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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

World

Twitter slams Indian police ‘intimidation’, new IT rules

NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s battle with social media giants escalated Thursday with Twitter accusing the...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

WhatsApp sues India govt

NEW YORK: WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:40am

EU wants more from Big Tech against disinformation

BRUSSELS: The EU on Wednesday tasked tech giants such as Facebook, YouTube and TikTok to do more against...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:40am

World

Italian cable car accident kills 13 people

ROME: Thirteen people died and two children were seriously injured Sunday when a cable car slammed into the side of ...

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

World

Russia extends Twitter slowdown, warns Facebook, YouTube

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday it would continue slowing down Twitter’s operations over illegal content and threatened...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:36am

Technology

Twitter has got a new feature that lets you monetize your post

“Tip Jar is an easy way to support the incredible voices that make up the conversation on Twitter. This is a first step in our work to create new ways for people to receive and show support on Twitter – with money,” said Esther Crawford, a senior product manager at the company, on Twitter's blog.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:24am

Technology

Twitter lets people leave tips for some tweeters

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Thursday began letting some users add virtual tip jars to accounts so people can support...

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

Technology

Twitter suspends accounts skirting Trump ban

The ex-president launched a page on his website earlier this week promising comment "straight from the desk of Donald J Trump."

Published 07 May, 2021 10:52am

World

Colombia calls for dialogue with protest leaders

The government blames the violence on armed groups including left-wing rebels and drug traffickers.

Published 07 May, 2021 10:25am

World

WHO's Tedros hails 'historic' US support for vaccine patent waiver

Tedros clashed repeatedly with former US president Donald Trump, who began withdrawing his country from the WHO before President Joe Biden immediately rescinded the move upon taking office in January.

Published 06 May, 2021 10:38am

World

Facebook oversight board to rule on Trump’s return to Facebook

Facebook's oversight board on Wednesday will decide whether to uphold the company’s indefinite suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Several academics and civil rights groups have publicly shared their letters urging the board to block Trump permanently, while Republican lawmakers and some free expression advocates have criticised the decision.

Published 05 May, 2021 05:08pm

Life & Style

Twitter bans Bollywood star for 'abusive behaviour'

"We've been clear that we will take strong enforcement action on behaviour that has the potential to lead to offline harm," a spokeswoman for Twitter told AFP via email.

Published 04 May, 2021 07:22pm

Business & Finance

Twitter posts disappointing quarterly results

WASHINGTON: Twitter shares took a pounding Thursday after the short messaging service reported weaker-than-expected...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

World

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies

WASHINGTON: American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the...

Updated 29 Apr, 2021 10:07am

World

India's coronavirus crisis deepens as countries promise aid

Hospitals in Modi's home state of Gujarat are among those facing an acute shortage of oxygen, doctors said.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 01:09pm

World

US, Britain rush supplies to virus-stricken India

A surge in recent days has seen patients' families taking to social media to beg for oxygen supplies and locations of available hospital beds, and has forced the capital New Delhi to extend a week-long lockdown.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 10:22am

World

Twitter censors tweets from politicians, public that criticized Modi govt's handling of Covid crisis

Twitter has been ordered by the Indian government to censor 52 tweets that criticized India’s handling of the second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This includes tweets by Revanth Reddy, a sitting Member of Parliament; Moloy Ghatak, a West Bengal state minister; actor Vineet Kumar Singh; and two filmmakers, Vinod Kapri and Avinash Das.

Updated 24 Apr, 2021 08:32pm

Editorials

Digital gains must not be squandered away

EDITORIAL: Last Friday and Monday, the government felt compelled to arrest the unrest in the country by shutting ...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

Pakistan

Grade 1-8: On-campuses classes delayed by 10 days in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh government on Sunday announced to delay resumption of on-campus classes for grade one to eight in the...

Updated 19 Apr, 2021 09:58am

Technology

Twitter says services down for some users

"Tweets may not be loading for some of you. We're working on fixing a problem and you'll be back on the timeline soon," the company said in a tweet.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 10:27am

Pakistan

NACTA includes TLP in banned outfits

ISLAMABAD: National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has included Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in the list of...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

World

China says climate onus on US in Kerry talks

BEIJING: China said Friday that the United States needed to take more responsibility on climate change but welcomed...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

Social media shutdown for hours

ISLAMABAD: The government, on Friday, blocked all social media platforms in the country for several hours in order ...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

Pakistan

Social media platforms restored in Pakistan after a brief shut down

Several social media services were shut down from 11 am to 3 pm.
PTA said it was done on the orders of the Interior Ministry to maintain public order and safety.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 05:32pm

Pakistan

Pakistan temporarily blocks major social media sites including Facebook and Twitter after TLP's violent protests

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has shut down social media apps till 3 pm
The decision has been taken to maintain the law and order in the country following violent protests by a banned religious party

Updated 16 Apr, 2021 12:25pm

World

One dead in Tennessee school shooting: police

"My message is that we all need to work together to stop the violence," Kincannon added.

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 04:32pm

Pakistan

Superior judiciary: PTA asks Twitter to block malicious content

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has approached the top management of Twitter, a micro blogging...

Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Hang Seng / May 10	18970.69
FTSE 100 / May 10	8438.19
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18827.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 10	209019
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	78.18
Petrol/Litre / May 11	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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