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Sharifs to face trial in 2 more NAB cases in Adiala Jail

An accountability court convicted former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Mohammad Safdar Awan on July 6 in the Avenfield properties reference.

Jul 14, 2018

India unveils world's largest visa centre in Bangladesh

Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the integrated centre at Jamuna Future Park along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.

Jul 14, 2018

Global migration to get smoother after historic agreement on UN compact

In a historic move, the UN has agreed on it first ever global compact for migration. All countries part of the United Nations, except the US, have agreed for smoother pathways for legal migrants while cracking down on illegal immigrants and human traffickers.

Jul 14, 2018

UN Security Council imposes arms embargo on South Sudan

The resolution, initiated by the United States, aims to end the five-year-long civil war in the African nation that has left millions homeless and living in refugee camps in Uganda.

Jul 14, 2018

Russian agents indicted for hacking Hillary Clinton's campaign

A US Grand Jury indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers of the GRU for their role in manipulating the 2016 US Presidential elections and hacking the Clinton campaign and the DNC.

Jul 14, 2018

multiplex association of india, cap on cinema ticket prices, karnataka govt puts cap on film ticket prices, pvr ticket prices, inox ticket prices

No ban on outside food in multiplexes: Maharashtra govt

In recent weeks, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena held protests inside various multiplexes in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and other cities where popcorn packs were being sold for Rs 250.

Jul 13, 2018

Kolkata sexual assault case: Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay slams Maneka Gandhi for exceeding her brief

West Bengal Power Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay said that Union Women & Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi should have spoken to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee first.

Jul 13, 2018

Guterres backs Zeid's call for Kashmir human rights probe

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, whose term gets over at the end of 2018, asked the Human Rights Council to set up a Commission of Inquiry into the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jul 13, 2018

Qatar Airways flight skids off runway in Kochi

Airbus 330 from Doha skidded off the runway and damaged a few lights after strong winds during landing caused the flight to misalign with the tarmac.

Jul 13, 2018

Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman (L) and Akram Durrani

Pakistan election rally blast: Death toll rises to 70

The blast targeting former Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani at Bannu city killed 70 and injured 32. This is the third major attack in the region during election campaigning.

Jul 13, 2018

Accenture acquires AI data analytics firm Kogentix

The purchase will strengthen Accenture Applied Intelligence's growing data engineering business as AI and big data becomes more and more critical to Accenture's business.

Jul 13, 2018

Tim Cook speaks at the China Development Forum

Apple announces $300 mn fund to accelerate clean energy use in China

The China Clean Energy Fund will develop 1 gigawatt of renewable energy in China as Apple partners with 10 suppliers to invest $300 million over the next four years.

Jul 13, 2018

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere talks to employees during a vistit at the Facebook office in Berlin

Facebook women employees hiring up five times over five years

Releasing its annual diversity report, the company announced that the number of women employees has gone up five times, the number of Black and Hispanic employees has also jumped up. Facebook has also been rated as one of the best places to work for the LGBTQ community.

Jul 13, 2018