Google Code Jam returns with a cash prize of $15,000, registration is open

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google’s Code Jam, one of the most challenging programming competitions in the world, has returned and registrations are now open. Code Jam calls on programmers…

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WhatsApp is bringing back the text Status

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The feature has rolled out globally. Check your app for the update. WhatsApp is bringing back the old text “Status” option, but the Stories-like Status…

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Government to tax e-commerce sector in Pakistan

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has submitted instructions to the chief commissioners for the compilation of budget proposals including taxation of e-commerce in coming budget…

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Asia University Rankings 2017: 7 Pakistani Institutions make it to top 300

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The Times Higher Education list of the latest Asia University Rankings 2017 includes seven Pakistani institutions in the top 300, up from only two institutions…

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Legal notice served to PTCL President

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

An advocate of Lahore High Court has sent a legal notice to the CEO of PTCL regarding holding of illegal meetings with the fake representatives…

You can now send and request money in your Gmail app

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Gmail for Android has added a feature to send and receive money within the app. Google has made it much easier for users to do…

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PM Nawaz orders to take strict legal action against people promoting blasphemous content on social media

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has ordered the concerned authorities to take necessary steps to remove blasphemous content from social media immediately. A statement…

Social Media campaigners targeting PM will face prosecution under Cyber Crime Law

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Marriyum Aurangzeb, said that anyone on social media involved in baseless and false propaganda against Prime…

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Pakistan to test electronic voting machines for elections

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has signed an agreement to procure electronic voting machines (EVMs) and biometric verification machines (BVMs) for a trial run…

All 712 police stations across Punjab go digital

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), in collaboration with Punjab Police, has successfully introduced the digital system in all 712 police stations of Punjab. Prime Minister…

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US & equity funds to invest more than Rs. 15.6 billion in Pakistani enterprises

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The US government is investing more than Rs. 15.6 billion in Pakistan’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), under the Pakistan Private Investment Initiative (PPII). U.S.…

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Only one Pakistani Business School in top 300 schools of the world

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) now ranks amongst the top 300 business schools in the world,…

Pakistani hospital becomes first in Asia to accept digital coins

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Abid Hospital becomes Pakistan’s first hospital to accept Pakcoin – Pakistan’s first digital currency or cryptocurrency. It is the first ever hospital in Asia to…

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