Govt extends deadline for Hajj 2026 dues by three days, giving applicants extra time to pay. Web Desk November 18, 2025 The government has extended the deadline for paying the Hajj 2026 dues by three more days, giving applicants one last chance to submit their second instalment. According to Muhammad Umar Butt, spokesperson for the Ministry of Religious Affairs, applicants …

A young girl has died nearly a week after she was allegedly made to perform 100 sit-ups as punishment for arriving late at school. The tragic case has sparked widespread outrage about discipline in the country’s schools, as well as calls for a full inquiry. On November 8, the 12-year-old pupil, a Class 6 student at a private school in …

The one area outside of AI where investors are still enthusiastic is expense management fintech, at least if Ramp’s 2025 is anything to judge by. Every few months, Ramp has raised another large sum at another giant new valuation. On Monday, the fintech announced it had raised $300 million led by Lightspeed, which also included an employee tender offer. This …

اسلام آباد میں بلدیاتی انتخابات میں تاخیر سے متعلق کیس میں الیکشن کمیشن آف پاکستان نے محفوظ فیصلہ جاری کرتے ہوئے وفاقی دارالحکومت میں بلدیاتی انتخابات کروانے کا اعلان کر دیا ہے۔ ذرائع کے مطابق الیکشن کمیشن نے اپنے فیصلے میں کہا ہے کہ اسلام آباد لوکل گورنمنٹ ایکٹ 2015 میں حالیہ ترمیم آئین اور قانون سے متصادم ہے۔ فیصلے …

Networking giant Cisco has acquired EzDub, a Y-Combinator-backed consumer startup that provides real-time translation services. Cisco announced the acquisition over the weekend, but the company didn’t disclose the size of the deal. EzDubs was founded by Padmanabhan Krishnamurthy, Amrutavarsh Kinagi, and Kareem Nassar in 2023. Notably, Nassar had previously worked at Cisco’s Speech AI group before co-founding the startup. The …

Brussels reportedly plans to offer bloc countries a choice between paying $100 billion, taking on joint debt, or seizing Russia’s frozen money The EU has reportedly told its members that should a controversial plan to leverage Russian assets frozen in Belgium to finance Ukraine prove unworkable, it will seek a cut of each member state’s GDP to put up cash …

Swedish automaker Volvo has canceled a five-year-old contract with Luminar, the latest escalation in an increasingly ugly brawl between the lidar sensor company and its biggest customer. The fight is happening during an existential moment for Luminar. The company recently defaulted on several of its loans. While it’s working with those lenders on a resolution, Luminar has warned investors it …

Ashley Darby Pressured To Apologize To Insurance Fraud Scammer Wendy Osefo Ashley Darby finally bowed to pressure from fans and castmates, issuing an apology to Wendy Osefo — despite still believing the RHOP star is caught up in an insurance-fraud scandal of her own making. “I was maybe a little shady. I kind of take it back a little bit,” …

Russia’s sinister ‘Doomsday Radio’ broadcast a threat to NATO in a burst of coded messages on Monday (November 17). One read simply ‘LATVIA’ – the name of an allied state that shares a 170-mile border with Vladimir Putin’s state. Latvia and its neighbours, Estonia and Lithuania, are viewed as among those most vulnerable to a Russian invasion, which would trigger …

پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایئر لائنز (پی آئی اے) نے بنگلہ دیش کی بمان ایئر لائن کے ساتھ اہم کارگو انٹرلائن اسپیشل پروورائٹی معاہدہ کر لیا ہے، جو یکم دسمبر 2025 سے نافذ العمل ہوگا۔ ترجمان پی آئی اے کے مطابق اس معاہدے کا بنیادی مقصد دونوں ممالک کے درمیان فضائی کارگو کی نقل و حرکت کو ہموار بنانا اور خطے میں …

Sequoia-backed fintech platform Aspora, which lets the Indian diaspora send money back to India, is launching a new feature for users to pay bills. This means Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) can pay utility bills or recharge their mobile prepaid plans for their family. The startup said that until now, users had to either transfer the money to their Indian accounts or …

Paris’ Louvre Museum said on Monday that it was closing one of its galleries as a precaution after an audit revealed structural weaknesses in some of the beams in the building. The Campana Gallery, which houses nine rooms dedicated to ancient Greek ceramics, will be closed while investigations are conducted into “certain beams supporting the floors of the second floor” …

Google is rolling out new AI-powered features to book and plan travel in Search, the company announced on Monday. The tech giant is expanding availability for its AI-powered “Flight Deals” tool, adding the ability for users to organize travel plans with its “Canvas” tool in AI Mode, and launching agentic booking capabilities to more people. Google first launched Flight Deals …

Rajasthan Royals (RR) headed into the IPL 2026 Retentions with a strategy focused on consolidating their core group to build on their competitive performances from the previous season, while preparing to enhance their squad depth through the upcoming auction. Rajasthan Royals retain 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi amongst the key players  RR retained 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who continues to play record-breaking knock …

Wendy Osefo Acts Unbothered and Says She Will Push Forward as Her Legal Drama Intensifies  Wendy Osefo stepped onto the BravoCon stage determined to show fans she refuses to crumble, staying resilient amid her insurance-fraud allegations and ongoing legal drama. Appearing on Day 1 of BravoCon 2025, The Real Housewives of Potomac star spoke publicly for the first time about …