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Karachi: Karachi has been named among the worlds worst cities to live in due to poor stability, healthcare, culture, environment and infrastructure. This was determined by the Economist Intelligence Unit in its annual Global Liveability Index 2022, Samaa TV reported. According to the Index, Karachi ranked 168 amongst 173 cities with an index score of […]
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New Delhi: Solana Mobile, a subsidiary of Blockchain platform Solana Labs has launched flagship Android mobile phone called ‘Saga’ that will make crypto and non-fungible token (NFT) trading easy on smartphones. Saga offers a 6.67-inch OLED display, 12GB RAM, 512GB storage, and the latest flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform. Pre-orders for Saga require […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is making its Edge browser a little more gamer-friendly as it is adding new Xbox and PC gaming performance features to the web page. Apart from a new gaming-focused homepage and casual games integration, the web browser is also getting a Clarity Boost to improve Xbox Cloud Gaming streams and an […]
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Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hailed the European Union’s (EU) decision to grant his country candidate status for accession to the 27-member bloc, saying it was “historic moment” in bilateral ties. During a two-day summit in Brussels, the European Council on Thursday accepted Ukraine and Moldova as candidates for membership of the bloc. Just […]
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New Delhi: India reported a single-day rise of more than 17,000 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday after a gap of over four months (124 days), recording a 30 per cent jump in daily cases, according to the Union Health Ministry. A total 17,336 coronavirus cases were reported in a span of 24 hours, taking the […]
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Rome: The temperature of the Mediterranean Sea in May was 4 degrees Celsius higher than average over the 20-year period ending in 2005, as a marine heatwave hit the waters, a new report has revealed. The CAREHeat Project report on Thursday said that the surface water temperature of the Mediterranean Sea in May hit a […]
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Mumbai: Recovering from its record low, the rupee opened 12 paise up at 78.20 against the US dollar on Friday, tracking a pullback in crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 78.20 against the American dollar. In initial trade, the local currency witnessed a high of 78.19 and a low […]
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New Delhi: Google has found strong evidence that enterprise-grade Android spyware called ‘Hermit’ is being used via SMS messages to target high-profile Android users. The tech giant has warned all Android victims and implemented changes in Google Play Protect. Cyber-security researchers last week unearthed ‘Hermit’ that is being used by the governments via SMS messages […]
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New Delhi: Domestic equity benchmark indices extended their gains from the previous session and rose substantially in morning session on Friday. During the previous session, the indices closed with a gain of around one per cent in volatile trade, guided by strong buying support in auto and IT stocks. “Today, markets are likely to get […]
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San Francisco: After laying off several employees recently, popular video streaming platform Netflix has once again shown the exit door to an additional 300 employees in the second round of layoffs. According to Variety, the cuts are across multiple business functions in the company, with the bulk of the jobs lost in the US. These […]
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New Delhi: The BJP is waiting for the final outcome out of the political fight between the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and dissident Sena MLAs led by rebel party leader Eknath Shinde, which has fast snowballed into a political fight over who will now lead the party. Of the 55 MLAs of […]
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Washington: ‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling has become the latest victim of a hoax by Russian comedians Vovan and Lexus who tricked the former into believing she was having a video call with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The prank did not go down well with Rowling. Her spokesperson slammed Vovan and Lexus, describing […]
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Mumbai: Bollywood diva Vaani Kapoor bedazzled in black in her latest social media pictures, turning heads. She announced that the trailer of her latest film ‘Shamshera’ would be out on June 24. “Night night. BIG day tomorrow!” captioned the ‘Befikre’ actor on Instagram with a black heart and a starry emoji. In the first picture, […]
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Washington: Social media personality Khaby Lame has achieved a new record of garnering 142.8 million followers on the short-form video hosting service, TikTok. Lame, has surged past popular Tik Tok video creator Charli D’Amelio who currently has 142.3 million followers, reported Variety. The 22-year-old’s video content includes reacting to absurd life-hack videos and recreating the […]
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Washington: Amid raging incidents of gun violence in the US, the Senate has passed a gun control bill for the first time in 28 years, the media reported on Friday. Late Thursday night, 15 Republicans joined Democrats in the upper chamber of Congress to approve the measure by 65 votes to 33, the BBC reported. […]
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United Nations: India has warned of Afghanistan becoming a haven for terrorist organisations that threaten the region and called for unified action against the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba getting entrenched there. India’s Permanent Representative T.S. Tirumurti told the UN Security Council on Thursday, “We need to see concrete progress in ensuring that such […]
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Washington: Infertility and pregnancy loss are associated with an increased risk of non-fatal and fatal stroke in later life, found an analysis of observational studies. The findings were published in the weekly peer-reviewed medical trade journal, BMJ. Early monitoring of women who have experienced miscarriage or stillbirth, along with healthy lifestyle changes, could lower the […]
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Mumbai: ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ star Bhumi Pednekar redefined the colour red in her recent social media pictures, looking intensely beautiful. “Red is my colour” captioned the diva on Instagram with a red heart emoji. Bhumi stole the limelight in the very first picture looking drop-dead gorgeous, donning a see-through red-hued, lacey saree. She struck […]
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New Delhi: The presidential candidate nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA, Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to file her nomination papers on Friday. The sources also informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be proposing her name for the nomination on June 24, which will be seconded by the party’s national president JP Nadda. The […]
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Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ananya Panday highlighted the importance of ‘me time’ in her latest social media post. “Was feeling overwhelmed in the day but had this kinda night after so long, me time is way too underrated.” captioned the ‘Student of the Year 2’ star on her Instagram story. In the picture, Ananya gave a […]
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Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced that the death toll in the devastating 6.1-magnitude quake that hit Paktika province earlier this week has increased to 1,100, while the number of injured persons has also climbed to 1,600. In a statement on Thursday, the Ministry of State for Disaster Management said that more than […]
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Lucknow: A group of Muslim intellectuals in Lucknow are coming together to dispel misinformation about the Agnipath scheme that has triggered protests across various states in the country. The group has appealed to clerics to appeal to youths coming for Friday prayers to utilise the opportunity and serve the country by joining the armed forces. […]
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Hyderabad: For better traffic management at junctions in the State capital, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has rolled out new Adaptive Traffic Signal Control (ATSC) systems that change traffic signal colours based on real-time traffic data. Developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), the state-of-the-art adaptive control algorithm known as Composite […]
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The political drama in Maharashtra, following the shocking rebellion by senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, is unfolding as per the script and direction of the BJP which has been waiting in the wings to take revenge against its former ally. The potboiler carries the imprint of the toppling template followed by the saffron party […]
