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Indian court seeks BBC response in Modi documentary defamation case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to British broadcaster BBC seeking its response in a...

Published 22 May, 2023 10:17pm

World

Indian court issues summons to BBC in a defamation case over Modi documentary

NEW DELHI: India’s Delhi High Court issued a summons to British broadcaster BBC on Monday in a defamation case over...

Published 22 May, 2023 12:46pm

World

BBC chairman Sharp resigns after report says he breached rules

LONDON: BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after an independent report found he breached rules for public...

Updated 28 Apr, 2023 04:20pm

World

India opens new investigation into BBC in widening crackdown

NEW DELHI: India’s financial crime-fighting agency has opened an investigation into alleged violations of foreign...

Published 14 Apr, 2023 05:59am

World

BBC chief refuses to quit despite chaos sparked by Lineker removal

LONDON: Britain’s finance minister on Sunday said “people’s confidence” in the BBC needed to be restored as...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

World

BBC raids show India’s shrinking media freedom under Modi, some journalists say

NEW DELHI: At around 11am on Feb 14, some 20 Indian tax officials and police burst into the BBC’s offices in New...

Updated 04 Mar, 2023 07:27pm

World

UK foreign minister raises BBC tax searches, India says laws are for all

NEW DELHI: British Foreign Minister James Cleverly raised the issue of tax searches at the BBC's offices in India...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 10:59pm

World

How India’s scandal-hit Adani Group hushes critics

NEW DELHI: Independent Indian journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is being sued by tycoon Gautam Adani’s business...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 11:14am

World

India lashes out at critics after BBC raids

SYDNEY: India’s foreign minister on Saturday hit out at “scaremongering” critics who claim the country’s...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

Editorials

‘Clear-cut case of vendetta’

EDITORIAL: Surely, the Indian government knew that raids on BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai for alleged tax...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

World

India lashes out at critics after BBC raids

SYDNEY: India’s foreign minister on Saturday hit out at “scaremongering” critics who claim the country’s democracy...

Published 18 Feb, 2023 12:47pm

Opinion

BBC tax raids put India press freedom in spotlight

Just weeks after the BBC aired a documentary examining Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in deadly 2002...

Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am

World

BBC tax raids put India press freedom in spotlight

NEW DELHI: Just weeks after the BBC aired a documentary examining Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 02:07pm

World

Indian tax inspectors examine mobiles, laptops of BBC employees

NEW DELHI: Indian tax officials examined mobile phones and laptops used by some BBC editorial and administrative...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 02:23pm

World

BBC says India’s probing its tax structure

NEW DELHI: India is looking into the BBC’s tax structure, the British news organisation said in an internal memo ...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am

World

CPJ urges Indian authorities to stop harassing journalists

NEW DELHI: The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Indian authorities to stop harassing journalists on ...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am

World

Tax raids at BBC India offices enter second day

NEW DELHI: Indian tax department raids at BBC offices entered a second day Wednesday, journalists at the broadcaster...

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 02:35pm

World

Tax officials raid BBC India offices after critical documentary

NEW DELHI: Indian tax authorities raided the BBC's New Delhi and Mumbai offices on Tuesday, weeks after the...

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 02:34pm

World

BBC chair’s appointment to be reviewed after Boris Johnson loan questions

LONDON: Britain’s public appointments watchdog said on Monday it will review the way in which Richard Sharp was...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:13am

BJP govt blocks BBC documentary on Modi

NEW DELHI: India’s government said it has blocked videos and tweets sharing links to a BBC documentary about Prime...

Updated 23 Jan, 2023 09:18am

World

India says BBC documentary on Modi is ‘propaganda’

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am

Life & Style

Pakistan's Justice Ayesha Malik among BBC's 100 most influential, inspiring women

BBC 100 Women released its list of 100 influential and inspiring women for 2022, honouring Pakistan's Supreme Court...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 01:04am

World

Global broadcasting icon BBC turns 100

LONDON: Global media giant the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) celebrates turning 100 on Tuesday with one eye...

