How Islam influenced Western Civilization? Civilization is always reinvented. The civilization that some call “Western” has been, and continues to be, shaped by a wide variety of political, literary and intellectual influences, all of which deserve our attention. Algebra, alchemy, artichoke, alcohol and apricot all derive from Arabic words that came to the West during […]
Day: October 5, 2022
Miss Crimea fined by Russia for singing patriotic song for Ukraine
Miss Crimea fined by Russia for signing patriotic song for Ukraine A beauty queen nicknamed Miss Crimea 2022 was fined 40,000 Russian rubles (about $ 680) for occupying Russian authorities for singing the Ukrainian patriotic song “Chervona Kalyna”, according to Russian state media and pro-Russian regional authorities. Olga Valeeva was spared prison because she has […]
Things you need to know about Hindu festival “Dussehra”
Things you need to know about Hindu festival “Dussehra” What is Dussehra in Hinduism? Dussehra, also called Dasara or Vijayadashami, in Hinduism, holiday marking the triumph of Rama—an avatar of lord Vishnu— over the 10-headed demon king Ravana, who abducted Rama’s wife, Sita. The festival’s name is derived from the Sanskrit words dasha (“ten”) and […]
Where do Babar, Rizwan stand on ICC T20I rankings?
The International Cricket Council (ICC) updated its T20I men’s player rankings on Wednesday. Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan retained the top spot on the list, while India’s Suryakumar Yadav moved up to the second place. Meanwhile, captain Babar Azam remained third in the latest T20I batter rankings. Aiden Markram of South Africa is fourth, and Dawid […]
Archaeologists found 44 hidden gold coins from Byzantine Empire
Archaeologists found 44 hidden gold coins from the Byzantine Empire. When someone hid 44 gold coins in a wall in the 7th century, they may have hoped to one day return and find their treasure. Instead, the pieces were found nearly 1,400 years later by Israeli archaeologists, who hailed the find as a rare glimpse […]
3 chemists awarded with Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022
3 chemists awarded with Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 A trio of chemists from the US and Denmark who built the groundwork for a more functional form of chemistry were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday. The judges awarded Morten Meldal of Denmark, Carolyn Bertozzi, and Barry Sharpless of America “for the creation […]
APTMA announces countrywide closure of textile mills
The all-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has decided to shut down textile mills across the country. “The textile mills of the country will also be shut down from Saturday. 1,600 textile mills have already been closed down,” the APTMA said. “Five million employees will lose their jobs and 30 million people will be affected due to the closure of textile industries,” it added. “The government has […]
Rs 57.90 million relief provided to citizens on orders of Ombudsman Punjab Azam suleman
LAHORE, October 20: As a result of the action taken by the Office of the Ombudsman Punjab on applications of different plaintiffs, the Punjab Benevolent Fund Lahore has released long-pending 96,000 rupees to Muhammad Naeem and one lakh 17000 rupees to Umar Daraz Khan of Multan, 1.12 lakh rupees to Ms Munawar Yasmin of Lahore, […]