News Archives for Latest - 2024-01-21

<<>>

Archive - 2024-01-21

Life & Style

'Barbenheimer' sitting pretty as Oscar nominations to be unveiled

LOS ANGELES: Nominations for this year's Oscars will be unveiled on Tuesday, with the "Barbenheimer" juggernaut...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 11:49pm

Europe

Over 1.4 million protest far right in Germany over weekend: organisers

BERLIN: Over 1.4 million people took part in demonstrations across Germany against the far-right AfD over the...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 10:55pm

World

Netanyahu rejects conditions for hostage release, after Hamas report

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had rejected conditions demanded by Hamas for...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 10:44pm

Middle East

Saudi's foreign minister: No normal Israel ties without path to Palestinian state: CNN

WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said there can be no normalization of ties with Israel without resolving...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 10:35pm

TMU of SBA amended

ISLAMABAD: The Technical Memorandum of Understanding (TMU) of Stand By-Arrangement (SBA) has been amended to...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 10:26pm

Stocks

Most Gulf bourses rise, Qatar falls

Most stock markets in the Gulf rose on Sunday, partially recovering from a recent retreat triggered by US economic...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 10:25pm

Power tariff: Timely adjustments critical to energy sector viability: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Timely adjustments in electricity tariff are critical to restore energy sector viability while...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 10:11pm

Europe

Twenty-five killed after Ukraine shells Russian-controlled city of Donetsk: officials

Twenty-five people were killed and 20 injured after Ukrainian forces shelled the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:54pm

Pakistan

ECP categorises over 17,500 polling stations as ‘highly sensitive’

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has categorised over 17,500 polling stations as highly sensitive, 32,508...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 09:49pm

IMF assured of building reserves, free floating exchange rate

ISLAMABD: The caretaker government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it would build...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:32pm

Pakistan

Arrow-lion election battle: Bilawal woos PTI supporters

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday called on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:31pm

Middle East

Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza passes 25,000, Gaza health officials say

178 Palestinians killed in past 24 hours in Gaza
62,681 injured in the enclave since October 7

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:30pm

South Asia

Local Taliban officials say two dead, four survivors in Afghanistan plane crash

KABUL: Two Taliban officials in the northern Afghan province of Badakhshan said on Sunday that two passengers were...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 08:03pm

IMF asks for another hike in gas prices

ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that the November 1, 2023, gas tariff raise will add to...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 07:37pm

New structural benchmarks set by IMF

One of the SBA's benchmarks is developing a plan to enhance internal control systems in lending operations

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 07:30pm

Sports

McIlroy wins fourth Dubai Desert Classic title

DUBAI: Rory McIlroy won a record fourth Dubai Desert Classic title on Sunday by one shot after storming back from a...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 07:18pm

Football

Injured Salah convinced AFCON success will come ‘sooner or later’

ABIDJAN: Mohamed Salah said Sunday he is convinced he will win the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt “sooner or...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 07:13pm

Middle East

Israeli soldiers killed 15 Palestinian in north Gaza

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said on Sunday that its soldiers had killed 15 Palestinian during fighting in...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 06:58pm

Second review: IMF urged to reschedule access date to Mar 15 in LoI

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has requested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to rephase the access date...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 06:58pm

More policy rate hike likely if price pressures reemerge, IMF told

ISLAMABAD: The government has informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the policy rate was raised to 22...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 06:57pm

Sports

Shiffrin wins Jasna slalom for 95th World Cup victory

JASNÁ: American Mikaela Shiffrin kept her nerve to bag a record-extending 95th career World Cup win as she snuck to...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 06:22pm

Sports

Rublev wears down De Minaur to reach Australian Open quarter-finals

MELBOURNE: Fifth seed Andrey Rublev tamed a battling Alex de Minaur in five gruelling sets to shatter home hopes and...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 06:04pm

Middle East

Dubai’s GDP grew by 3.3% in first nine months of 2023

RIYADH: Dubai’s gross domestic product grew 3.3% between January and September 2023, according to data released by...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 05:15pm

South Asia

Religious spectacle to mark opening of Ram temple by India's Modi

AYODHYA: A grand temple to Hindu god Lord Ram opens on Monday on a site in India millions believe is his birthplace,...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 03:33pm

