Nobel prize for Physics awarded to scientists who studied complex physical systems By: Web Desk on October 5, 2021The Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 was awarded jointly to Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann. It is for the physical modelling of Earth’s climate and Giorgio Parisi for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales. Randomness and disorder characterize complex systems and they are difficult […]
Court extends Aryan Khan’s remand to NCB till Oct 7 By: Web Desk on October 5, 2021MUMBAI: The Esplanade Magistrate’s Court has extended the detainment of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan for another three days till October 7. Other people in the remand are Arbaz Seth Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha. Three of them were arrested on Sunday from Cordelia, a cruise liner at the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal […]
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine’s efficacy diminishes after 6 months: study By: Reuters on October 5, 2021Six months after the second dose, the Pfizer Inc / BioNTech SE vaccine’s effectiveness in preventing infection by the coronavirus fell to 47% from 88%, according to data published on Monday by US health agencies when deciding whether booster shots were needed. Ahead of peer review in August, the study’s findings were made public in […]
A plane got stuck under overbridge in New Delhi By: Web Desk on October 4, 2021A video is getting viral on social media about a plane being struck under a foot overbridge in New Delhi. Resources privy to the matter said that the incident happened on the Delhi-Gurgaon highway near the Indian capital’s IGI airport. The video shows the Air India plane stuck mid-way, as half its body crossed underneath […]
Pandora Papers: Tendulkar, wife and her father had a BVI company By: Web Desk on October 4, 2021An offshore company in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) that was dissolved in back 2016, has Sachin Tendulkar and members of his family among its beneficial owners, according to the Pandora Papers. Tendulkar was also a Member of the Upper House of Indian Parliament. Sachin, his wife Anjali, and his father-in-law Anand Mehta have been […]
“Iron Brothers Cricket Tournament” held to mark 70 years of Pak-China diplomatic ties By: APP on October 2, 2021BEIJING: An eight-a-side ‘Iron Brothers Cricket Tournament’ featuring Pakistani, Chinese and Sri Lankan teams was held to celebrate 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China. The event was organized by Pakistan Embassy Beijing and sponsored by Habib Bank Limited Beijing Branch. The one-day tournament held at Dongfeng International Sports Park, […]
US should hold Saudi officials accountable for Khashoggi’s murder: fiancée Hatice Cengiz By: Web Desk on October 2, 2021On Friday, Saudi nonconformist Jamal Khashoggi’s widow inquired about US President Joe Biden’s promise to hold the kingdom answerable three years after the writer’s cold-blooded murder. On Khashoggi’s third death anniversary, his fiancée Hatice Cengiz moved to Washington for a protest outside the Saudi embassy and an evening vigil near the US Capitol where she […]
Doctors find kilo of nails and screws in man’s stomach By: AFP/Web Desk on October 2, 2021Doctors in Lithuania removed on Friday more than a kilogram of nails and screws from the stomach of a man. He had started swallowing metallic objects after quitting alcohol. The man, who was not identified for reasons of patient confidentiality, was admitted to hospital in the Baltic port city of Klaipeda with severe abdominal pain. […]
Pakistan products showcased during China’s Golden Week break in Chengdu By: APP on October 2, 2021BEIJING: Pakistan Week, an event that aims to showcase the beauty of Made-in-Pakistan products and the culture it represents, kicked off in Chengdu, China. Scheduled to continue till October 7, the 8-day-long event is held amid China’s National Day holiday. This week-long holiday – starting from October 1 and also named Golden Week in Chinese […]
Pakistan should take stern measures against all zealots: US official Wendy Sherman By: Web Desk on October 2, 2021WASHINGTON: On Saturday, Wendy Sherman, the US Deputy Secretary, has demanded that the Pakistan government should take stringent measures against all the zealots, before her two-day visit to Pakistan which is expected on October 7. The State Dept No. 2 will meet on October 7-8 with officials in Pakistan in a first top-level visit of […]