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Covid lockdown empties Delhi streets amid deadly surge

India added another record 234,000 cases Saturday to pass 14.5 million overall and 1,341 deaths took its pandemic total to 175,649 deaths.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 04:02pm

World

New Delhi to impose pandemic night curfew

Alarm has grown since India passed more than 100,000 new cases in a single day for the first time on Monday.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 05:47pm

Hopes low for progress at India, Pakistan’s first talks in 3 years

NEW DELHI: An Indian official played down on Tuesday prospects for a breakthrough at the first talks in three years...

Published 24 Mar, 2021 05:10am

UK's newly posted envoy to India raises Kashmir issue

Ellis emphasised on changing global order and finding a just solution to the Kashmir conflict
The UK envoy also expressed the desire to travel to Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir

Published 07 Mar, 2021 12:21pm

World

India asks states to prioritise vaccinations in areas with surging COVID-19 cases

India is the second worst-hit country from the coronavirus after the United States, with more than 11 million recorded cases and over 150,000 deaths.

Published 06 Mar, 2021 06:13pm

World

India, China foreign ministers have highest-level contact since border deal

The two ministers agreed to remain in touch and establish a hotline, New Delhi said.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 11:39am

World

Mumbai imposes fresh virus restrictions after spike in cases

Daily new cases peaked at more than 97,000 in September but have been falling sharply, coming in at under 9,000 a day earlier this month.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 05:54pm

World

China confirms four died in June clash on India border

Beijing and New Delhi later sent tens of thousands of extra troops to the border.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 10:02am

Pakistan

Pakistan urges India to allow UN, OHCHR, OIC, int’l media to visit IIOJ&K

“Such guided tours are a smokescreen, aimed at diverting international attention from India’s egregious human rights violations in IOK and creating a false impression of normalcy.”
He said the visit means nothing in the absence of access to all the areas and free interaction with the Kashmiri people and the civil society in an atmosphere free of intimidation.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 07:30pm

World

Himalaya flood disaster hits Delhi water supply

The Rishiganga valley in Uttarakhand state is 530 kilometres (330 miles) upstream to the northeast of Delhi but its water is a key supplier for the capital.

Published 15 Feb, 2021 05:19pm

World

Israeli embassy in Delhi on high alert before bomb blast: ambassador

The envoy said he was not surprised by Friday's attack, which caused no injuries but blew the windows out of three cars.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 08:48pm

Pakistan

Karachi ranked second most polluted city in world today

The amount of polluted particles in the city's air has been recorded at 260 particulate meters.
India's capital New Delhi topped the list followed by Karachi and Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.

Updated 28 Jan, 2021 08:59pm

World

Heavy security, roads closed after Delhi farmer riots

"We're ready to die. This government has been ignoring us for long but they can no longer do that," Singh told AFP at the 400-year-old fort.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 12:14pm

World

India's COVID-19 tally rises to 10,676,838 with 9,102 new cases

So far as many as 10,813 people have died in the national capital due to COVID-19, confirmed the Delhi's health department.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 01:19pm

World

Tractor rally aims to overshadow India's show of military might

Another 10,000 farmers have also gathered in the western city of Mumbai to show solidarity.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 08:33pm

Tears and fears as India's huge coronavirus vaccine push falters

"Now (inoculations) are picking up satisfactorily... Yesterday (Friday), we met 80-90 percent of our targets across vaccination stations."

Published 24 Jan, 2021 10:26am

World

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Published 12 Jan, 2021 11:44am

World

No breakthrough in talks between Indian govt and farmers to end protest

Tens of thousands of farmers have been camping on the borders of national capital New Delhi for last 40 days.
We are ready to prolong our agitation as long as possible.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 07:19pm

World

At least 18 people killed in roof collapse during funeral near New Delhi

The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear, but the authorities plan to investigate the accident.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 06:00pm

World

India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new laws continue

Angry farmers staged demonstrations near New Delhi after rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assurances that the laws would double farmers’ income.
Six rounds of talks between government officials and farmer union leaders have failed to resolve the challenge faced by Modi’s government.

Published 13 Dec, 2020 12:42pm

Indian farmers launch nationwide shutdown against new laws

The farmers are strongest in the north of the country, but even the government in the southern state of Karnataka suspended online school lessons for the day to show support.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 11:56am

Indian farmers clash with police over farm reforms

But the main opposition Congress party, which is in power in Punjab and backs the protests, has argued the change leaves farmers at the mercy of large corporations.

Published 26 Nov, 2020 04:49pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	155.76
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42
France CAC40 / May 17	8167.50
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	39197.34

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2436.84
Diesel/Litre / May 20	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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