Sports

Stefanos Tsitsipas sees Australian Open exit as another chance to evolve

MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas said he hoped to emerge stronger from his fourth-round defeat by Taylor Fritz at the...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:13pm

Sports

Harry Brook withdraws from England squad for tour of India

Harry Brook has withdrawn from England’s squad for their tour of India due to personal reasons, the country’s...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:08pm

World

Hamas chief holds talks with Turkiye FM: sources

ANKARA: Hamas’s Qatar-based chief Ismail Haniyeh has held a meeting with the Turkiye foreign minister, diplomatic...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 01:08pm

USA

Deadly winter weather keeps icy grip across much of the US

Winter storms and biting cold that have gripped much of the United States in recent days with deadly consequences...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 12:59pm

World

Australia sweats in heatwave, lifting bushfire risk amid El Nino

SYDNEY: Large swaths of Australia sweltered again on Sunday through a widening heatwave, which the national weather...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 12:21pm

Sports

Australia’s Khawaja set to return to training for Brisbane Test

MELBOURNE: Australia opener Usman Khawaja looks increasingly likely to play the second Test against West Indies in...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 12:05pm

USA

Trump, Haley duke it out in New Hampshire ahead of critical primary vote

MANCHESTER: Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump will make their closing...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 11:58am

Europe

NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercises mark return to Cold War schemes, Russia says

The scale of NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises mark an “irrevocable return” of the alliance to Cold War...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 11:53am

Middle East

Middle East missile attacks raise Gaza escalation risk

WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD: Missile attacks in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Saturday threw into sharp focus the...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 11:44am

Stocks

Emaar, CCL Pharma and other companies exploring IPO option at PSX

KARACHI: Emaar Pakistan, the subsidiary of Dubai-based Emaar Properties, Pakistan’s multinational pharma company...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 11:41am

Asia

North Korea FM says 'ready to greet' Putin

SEOUL: North Korea's top diplomat said her country is "ready to greet" Russian President Vladimir Putin, state media...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 11:21am

Sports

Pakistan skipper relieved after beating New Zealand in fifth T20

CHRISTCHURCH: Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said it was "very important" his team avoided a whitewash series...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 11:18am

Sports

FIFA’s Infantino condemns ‘abhorrent’ racism during games in Italy, England

LONDON: FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for worldwide stadium bans for fans and “automatic forfeits” for...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 10:46am

World

NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars

WASHINGTON: NASA has re-established contact with its tiny helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said Saturday,...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 10:39am

Europe

Fire breaks out at Russian gas terminal near St Petersburg

MOSCOW: A fire has broken out at a natural gas terminal in the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, the regional...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 10:35am

Sports

Kostyuk makes last eight to end Timofeeva’s Australian Open run

MELBOURNE: Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk ended the fairytale run of Russian qualifier Maria Timofeeva at the Australian...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 10:24am

World

Peru president grabbed by protester at public event

LIMA: A protester violently grabbed Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Saturday during an event in the southern...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 10:21am

Sports

Dominant Novak Djokovic sweeps into Australian Open quarters

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic’s relentless march towards a record 25th Grand Slam title gathered pace on Sunday as he...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 10:19am

Sports

Clinical Aryna Sabalenka strides into Melbourne quarter-finals

MELBOURNE: Reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in dominant fashion...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 10:09am

Europe

Two Russian sailors held in Mozambique as financial hostages, Moscow says

Two Russian sailors being held in the Mozambique port of Maputo are financial hostages in a dispute between the...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 10:07am

Pakistan

Pakistan internet disrupted again during opposition web broadcast

The outage of Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube is the second in two weeks coinciding with online campaign events organised by PTI

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:38am

Pre-election tensions may weigh on policy decisions: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Political tensions ahead of the upcoming elections may weigh on policy decisions and reform...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:36am

External financing needs: IMF lowers projection to 7.1pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the projection of Pakistan’s gross external financing...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:35am

IMF revises deficit upward to 7.7pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upward revised the budget deficit (excluding grants) to 7.7...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:34am

‘Contingency’ revenue steps agreed with IMF

ISLAMABAD: The government under the contingency revenue measures agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:34am

Opinion

Remembering Mian Tariq Mahmud

Mian Tariq Mahmud, who passed away recently, was an outstanding member of the freight forwarding industry of...