Former India stock exchange boss arrested in mystic scam

Mumbai, March 7 (AFP/APP):The former chief executive of India’s National Stock Exchange has been arrested, officials said Monday, in a bizarre corporate misgovernance scandal featuring a supposed Himalayan yogi. Chitra Ramkrishna — a high-flying executive once feted as the “queen of the bourse” — allegedly […]

In Poland Blinken pledges more aid for Ukraine refugees

Rzeszów, Poland, March 5 (AFP/APP):US Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised Poland Saturday for its open embrace of hundreds of thousands of fleeing Ukrainians and said Washington was preparing to set aside another $2.75 billion for the humanitarian crisis. “The people of Poland know how […]

German broadcasters ARD, ZDF suspend reporting from Russia

Frankfurt, March 5 (AFP/APP): German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF on Saturday stopped their reporting from Russia after Moscow backed the imposition of jail terms on media publishing “false information” about the military. In response to the new legislation the broadcasters would “suspend their reporting […]

HEC hosts a consortium of nine universities to identify online courses

ISLAMABAD, Mar 05 (APP): The Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) Higher Education Development Programme (HEDP) hosted a consortium of nine universities at LUMS to identify high-quality asynchronous online courses as part of the new undergraduate core curriculum for the country. The purpose of offering nationwide online […]

Balochistan govt ‘sold’ for 3.5 bln: Rind

QUETTA – March 5 (ONLINE) Prime Minister Imran Khan’s former aide and PTI Balochistan’s leader Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind said Saturday he stands by his claim of Balochistan government being changed for 3.5 billion rupees. “Islamabad is the center of power politics where decisions of […]

Zardari ‘hijacked’ PPP: says Qureshi

TANDOJAM – March 5 (ONLINE) Foreign Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Saturday former president Asif Ali Zardari had ‘taken over’ Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), as the Sindh’s ruling party was no more a ‘Bhutto’s party. Addressing a public rally […]

‘In-house’ change inching to oust govt: Bilawal

SAHIWAL – March 4 (ONLINE) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Saturday opposition parties were unanimous to oust Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, adding that Imran Khan would be de-seated through an ‘in-house’ change. Talking to media-reporters Saturday during his party’s long-march, the […]

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