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Micromax’s Yu Yureka offers impressive specifications
NEW DELHI: Micromax's Yu Yureka will go on sale on Thursday in its 16th flash sale that kicks off at...
New Horizons spacecraft spots possible ice cap on Pluto
EUROPE: NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has spotted surface features on the icy world, including a possible polar cap, images...
Mitsubishi ASX next-generation plans for Evo version
TOKYO: There are plans afoot for an Evo version of the next-generation Mitsubishi ASX previewed by Geneva’s XR-PHEV II concept...
Import of gold into India down 87% to 216.2 tonnes in Q1
NEW DELHI: Import of gold into India surged 87.2 percent in Q1 2015 to 216.2 tonnes, against 115.5 tonnes in...
4.4% of Dubai’s GDP comes from maritime sector: Chairman DP World
DUBAI: Chairman of DMCA, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Customs, and Free Zones Corporation and DP World, said on the side...
IFAW applauds UAE’s decision to destroy 10 tonnes elephant ivory
DUBAI: IFAW applauds UAE's decision and encourages other Middle East countries to join the UAE in taking a stand against...
Rs2,691 billion revenue target: Govt imposes additional 2% duty on POL products
ISLAMABAD: The government has imposed additional duties on petroleum products and furnace oil to meet its Rs2,691 billion revenue target....
Saudi index edges up 0.6% to close at 9,872pts
RIYADH: Saudi index edged up 0.6 percent to 9,872 points and petrochemicals giant Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC), which is poised...
NASA Messenger spacecraft crashes into Mercury after 4year mission
HONG KONG: The only spacecraft ever to orbit Mercury ended its four-year tour with a crash landing Thursday NASA’s Messenger...
Xi’s letter to Nawaz: China reaffirms support for $46 billion economic corridor
ISLAMABAD: Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a letter delivered to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has reiterated its dedication towards the...
Proposals for budget 2015-16: KPCCI urges govt to broaden tax base
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KPCCI) has also given proposals for budget 2015-16 and urged the...
Climate change threatens one in six species with extinction, study finds
MEXICO: A new study published Thursday in the journal Science has found that, if climate change continues apace, one in...
New images provide 1st complete 3-D view of iconic Pillars of Creation
FRANCE: New images provide the first complete 3-D view of the iconic Pillars of Creation — and suggest that the...
Sugarcane production target increased to 68m tonnes/1.40m hectares, rice to 7m tonnes/2.8m hectares
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA), increasing the production targets, has set sugarcane target at 68 million tonnes from...
NASA tests ‘WARP DRIVE’ engine may travel faster than the speed of light
WASHINGTON: Warp drives that let humans zip around other galaxies may no longer belong purely in the realm of science...
Rs4 to Rs10 subsidy on 19 essential commodities: ECC approves Rs1.5 billion Ramazan package
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet meeting, under the chair of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, has approved...
Revenue collection up 14.28% to Rs200 billion in April
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected Rs200 billion in April this year as compared to Rs175 billion it collected...
Petroleum prices to remain unchanged for May
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar, during a press briefing, has said that the government has decided not to...
Minister says LNG 50% less costly than diesel to produce electricity
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the electricity generated through liquefied natural gas (LNG) would...
Royal Navy seizes 3 tons cocaine worth £500m in North Sea
LONDON: Britain's biggest ever drugs bust has now seen more than three tons of cocaine worth in excess of £500million...
