that has managed to gain the attention of millions of users across the...
Microsoft introduces Lumia 640 XL mobile phone in Lahore
LAHORE: Microsoft has introduced its mobile phone Lumia 640 XL in the city offering more personal computing and increased productivity...
Hong Kong stocks close 1.06% lower, Hang Seng drops 291.73pts
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks closed 1.06 per cent lower following losses on Wall Street after the IMF lowered its...
HP Pavilion x2 10… second-gen Likely to be released pre-loaded with Windows 10
NEW YORK: Likely to be released pre-loaded with Windows 10, the HP Pavilion x2 10… second-gen (?) doesn’t look quite...
Indian Reserve Bank 2015-16 growth down by 7.6%
NEW DELHI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slashed the projection for output growth for 2015-16 from 7.8 per cent...
Indian Sensex falls 351pts as investors trim position
NEW DELHI: The BSE Sensex fell on sustained selling by funds and investors after RBI took a cautious stance on economic...
Sri Lanka police seized 22kg heroin in past few months: DIG
COLOMBO: Around 10,399 heroin dealers including seven large scale heroin importers were arrested during the past few months, Senior DIG...
Provision of vessels for import of POL products: PM resolve issue between PSO, PNSC
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed the Pakistan State Oil to import petrol, diesel and other petroleum products through...
Malaysian police seize 29kg drugs in two raids
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have detained seven men and a woman in connection with drug trafficking and seized drugs weighing...
Malaysia police seize 1kg heroin, nab smuggler
KUALA LUMPUR: A 29-year-old man was arrested with over 1kg of heroin worth of RM51,450 in a raid at Taman...
Large-scale manufacturing growth falls to 2.5% in FY14-15 from 4.6%
ISLAMABAD: The country’s large-scale manufacturing (LSM) growth fell to 2.5 per cent during July-March 2014 -15 as compared to 4.6...
Vallianz Holdings secures $10m through issue of 10m convertible preference shares at $1 apiece
SINGAPORE: Mainboard-listed offshore marine services provider Vallianz Holdings has secured US$10 milllion (S$13.5 million) through the issue of 10 million...
Chimps prefer taste of cooked food like human, research
EALING: A new research has made an interesting discovery. Researchers have come to know that cognitive abilities considered to be...
Economic Survey 2014-15: Govt again misses targets; country suffers $107b losses in terror war
ISLAMABAD: The federal government once again missed the economic targets, including GDP growth, however, some positive indicators were also seen...
Tax exemptions increase by Rs188 billion from Rs104 billion
ISLAMABAD: The ratio of tax exemptions, granted under the income tax, sales tax and customs duties, increased by Rs188 billion...
Global fashion houses cut prices in China due to slow sales growth
BEIJING: Chanel, Burberry, Gucci and other top global fashion houses have begun cutting the prices of their luxury brands in...
China Customs confiscates 270kg smuggled ivory, 9kg rhino horn
BEIJING: Shows smuggled artworks made of ivory seized by members of Hangzhou Customs, in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Hangzhou...
India, Russia to sign deal on power plant project
NEW DELHI: This summer, Russia and India may sign a contract for the design of the third and fourth power...
