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PUBLISHED September 11, 2024 Getting a good night’s sleep is essential to our overall health, but for many, it’s a constant struggle. The quality of our sleep directly affects everything from our mood to energy levels and general well-being. Fortunately, regular exercise is a natural and effective way to improve sleep quality, especially for those […]
Striking Indian doctors defy court over rape protests – Newspaper
KOLKATA: Junior doctors in India’s West Bengal state have vowed to keep up a strike in protest at the rape and murder of a trainee doctor unless their demands are met, defying a Supreme Court deadline for Tuesday. While demonstrations in other states have been gradually called off after the Supreme Court formed a hospital […]
Tariq Ramadan’s rape acquittal overturned by Geneva court – World
GENEVA: Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who has been convicted of rape by a Geneva appeals court and sentenced to prison, will contest the verdict before Switzerland’s highest court, his lawyers said on Tuesday. After being acquitted last year, a Geneva appeals court said it had found the 62-year-old former Oxford University professor “guilty of rape […]
Minister Musadik Malik reassures PPP as it fumes over Irsa law changes – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD / HYDERABAD: As the PPP intensified its opposition to any modifications to the law governing inter-provincial water distribution, the PML-N assured its ally that any decision on the matter would be made with consensus. The amendments to the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) Act 1992, yet to be tabled by the PML-N-led federal government, […]
Kamala Harris puts Donald Trump on defensive in fiery US presidential debate – World
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris put Republican Donald Trump on the defensive at a combative presidential debate on Tuesday with a stream of attacks on abortion limits, his fitness for office and his myriad legal woes, as both candidates sought a campaign-altering moment in their closely fought election. A former prosecutor, Harris, 59, appeared to […]
Playing politics with May 9 – Pakistan
THE latest wave of arrests of senior PTI leaders following the party’s recent show of strength in Islamabad is a reminder of the escalating political tension in the country. What is happening now had been in the works for some time, with both sides bracing for a showdown. The Sept 8 rally and the harsh […]
A Classic Case of Delulu
Listen to article The University of Oxford, a global exemplar of academic excellence and prestige, known for producing some of the world’s greatest minds, is at the crucial point. It faces a polemic decision: whether to elect Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and cricket legend, as its next Chancellor. Khan’s bid has stirred major […]
Maryam Nawaz approves increase in Provincial border posts, grants Rs1 billion to police
Listen to article Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has instructed officials to ensure top-tier security for the upcoming Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrations. During a law and order session, she called for enhanced security measures, including the deployment of bullet-proof vehicles, APCs, and bullet-proof vests for police officers. Additionally, she approved an expansion of provincial check posts and a […]
Kamala Harris puts Donald Trump on defensive in fiery debate – World
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris put Republican Donald Trump on the defensive at a combative presidential debate on Tuesday with a stream of attacks on abortion limits, his fitness for office and his myriad legal woes, as both candidates sought a campaign-altering moment in their closely fought election. A former prosecutor, Harris, 59, appeared to […]
PTI Senator Falak Naz suspended for two days over ‘abusive language’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A fierce exchange of words in the Senate on Tuesday led to the suspension of the membership of PTI Senator Falak Naz for two days for using abusive language against Senator Faisal Vawda as he launched a scathing attack on the party and its founding chairman Imran Khan and even accused him of plotting […]