Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has retained power in a narrow Canadian election win but he will now be prime minister of a minority government. The Liberals are projected to win 157 seats, 13 short of a majority, and will find it harder to pass legislation in Mr Trudeau’s second term. …
Read More »Clinton signals Russia ‘grooming’ Tulsi Gabbard for 2020 run
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton has warned that Russia, which interfered in the US election she lost in 2016, is “grooming” a Democratic candidate for a third-party run next year, signaling congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard could fill the role. The goal of this would essentially be to divide the US electorate and help …
Read More »Facebook to deliver The Wall Street Journal’s News Corp stories
Facebook on Friday confirmed that some stories from News Corp, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, will be among the headlines delivered in a news tab the leading social network plans to launch in the coming weeks. Edited by seasoned journalists, the tab will be separate from the feed that …
Read More »Juul suspends US sales of some flavored e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON: The leading American maker of electronic cigarettes, Juul Labs, announced Thursday it is suspending sales of some flavored vaping products in the United States, as the US government prepares a nationwide ban. Juul will stop selling mango, cream, fruit, and cucumber flavored pods, while federal health authorities finalize new …
Read More »Sarfaraz lost captaincy but won’t lose Category A contract: PCB
Recently dethroned captain Sarfaraz Ahmed’s central contract will not be downgraded, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) clarified on Saturday. Sarfaraz was sacked from captaincy on Friday, which gave berth to concerns that his central contract could also see be moved lower to the current Category A he enjoys. However, the …
Read More »Jury recommends a death sentence for ‘Hollywood Ripper’
LOS ANGELES: A jury in California recommended the death sentence on Friday for a man dubbed the “Hollywood Ripper” who was earlier found guilty in the gruesome killings of two women at their homes. Michael Gargiulo, 43, was convicted in August on two counts of first-degree murder and one count …
Read More »Wife of Gen (retd) Hamid Gul passes away
ISLAMABAD: Former Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt. Gen (R) Hamid Gul’s wife passed away on Saturday. Son of Gen (R) Hameed Gul, Abdullah Hamid Gul said her mother was suffering from cancer and had also undergone around 17 major and minor surgeries. She was also facing severe health complications due …
Read More »Indian students forced to wear cardboard cartons in bid to stop cheating
School students in the Indian state of Karnataka were this week forced to wear cardboard cartons on their heads during an exam, presumably in order to stop them from cheating in the test. According to a report published by Indian news outlet NDTV, the pictures of the students wearing the …
Read More »Communication Advices from the Noble Quran
By SALMAN RIZWAN Communication is the process of passing information and understanding from one person to another. In simple words it is a process of transmitting and sharing ideas, opinions, facts, values etc. from one person to another or one organization to another. If the communication is done just to …
Read More »The Power of Optimism
By SALMAN RIZWAN These days the single most important perspective that is needed is “Optimism”. In a world where we are surrounded by negativity and pessimism and face a constant bombardment of bad news on conventional and social media, it becomes even more critical to keep a positive attitude and …
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