ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 26 more coronavirus-related deaths in past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 12,333. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 26 more lives and 1,048 fresh infections were reported. In the past 24 hours, as many as 910 patients have recovered from the virus …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has opened registration for citizens falling under the age of 65 years and above for COVID-19 vaccine shots. Federal Minister for Planning and Development and National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar in his tweet said: “Pleased to announce that registration for getting covid vaccine is now open for all citizens 65 and above. Just …

CHAMAN: With Pakistan struggling to eradicate the crippling disease, the first polio case of the year 2021 was confirmed in Balochistan’s Qilla Abdullah district on Monday. Health officials confirmed a 28-year-old boy was found to be afflicted with the crippling disease in Qilla Abdullah UC-1. It is pertinent mention here that the first anti-polio drive of 2021 achieved 98 per …

BENGALURU: Luxury car group Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) unveiled plans to go electric on Monday, saying it aims to be net zero on carbon emissions by 2039 as it joined a global race to roll out clean-energy vehicles. The Tata Motors-owned group’s strategy – internally referred to as “Reimagine” – comes as car groups worldwide accelerate moves towards fleets powered …

SINGAPORE: Bitcoin pulled back from a record high on Monday and other cryptocurrencies slipped, as investors took profits from a record-breaking rally that had pushed bitcoin close to $50,000. Bitcoin fell as much as 5.6% to $45,914 in Asian trading hours after having posting a record peak of $49,714.66 on Sunday, while rival crypto ethereum slid more than 8%. Once …

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Sunday that he supports major holders of the meme-based digital currency dogecoin selling most of their coins, adding that he felt too much concentration in dogecoin was the “real issue”. “If major Dogecoin holders sell most of their coins, it will get my full support. Too much concentration is the only real issue imo”, Musk …

MELBOURNE: Eight-time winner Novak Djo­kovic fought through what he had described as a tournament-ending injury to beat Milos Raonic and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday. Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams survived scares to go through but US Open champion Dominic Thiem was a major casualty when he fell to Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov. Simona Halep avenged her crushing French …

CHENNAI: India seized control of the second Test after their spinners wreaked havoc on a dustbowl and skittled out England for 134 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. The hosts finished day two on 54-1 for an overall lead of 249 runs on a deteriorating track. Rohit Sharma, who smashed 161 in the first innings, was batting …

LAHORE: The investigation against the issuance of the accreditation card to a bookie for the second Test between Pakistan and South Africa held in Rawalpindi from Feb 4-8 is in progress and those found responsible will be punished, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan has said. The PCB chief executive said the authorities concerned were investigating the matter …