Quetta, Pakistan (AP file photo) How is Pakistan’s economy still surviving? The question continues to arise as the country grapples with prolonged economic stress despite years of weak growth and low human development indicators.In recent years, Pakistan has dealt with sharp currency swings, runaways inflation between 2022 and 2024, persistent balance-of-payments pressures and mounting external...
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Warner Bros reject Paramount bid: Board calls offer misleading; backs Netflix merger
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126039928,imgsize-2183903,width-400,resizemode-4/warner-bros-discovery-writes-1400-word-rejection-letter-to-shareholders-calls-paramount-offer-misleading-read-full-text-on-netflix-deal.jpg" alt="Warner Bros Discovery writes 1400-word ‘rejection’ letter to shareholders, calls Paramount offer ‘misleading’: Read full text on Netflix deal" title=" AI generated image for representation ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> AI generated image for representation Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) board of directors have unanimously rejected a $108 billion hostile takeover bid bid worth $108 billion...
‘Make informed decisions’: DGCA cautions students headed abroad for pilot training
NEW DELHI: India has sounded a caution for students headed abroad for pilot training. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a notice for such students and their parents that it “has no role or responsibility in the regulation, oversight, quality, progress or completion of pilot training undertaken at organisations/ institutions situated abroad...
AI can replace teams in US offices, but here’s why Harvard says that would be a mistake
Artificial Intelligence On a quiet spring morning in Boston, sunlight filtered through the tall windows of Baker Library at Harvard Business School. The building, long associated with case studies on management, labour and power, has become an unlikely symbol of a new question confronting the US workforce. On May 27, 2025, researchers inside the Harvard...
Goa nightclub fire: Luthra brothers sent to 5-day police custody; probe into tragedy widens
Luthra brothers (File photo) NEW DELHI: A Goa court on Wednesday sent Saurav Luthra and Gaurav Luthra to 5-day police custody in connection with the devastating fire at an Arpora club venue. The Luthra brothers are the owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, which was engulfed in fire that claimed 25 lives.The brothers...
Warner Bros deal battle: Company tells shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance bid
Warner Bros has asked its shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying a rival offer from Netflix would be better for customers and aligns with the board’s fiduciary responsibilities, AP reported.In a letter to investors issued on Wednesday, Warner Bros said its board had reviewed Paramount Skydance’s “unsolicited tender offer” with...
Huge blow! Shubman Gill to miss fourth T20I vs South Africa due to toe injury
Shubman Gill (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: In a huge blow to the Indian cricket team, T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the fourth T20I against South Africa due to an injury to his toe. It has been reliably learnt that the right-hander was hit during training in Lucknow and has been advised...
How police secretly tracked missing coach Travis Turner before abuse charges
How police secretly tracked missing football coach Travis Turner before child abuse charges came to light? (Image via Getty) Police were likely watching Travis Turner long before he ran into the woods with a gun, experts say. Turner, a 46-year-old high school football coach and father of three, is wanted on child pornography charges in...
Trump, troops and trouble at home: Why Asim Munir’s next move could shake Pakistan
Pakistan army chief Asim Munir (AP file photo) Pakistan’s de facto state head and most powerful army chief in decades is facing the toughest test of his expanding stronghold in Islamabad power centre as the United States presses Islamabad to send troops to a Gaza stabilisation force, a move analysts told Reuters could spark strong...
Nuclear Energy Bill 2025: Lok Sabha clears ‘SHANTI’ bill as opposition walks out
Representative image NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday gave its nod to the the nuclear energy bill called the “Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill (SHANTI), 2025”. The bill was passed as opposition staged a walkout, during the ongoing Winter Session.The amended bill was tabled in the lower house,...
