London , April 28: Richard Sharp, the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) chairman, resigned on Friday after it was discovered that he had concealed his role in helping to arrange a loan of roughly USD1 million for former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
As the loan was taken before he was...
Dubai , April 28: A total of 2,049 real estate transactions worth AED 10.8 billion were conducted during the week ending 28th April, 2023, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department (DLD).
The DLD report said that 172 plots were sold for AED 1.58 billion, while apartment and villa sales stood at...
Beijing , April 25: China is heading towards social instability as unemployment rises to a historical level.
The youth unemployment rate is approaching historical highs, coupled with various challenges such as debt risks and slowing global growth, indicating that China's economic outlook is still uncertain after the devastating effects of the zero-Covid policy.
Apart from...
New Delhi , April 25: United Kingdom (UK) based leading business financial platform Tide kicked off an exchange programme in India on Tuesday with the aim to globalise entrepreneurship which will help to grow UK business in India and Indian business in the UK.
On the exchange programme, British High...
Islamabad , April 25: Poverty in Pakistan and inflation in these months have made life extremely difficult for poor people, Pak vernacular media reported.
The majority of Pakistanis are living below the poverty line and 80 per cent of unskilled labourers are not getting a salary of (PKR) 25,000 minimum announced ten months ago.
Director of...
Washington , April 25: US President Joe Biden will be running for re-election as the President of the United States.
Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he seeks a second term as the US President. This sets up the possibility of a rematch with Donald Trump.
"Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for...
New Delhi , April 25: Indians stranded in Sudan have departed from the conflict-torn country in the first phase of 'Operation Kaveri', the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.
The third Saryu-class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy, INS Sumedha with 278 people onboard departed from Port Sudan for Jeddah.
Taking to Twitter, the...
Gilgit-Baltistan , April 25: The Gilgit-Baltistan government in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has begun an operation to remove illegal electricity connections and special transmission lines to government offices. The decision has been taken as local residents face up to 18-hour-long power outages.
The Gilgit-Baltistan water and power department in cooperation with district...
Beijing , April 25: China hosted 1,807 economic and trade exhibitions with a total exhibition area of 55.76 million square metres in 2022, according to a report on the country's convention and exhibition industry released by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
Reports pointed out that major exhibitions, including the China International Import Expo, the China Import...
Kathmandu , April 25: Nepal's Civil Aviation Minister Sudan Kirati has raised suspicion over the bird-hit reason behind Monday's Fly Dubai incident. Kirati suspects it to be a technical problem with the aircraft.
Late Monday night, a flash of fire was seen from the Dubai-bound passenger aircraft with 168 passengers on board. Despite the...
