KARACHI: Additional Inspector General of Sindh Police Ghulam Qadir Jokhio has directed on Tuesday to accelerate crackdowns against criminals and illegal immigrants residing in Karachi, the metropolitan city of Pakistan. Additional IG Sindh was chairing special session while several police officials including Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs), Senior Superintendants of Police (SSPs) and investigation officers of all zones were present in the meeting held in Karachi today. IG Sindh Ghulam Qadir Jokhio ordered fastening the process of gripping against persons involved in illegal activities including criminals of every kind and illegal residents from foreign countries. The top police official revealed the statistics of illegal immigrants pres...
September 4, 2013 at 1:09 am | News Desk
“Fifty Shades of Grey” novelist E.L. James was very busy on Twitter on Monday morning. No sooner had she announced that Dakota Johnson (“Ben and Kate”) had been cast in the feature film version of her erotic novel as Anastasia Steele she broke some other news too. “The gorgeous and talented Charlie Hunnam will be Christian Grey in the film adaptation of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ ” she wrote. Though Johnson’s casting was a surprise, Hunnam’s name had been bandied about of late as one of the leading candidates to play the 27-year-old billionaire who finds romance with a college student. The 33-year-old British heartthrob is best known as Jackson “Jax” Teller on “So...
September 3, 2013 at 2:12 am | News Desk
MADRID: Gareth Bale has claimed he won’t be overcome by the pressure of his massive price tag after being officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player in front of 20,000 fans at the Santiago Bernabeu on Monday. Bale’s prolonged transfer from Tottenham Hotspur was finally completed on Sunday evening with contrasting reports over whether he had become the most expensive player of in the history of the game. The English media reported Bale’s transfer had broken the record Real paid for Cristiano Ronaldo four years ago at 101 million euros ($133.5 million, £86 million), whilst in Spain reports citing Real Madrid sources claimed the deal was concluded for 91 million euros, three million less than Ronaldo. And whilst Bale...
September 3, 2013 at 1:39 am | News Desk
Seoul: LG after the success of its flagship device LG G2, the company has announced its first ever 8.3 inch G Pad. According to reports the device makes its appearance in the fourth quarter of this year. The LG G Pad Pad 8.3 is the first full HD display tablet in the smaller 8-inch tablet category, which may attract many customers looking out to use the tablet to view lots of video. “Complementing our G Series smartphones, the introduction of the LG G Pad 8.3 further strengthens LG’s premium lineup consisting of our most cutting-edge devices,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of the LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “Our G Pad is just another example of LG delivering devices with the unique s...
September 3, 2013 at 1:39 am | News Desk
LONDON: US telecoms giant Verizon and Vodafone announced Monday they had agreed the British company would sell its 45-percent stake in their joint venture Verizon Wireless for $130 billion (99 billion euros). The blockbuster deal — which would be one of the biggest transactions in corporate history — would allow Vodafone to bounce back from hefty losses, pay down debt, make new acquisitions and return money to shareholders, according to analysts. It would also mark the group’s exit from the United States market and inject several billion euros into the British economy that is struggling to lift out of the doldrums. The company’s share price jumped 3.59 percent Monday to close at 213.65 pence before the announcement...
September 3, 2013 at 1:30 am | News Desk
NEW DELHI: India’s manufacturing shrank in August for the first time in over four years, dealing a fresh blow to efforts to boost a slumping currency, as rival China’s factory activity rebounded, figures showed Monday. HSBC’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for India, which gives a snapshot of manufacturing health, tumbled to an unexpected low of 48.5 in August from 51.1 in July, amid a fall in orders. The PMI index is seen as a leading signal of economic momentum. A reading below 50 signals contraction while anything above suggests expansion. The Indian data came as growth forecasts were downgraded for the country for this financial year to March 2014, amid worries Asia’s third-largest economy could be on t...
September 3, 2013 at 1:30 am | News Desk
Lahore: Pakistan is schedule to play South Africa a total of 9 matches starting from October 14 this year. According to schedule, series will take place from 14th of October to November 15th. Series includes 5 One Day Internationals (ODI), 2 test and 2 Twenty 20 (T20) matches. First test will start from 14th of October while 2nd test will begin from 23rd of October. The T20’s will be played on 13th and 15th of November at Dubai. ODI’s will be played on following dates: First ODI, 30th October. Second ODI, 1st November. Third ODI, 6th November. Fourth ODI, 8th November. Fifth ODI, 11th November. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan...
September 3, 2013 at 1:30 am | News Desk
BRASILIA: The American ambassador to Brazil was summoned by authorities on Monday over new allegations that the US National Security Agency spied on President Dilma Rousseff, an official said. US journalist Glenn Greenwald, a Guardian newspaper columnist who obtained secret files from NSA leaker Edward Snowden, told Globo television that the agency snooped on the communications of Rousseff and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. A Brazilian foreign ministry spokesman said US Ambassador Thomas Shannon “was called to explain” the claims made by Greenwald, who is based in Rio de Janeiro. “If these facts prove to be true, it would be unacceptable and could be called an attack on our country’s sovereignty,” Just...
