ECONOMY
To tackle water scarcity, Pakistanis crowdsourcing a mammoth dam project
To tackle water scarcity, Pakistanis crowdsourcing a mammoth...
TEHRAN, Sept 15: According to a recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan ranks among the top three countries with acute water scarcity. UN agencies like United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) have also sounded ala...
Sep 15, 2018
POLITICS
Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali off to Austria
Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali off to Austria
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is leaving Kathmandu this evening for Vienna, Austria. Gyawali will participate in the 62nd Annual Regular Session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to be held in Vienna on 17 - 21 Septemb...
Sep 15, 2018
WORLD
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh denies sexual misconduct allegation
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh denies sexual misconduct all...
WASHINGTON, Sept 15: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Friday denied an allegation of sexual misconduct dating back to when he was a high school student, and a senior Republican senator said there was no reason to delay his confirmation to the court.
Sep 15, 2018
WORLD
New UNHRC head calls for action on Kashmir report
New UNHRC head calls for action on Kashmir report
TEHRAN, Sept 14: In her first address to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged India and Pakistan to take meaningful action on addressing issues highlighted in the UN report on human rights violations in Kashmir.
Sep 15, 2018
Lifestyle
Ariana Grande laments late ex Mac Miller as ‘sweetest soul’
Ariana Grande laments late ex Mac Miller as ‘sweetest soul’
LOS ANGELES, Sept 15: Ariana Grande posted a tribute Friday to her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller a week after the hip-hop star’s death, saying she’s sorry she couldn’t save the “sweetest soul” who for so long was her “dearest friend.”
Sep 15, 2018
WORLD
12yo boy among 3 Palestinians killed during ‘March of Return’ at Gaza border
12yo boy among 3 Palestinians killed during ‘March of Return...
CAIRO, Sept 15: Three people, including a 12-year-old boy, have been killed on the Gaza border as Israeli forces used live ammunition against Palestinian protesters rallying against the Israeli occupation. Some 248 people have been injured.
Sep 15, 2018
POLITICS
Province 7 forms main committee to celebrate Constitution Day
Province 7 forms main committee to celebrate Constitution Da...
DHANGADHI, Sept 15: A main celebration committee has been formed to mark the Constitution Day in province 7.
Sep 15, 2018
Lifestyle
Celebs turn out to help Rihanna’s Diamond Ball shine bright
Celebs turn out to help Rihanna’s Diamond Ball shine bright
NEW YORK, Sept 15: Rihanna’s Diamond Ball shined in its fourth year and continued to make a name as one of the industry’s white-hot and must-attend parties — all while raising nearly $6 million for charity.
Sep 15, 2018
Lifestyle
People with asthma at higher risk of becoming obese
People with asthma at higher risk of becoming obese
PARIS, Sept 15: Obesity is known to be a risk factor for developing asthma but a new study shows that the reverse is also true: people with asthma are more likely to go on to become obese.
Sep 15, 2018
Lifestyle
Emmy impostor, trophy injury: awards chief has seen it all
Emmy impostor, trophy injury: awards chief has seen it all
LOS ANGELES, Sept 15: In 38 years of managing the Emmy Awards — more than half its 70-year history — John Leverence has faced everything from the demands of a changing TV industry to ticket nightmares to a statuette guilty of causing bodily harm.
Sep 15, 2018