Published 18 Oct, 2022 03:19pm

World

UK’s Truss has fired Kwarteng

LONDON: British Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday, the BBC reported,...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 05:44pm

Diana interview: BBC pays ‘substantial’ damages to royal nanny

LONDON: Princes William and Harry’s former nanny on Thursday received substantial damages from the BBC over...

Published 22 Jul, 2022 06:46am

World

UK PM Boris Johnson wins confidence vote with 59% share

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a confidence vote on Monday but by a relatively modest margin,...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 01:17am

World

BBC urges Taliban U-turn after news broadcasts blocked

LONDON: The BBC urged the Taliban on Sunday to reverse what it said was an order to remove international...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 08:47pm

World

BBC halts work in Russia over 'fake news' jail terms

MOSCOW: The BBC announced Friday that it was halting its journalists' work in Russia after lawmakers moved to impose...

Published 04 Mar, 2022 11:55pm

World

Ukraine could drop NATO bid to avoid war, ambassador tells BBC

Ukraine could drop its bid to join NATO to avoid war with Russia, the BBC quoted the country's ambassador to Britain...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 12:18pm

UK govt to cut funding for BBC: Mail

LONDON: Britain’s government will cut the BBC’s funding by ordering a two-year freeze on the fee that people pay...

Updated 17 Jan, 2022 09:39am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Jun 5 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.41 ▲ 0.19 (15.57%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 5 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.82 ▲ 0.61 (14.49%)
Hussain Industries / Jun 5 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	11.49 ▲ 0.99 (9.43%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 5 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	5.30 ▲ 0.40 (8.16%)
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9.66 ▲ 0.70 (7.81%)
HI-Tech Lub. / Jun 5 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	23.47 ▲ 1.64 (7.51%)
Atlas Battery / Jun 5 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	224.16 ▲ 15.64 (7.50%)
Century Paper / Jun 5 Century Paper & Board Mills Limited(CEPB)	55.60 ▲ 3.88 (7.50%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 5 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	258 ▲ 18.00 (7.50%)
Exide (PAK) / Jun 5 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	274.59 ▲ 19.16 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 5 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.70 ▼ -0.67 (-28.27%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jun 5 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.50 ▼ -0.99 (-13.22%)
Mehran Sugar / Jun 5 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	38 ▼ -5.00 (-11.63%)
Rafhan Maize / Jun 5 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	8332 ▼ -1059.00 (-11.28%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 5 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	30.62 ▼ -2.48 (-7.49%)
Gillette Pak / Jun 5 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	109.08 ▼ -8.82 (-7.48%)
John&Philips / Jun 5 Johnson & Phillips (Pakistan) Limited(JOPP)	35.02 ▼ -2.83 (-7.48%)
Indus Dyeing / Jun 5 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	126 ▼ -9.06 (-6.71%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 5 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3.13 ▼ -0.21 (-6.29%)
Reliance Ins. / Jun 5 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	7.27 ▼ -0.48 (-6.19%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,776,521 ▼ -0.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 5 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	10,345,500 ▲ 0.10
Sui North Gas / Jun 5 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	9,748,618 ▲ 2.54
Pak Petroleum / Jun 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	9,220,831 ▲ 3.59
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jun 5 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	8,432,214 ▲ 3.17
D.G.K.Cement / Jun 5 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	8,134,363 ▼ -0.12
Pak Refinery / Jun 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,737,803 ▲ 0.30
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	4,793,566 ▲ 0.31
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,657,500 ▲ 0.12
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	4,102,148 ▲ 0.70

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	286.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	285.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	140.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.24
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Jun 2	5.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 2	4282.37
Nasdaq / Jun 2	13240.77
Dow Jones / Jun 2	33762.76
India Sensex / Jun 5	62894.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	32117.09
Hang Seng / Jun 5	18993.93
FTSE 100 / Jun 5	7637.92
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 5	16080.36
France CAC40 / Jun 5	7260.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 2	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 2	199760
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	72.64
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	1944.48
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	81.63

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