September 3, 2013 at 1:30 am | News Desk
MIAMI: Braving jellyfish and extreme fatigue, US swimmer Diana Nyad was just strokes away Monday from becoming the first person to cross from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. The 64-year-old broke Penny Palfrey’s 2012 distance record late Sunday, making it farther than anyone on the treacherous stretch with no protection. The athlete, on her fifth bid to realize her quest, was on track after 48 hours in the water to make it ashore between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. (1800-2000 GMT), her team said in a brief update. Four hours earlier, she was on course to swim 112 statute miles (180 kilometers) — 35 more miles than anyone before her, according to her website. But it hasn’t been easy, with challenges looming large on the homes...
September 3, 2013 at 1:30 am | News Desk
As Samsung is going to launch its next generation Galaxy Note 3 on September 4 in Berlin, new leaked blurred image of the gadget shows that Phablet is coming with more boxy design. Though Samsung has managed to keep it out of the public eye but a blog site Techkiddy has published an image and claimed that it is a new Galaxy Note 3. From the image it is cleared that handset is very less rounded and more squarish if we compared it to Galaxy Note 3. Rumored Specifications of Note III are: 5.68 inch Full HD Super Amoled Display Snapdragon 800 Chipset 13Mega-pixel camera 8Mega-pixel camera for LCD Variant 3GB RAM 32GB/64GB internal storage Hifi Music Playback at 24bit/192kHz 3300-3420mAh battery Android 4.3 Jelly Bean The News Tr...
September 2, 2013 at 1:52 am | News Desk
Washington: As American giant Apple gearing up to launch fifth version of its flagship device likely iPad 5, South Korean technological giant LG step up as its rival with its G Pad. Apple enjoy the great response at the launch of iPad 4 now company expecting to get the same response on the launch o iPad 5. On the other hand LG have a remarkable response on the launch of its flagship device LG G2. The specs of both devices, however, seem to be really interesting: The user in the market demands faster device. Apple keeping in view the demands of users is working on Quad Core A7 chip. The chip will allow the users to play games swiftly and they can perform tasks within no time. The G Pad will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processo...
September 2, 2013 at 1:07 am | News Desk
Seoul: Just few days remaining in the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note 3, new image of Galaxy Note 3 leaked in White color. Samsung will officially unwraps its upcoming phablet on September 4. We recently reported that the Galaxy Note 3′s front panel had leaked, showing the device with a 5.68-inch display that is a little taller than the Note 2, but about the same width thanks to the thin bezel Samsung is using around its display. The images were from the front panel of the black Galaxy Note 3. New images of the white variant have now leaked and they match up perfectly to the black panel, indicating that this is most likely the real deal. FanaticPhone has posted images of the white front panel of the Galaxy Note 3. The new phablet&rs...
September 2, 2013 at 1:07 am | News Desk
LAHORE: Pakistan’s Punjab government has removed 279 traffic wardens from their posts on Sunday who were involved in submitting fake documents and bribery. At least 279 traffic wardens have been removed from their posts over providing fake documents and bribery amounts for permanency in jobs, Chief Traffic Officer Sohail Chaudhry said. The official from Punjab’s traffic division said that strict action has been taken against the convicts promoting activities against merit. On the other hand, the dismissed traffic wardens protested against decision of the authorities and demanded instant restoration of their posts. It should be mentioned, Punjab government scrutinizing the documents of their employees in order to bring eligib...
September 2, 2013 at 1:07 am | News Desk
PESHAWAR: Pervaiz Khattak, the prominent leader of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) and Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said that reformations has been made in several departments of KPK. CM KPK Pervaiz Khattak was conducting press conference in Peshawar, the capital city of KPK, pertaining a short overview on the provincial government’s performance after completion of 90 days. Khattak claimed that no allegation of corruption was pointed against his government during past three months, whereas, reformation process is continued in different sections. The Chief Minister announced establishment of new intelligence department in KPK while large quantity of CCTV security cameras will be installed across the province. Earlie...
September 2, 2013 at 1:07 am | News Desk
ISLAMABAD: Indian Broadcasting Corporation, All India Radio, showed agreement over provision of two historical speeches of Muhammad Ali Jinnah to Pakistan’s counterpart, Radio Pakistan. Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting showed flexibility over requests sent by Pakistan’s Broadcasting Corporation for handing over copies of two historical speeches of the Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, to them, local website reported. According to reports, Director General All India Radio Leeladhar Mandloi said that the Indian Ministry agreed to provide the speech-recordings to Pakistan. Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation had requested for the recording of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s ...
September 2, 2013 at 1:07 am | News Desk
PARIS: Teenager Adrien Rabiot came off the bench to spur French title-holders Paris Saint-Germain past promoted Guingamp 2-0 on Saturday, as the midfielder netted a decisive injury-time goal at the Parc des Princes. PSG’s stuttering start to the season appeared set to continue as the woodwork twice denied Laurent Blanc’s side, but 18-year-old Rabiot struck a minute into stoppage time before Zlatan Ibrahimovic made the points safe. The win takes PSG to within a point of leaders Marseille, who host Monaco on Sunday. Last year’s top scorer Ibrahimovic, without a goal in his opening three matches, almost opened his account for the season inside two minutes as he struck the base of Mamadou Samassa’s post from a free-kic...
September 1, 2013 at 3:18 am | News Desk
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