Meta Platforms cut the prices of its virtual reality headsets in hopes of stirring demand for its VR hardware, as its bold bets on the metaverse have struggled to make a big splash. Its flagship Meta Quest Pro will retail for $999, down from its launch price of $1,499, and Quest 2 256 GB version for $429 from $499, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg …

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the sacrifices rendered by healthcare professionals, especially during COVID-19 are unmatchable. He expressed these views while inaugurating two days Annual Conference 2022-2023 Pakistan Medical Association in Islamabad on Friday. He paid tribute to the doctor community for their commitment and dedication to providing a health care system to the common …

Indian police on Friday arrested three employees of a pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech whose cough syrups were linked to the deaths of 19 children in Uzbekistan, a police officer said, as the country looks to recover from recent setbacks to the industry. The arrests were made after tests by an Indian government laboratory found 22 drug samples of Marion Biotech …

Apple iPhones will soon be assembled at another site in the southern Indian state of Karnataka and 300 acres have been aside to set up a factory, the state government said on Friday. Bloomberg News had earlier reported that Apple partner Foxconn Technology Group planned to invest about $700 million in the Karnataka site to ramp up local production. The …

DHAKA: England opener Jason Roy hit a superb century and skipper Jos Buttler made 76 before Adil Rashid and Sam Curran grabbed four wickets each as the tourists beat Bangladesh by 132 runs in the second one-day international on Friday for a 2-0 series victory. Roy made a 124-ball 132 with 18 fours and a six to lay the platform …

MANCHESTER: Rampant Manchester United are eager to inflict more pain on Liverpool at Anfield as Arsenal aim to pull further clear of Manchester City in the Premier League title race this weekend. The Gunners are hot favourites to see off Bournemouth at the Emirates, while City face a Newcastle side hoping to put the bitter disappointment of their League Cup …

LAHORE: In a major decision, the Pakistan Cricket Board Interim Committee on Friday announced the name of election commissioner to conduct the elections from district to region level associations leading to the election of PCB chairman. Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana, the former deputy attorney general and ex-secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association, was appointed as the election commissioner by …

DUBAI: The Indore pitch used for the third Test between India and Australia has been marked as “poor” and handed three demerit points, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday. The match, which was dominated from the start by spin bowling, ended midway through the opening session on day three with Australia winning by nine wickets. “The pitch, which …

LONDON: Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan told a hearing into accusations of racism at Yorkshire on Friday it was “inconceivable” that he would make the comment attributed to him by former team-mate Azeem Rafiq. Vaughan and a number of other former players at the county cricket club face charges related to the use of racially discriminatory language. Rafiq alleged …

LAHORE: Multan Sultans get the chance to avenge the loss at home when they meet top-of-the-table Lahore Qalan­dars in a potentially excitement-filled match of the HBL Pakistan Super League here at the Gadafi Stadium on Saturday. Hot favourites Qalandars — having 10 points with five wins in six games so far — will be looking to continue their cruise ahead …