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PM approves 1% sales tax for EVs but protection for existing assemblers continues ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a draft of a new five-year auto policy, continuing protection to existing assemblers of conventional vehicles for four more years but offering substantial tax incentives on new energy vehicles (NEVs) to substantially reduce their prices. … Read more
The sanctions that will now be imposed on Los Tiguerones are an increasingly common U.S. tactic, though they unlikely to hurt the gang financially.
Google says the AI infrastructure build-out will involve development of three new data centres in the country’s north A view of Fortum’s nuclear power plant in Loviisa, Finland, September 2, 2024. REUTERS Alphabet’s Google will invest at least €13 billion ($15.1 billion) in AI infrastructure in nippy Nordic country Finland over the next two years, its … Read more
Yes, El Niño is unusually powerful this time. But that’s not always a bad thing.
Veteran actor says contestants’ personal stories have taken the show beyond its usual quiz format Amitabh Bachchan has spent more than 25 years hosting Kaun Banega Crorepati, but the veteran actor says some moments on the current season’s set have gone well beyond the quiz format. In a post shared on his personal Tumblr account, … Read more
I was once having a discussion with a Mexican friend of mine here in America. I asked him what his authentic national language was, to which he replied that it was Spanish. I asked him again, this time reminding him that his people were colonised and ruled over by the Spaniards, and so what the … Read more
This year is shaping up to be a global experiment in education: Can students embrace tech innovation without losing critical thinking skills?
Over 2,000 flights have been disrupted in the past two days, as an air-traffic control problem has stymied British airports.
Duo is sized and shaped like a passport, with rounded edges, opens into a horizontal, 7.6-inch-wide (19 cm) screen A man records images of the new foldable iPhone Duo on display during Apple’s event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, US September 9, 2026. REUTERS Apple on Wednesday unveiled a $1,999 foldable phone … Read more
Plus, an interview with Amy Klobuchar.