Wealthy Indian couple donates INR2b, embraces monkhood
An affluent Jain couple from the Indian state of Gujarat, Bhavesh Bhandari and his wife, have made a substantial donation of nearly INR2 billion and embarked on a journey of spiritual enlightenment by embracing monkhood. According to The Economic Times, they relinquished their wealth in February and are scheduled to formally embrace renunciation at an […]
PM foresees Saudi visit as catalyst for enhanced cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the visit of the Saudi high-level delegation led by Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud would usher in a new era of very close cooperation in coming months. Speaking at a dinner hosted by him in honour of the Saudi foreign minister and his delegation, […]
Judge dismisses some claims against Meta’s Zuckerberg over social media harm
WASHINGTON: Meta Platforms, CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday won the dismissal of some claims in a dozen lawsuits accusing him of concealing from the public that Facebook and Instagram were harmful to children. The ruling, by US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, came in the sprawling litigation by children pursuing hundreds of […]
Xi meets German chancellor, calls for achieving mutual success
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, calling on the two sides to carry forward the distinctive characteristics of mutual benefit and win-win outcomes and achieve mutual success. Noting that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the all-round […]
COAS, Saudi FM discuss policies to strengthen cooperation
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, accompanied by a delegation, met with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Tuesday, the military said. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), discussions centred on mutual interests and policies to further bolster bilateral cooperation across various sectors. The statement said that the […]
Heavy floods hit Dubai, airport as Oman toll rises to 18
DUBAI: Torrential rain flooded roads, homes and malls and briefly halted operations at Dubai’s airport as storms lashed the Gulf on Tuesday, after leaving at least 18 dead in Oman. Dubai, the Middle East’s financial centre, was paralysed by the heavy storms that caused widespread flooding around the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Flagship shopping […]
Baidu says AI chatbot ‘Ernie Bot’ has attracted 200 million users
HONG KONG: China’s Baidu (9888.HK) said on Tuesday its artificial intelligence chatbot “Ernie Bot” has garnered more than 200 million users as it seeks to remain China’s most popular ChatGPT-like chatbot amid increasingly fierce competition. The number of users has roughly doubled since the company’s last update in December. The chatbot was released to the […]
Consumers to get relief in electricity bills for May
ISLAMABAD: The consumers will get a Rs4.12 per unit reduction in their electricity bills for the month of May as compared to March. A petition has been submitted to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) for slashing fuel cost adjustment from Rs4.92 per unit to Rs2.94 per unit for May as compared to April, […]