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Big Tech made billions during ‘war on terror’: report

WASHINGTON: Tech giants made billions through contracts with the US military and other government agencies during ...

Published 11 Sep, 2021 02:03am

World

10 dead in fire at Covid hospital in North Macedonia

The fire broke out following an explosion in a Covid-19 clinic in Tetovo in the northwest of the Balkan country, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, who immediately headed to the town

Published 09 Sep, 2021 10:25am

Technology

Twitter lets star users make money from subscriptions

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Wednesday launched a long-promised "Super Follows" feature that lets creators sell...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

World

Indian embassy officials, including ambassador, evacuating Kabul

Thousands of people desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul's airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital

Published 17 Aug, 2021 11:02am

World

Twitter reinstates accounts of Rahul Gandhi, other opposition leaders

MUMBAI: Twitter unblocked the accounts of India's main opposition party Congress, its leader Rahul Gandhi and other...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am

Business & Finance

Twitter’s Dorsey leads $29bn buyout of lending pioneer Afterpay

SYDNEY: Square Inc, the payments firm of Twitter Inc co-founder Jack Dorsey, will purchase buy now, pay later ...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:35am

Business & Finance

Bitcoin attracts high-profile interest

LONDON: Tesla, Twitter and maybe Amazon: Big tech companies are interested in bitcoin and it could take off again...

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

Technology

From Facebook to Twitter, Big Tech sees social commerce driving sales growth

The success of social commerce stems in part from product targeting based on user interests, with sales generating more data that can be used for future advertising and merchandise placements

Published 29 Jul, 2021 05:51pm

Technology

Twitter tests shopping in e-commerce move

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Wednesday began testing a feature allowing businesses sell goods from their profile pages...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

Business & Finance

Upbeat quarterly update lifts Twitter shares

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Thursday posted better-than-expected results for the recently ended quarter with gains in...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Technology

Twitter temporarily blocks US Republican Greene for COVID-19 posts

In January, Twitter locked Greene's account after she sparred with a state election official over voter fraud allegations

Published 20 Jul, 2021 11:09am

Markets

Wall Street ends sharply lower as Delta variant sparks new lockdown fears

All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session sharply lower, with the S&P and the Nasdaq suffering their largest one-day percentage drop since mid-May.

Updated 20 Jul, 2021 01:41am

Technology

Trump announces anti-censorship lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter

WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is filing a class-action lawsuit against...

Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am

Business & Finance

Weibo chairman and state firm plan to take China's Twitter private

The consortium aims to finalise the deal by the end of this year, with the goal of eventually relisting Weibo in China to take advantage of higher valuations.
Weibo shares jumped more than 40% in pre-open trade in New York

Published 06 Jul, 2021 07:31pm

Technology

Facebook, Google, Twitter say could quit Hong Kong over proposed data laws

The laws could make the tech companies liable for the malicious sharing of individuals' information online

Updated 05 Jul, 2021 06:56pm

Technology

Twitter's website back up after being down for several users

That number came down to less than 70 user reports in a little over two hours

Published 01 Jul, 2021 11:08am

Indian police probe Twitter over IIOJK map

NEW DELHI: Indian police have filed preliminary charges against senior Twitter officials over an inaccurate map, an...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

Business & Finance

Twitter faces three police cases amid growing challenges in India

The cases are set to amplify Twitter's troubles in India. Technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has criticised Twitter for its failure to abide by the IT rules in recent weeks, which came into effect in May.

Updated 30 Jun, 2021 09:15am

World

Twitter faces new headache in India after occupied Kashmir, Ladakh shown separate on map

Outcry on social media comes amid strained relations between Twitter and New Delhi

Published 29 Jun, 2021 12:47pm

Technology

Facebook hits $1 trillion value after judge rejects antitrust complaints

Share price rose more than 4% after the ruling

Published 29 Jun, 2021 12:21pm

World

Tornado kills one, wounds others near Montreal

When contacted by AFP for details, the Mascouche police department could not be reached.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 10:18am

World

India accuses Twitter of ignoring new rules as row festers

NEW DELHI: India’s battle with Twitter escalated on Wednesday with the government accusing the US firm of...

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

World

India accuses Twitter of ignoring new rules as row festers

These rules demand that the firms give details of the "first originator" of posts deemed to undermine India's sovereignty, state security or public order.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 06:00pm

Technology

India slams Twitter for not complying with new IT rules

New Delhi-based digital advocacy group Internet Freedom Foundation said it was only up to courts, and not the government.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 12:44pm

Budget 2021-22

Proposal to tax internet data usage criticised as reactions to budget pour in

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin announced proposals in speech earlier on Friday

Updated 11 Jun, 2021 08:49pm

Countries get bankrupted by corrupt heads: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said countries get bankrupted and indebted when the head of state or...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

Pakistan

KJP helps differently abled man get job in int’l market: Usman Dar

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar on Saturday took to ...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

World

Nigerian telecoms firms suspend access to Twitter

ABUJA: Nigerian telecoms firms blocked access to Twitter on Saturday following a regulatory directive aimed at...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

India warns Twitter to comply with new IT rules

NEW DELHI: India on Saturday issued "one last notice" to Twitter to comply with new IT regulations that the social...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Life & Style

Austrian avant garde writer Friederike Mayroecker dies

VIENNA: Austrian writer and poet Friederike Mayroecker, regarded as “the great dame of experimental literature”,...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 15	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 15	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 16	154.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 16	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 16	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 16	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 15	5061.82
Nasdaq / Apr 15	15885.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 15	7965.53
Dow Jones / Apr 15	37735.11
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 15	18026.58
France CAC40 / Apr 15	8045.11
India Sensex / Apr 16	73041.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 16	38375.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 9	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 9	212277
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 16	85.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 16	2387.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 16 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 16 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 16 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 16 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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