Archives for February 21, 2016
Malaysia tops list of most popular destinations for Muslim travellers
KARACHI: There are more than 1 billion Muslims spread across the globe. The Muslim population contains a set of diverse cultures, norms and traditions, spread across different countries of the…
Pakistani scientist plays crucial role in revolutionary scientific discovery
KARACHI: Dr. Nargis Mavalvala, an astrophysicist of Pakistani origin, was a team member of several scientists who observed ripples in gravitational waves. The observation made by Dr. Nargis Mavalvala confirms…
Intelligent robots threaten millions of jobs
WASHINGTON: Advances in artificial intelligence will soon lead to robots that are capable of nearly everything humans do, threatening tens of millions of jobs in the coming 30 years, experts…
Mystery ‘hobbits’ not humans like us: study
PARIS: Diminutive humans that died out on an Indonesian island some 15,000 years ago were not Homo sapiens but a different species, according to a study published Monday that dives…
Augmented reality looks to future where screens vanish
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft inventor Alex Kipman was joined by holograms at a renowned TED gathering here on Thursday as he gave a glimpse into a future where computer screens are…
Apple likely to invoke free-speech rights in encryption fight
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc () will likely seek to invoke the United States’ protections of free speech as one of its key legal arguments in trying to block an…
Smartphones to replace cards at bank machines
WASHINGTON: Here’s another use for the smartphone as it invades daily life: in place of your debit card at your bank cash machine. The “cardless” automatic teller machine (ATM) is…
ARY Films’ ‘Shah’ to be screened in the United States starting Feb 21st
ARY Films’ ‘Shah’ is all set to be screened at the United States starting February 21, according to Hip In Pakistan. ARY Films’ Shah impressed masses in Pakistan, as the…
Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover to exchange rings in March?
Bipasha Basu might be getting engaged soon to her rumoured boyfriend Karan Singh Grover, if recent reports in the Indian media are to be believed. Bipasha Basu and her boyfriend…
Umberto Eco, Italian author of “The Name of the Rose,” dies at 84
Italian author Umberto Eco, who became famous for the 1980 international blockbuster “The Name of the Rose”, died on Friday, Italian media reported. He was 84. La Repubblica newspaper said…