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The government decided on Saturday to keep the prices of petroleum products unchanged in "public interest", according to a statement issued by the Finance Division. The decision was taken after Prime Minister Imran Khan "turned down a proposal by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) and the finance ministry for increasing the petrol price by Rs11.53 per litre," state-run APP reported. "If there [is] any price differential, then [the] government [would] bear the burden and compensate both OMCs (oil marketing companies) and refineries," the Finance Division's statement said, adding that the government was "fully committed to provid[ing] maximum relief to the masses". The decision comes amid speculation that the government may increase petroleum prices by up to Rs8 per litre for the next 15 days if it decides not to increase existing tax rates. The speculation found ground in Ogra's recommendation to increase petroleum prices. T...

WASHINGTON — NASA and SpaceX have postponed their Crew-3 launch to the space station due to a large storm. The launch, originally planned for early Sunday, is now rescheduled for 1:10 a.m. Wednesday Easter Day Time, Nov. 3, due to a large storm system meandering across the Ohio Valley and through northeastern United States this […] The post NASA, SpaceX postpone crew mission launch due to large storm appeared first on BOL News . from BOL News https://ift.tt/31ia68T https://ift.tt/3GFuBg2

DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzanian authorities on Saturday announced a one-month countrywide special operation aimed at recovering illegal arms owned by unauthorized individuals. George Simbachawene, the Minister for Home Affairs, announced the operation in the capital Dodona saying the operation will start on Nov. 1 through Nov. 30. “Those who will fail to surrender the […] The post Tanzania announces operation to recover illegal firearms appeared first on BOL News . from BOL News https://ift.tt/3EBxrAR https://ift.tt/3vWD8Gk

ADEN — A large explosion occurred near the international airport in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Saturday evening, a security official told Xinhua. “A truck loaded with fuel exploded near the main entrance leading to Aden’s International Airport, causing a huge blast in the area,” the local security official told Xinhua. The local […] The post Explosion occurs near Aden’s airport in Yemen: source appeared first on BOL News . from BOL News https://ift.tt/3pQvs7q https://ift.tt/3mpEiXL

ISLAMABAD: Inflation measured through Sensitive Price Index (SPI) posted an increase of 1.23 per cent for the week ended on Oct 28 driven by a sharp rise in the prices of essential food items, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Friday. This is the fourth consecutive week that witnessed an upward increase. In Septem­ber, the highest jump of 1.3pc in weekly inflation was recorded. For those earning below Rs17,732 per month, the SPI increased by 1.29pc and for the group earning above Rs44,175, it rose by 1.4pc. This was due to an increase in prices of essential items including tomatoes 11.42pc, potatoes 6.05pc, LPG 3.89pc, sugar 3.74pc, eggs 3.16pc, electricity 2.98pc, mustard oil 1.39pc, gur 1.36pc and chic­ken 1.09pc. The items whose prices decreased during the week included onions 5.49pc, bana­nas 3.51pc, pulse moong 0.80pc and garlic 0.38pc. Also, out of 51 items, prices of 25 items increased, four items decreased and 22 items remained constant. Pub...

Zayn Malik has filed a “no contest” plea to four counts of harassment after an argument between him and model Gigi Hadid’s mother, Yolanda Hadid. Malik was charged with four counts of harassment, according to documents filed to the Bucks County, Pennsylvania, courts. Those documents indicate a guilty plea on all four counts, but in a statement posted to Twitter, Malik wrote that he “agreed to not contest claims arising from an argument I had with a family member of my partner’s who entered our home while my partner was away several weeks ago.” Each of the harassment charges is a summary offense, which is lesser crime than a misdemeanor. A no contest plea, such as Malik’s, does not admit guilt but does accept the conviction. The former One Direction singer paid more than $350 in court fees and fines, according to the documents. The case stems from an alleged altercation between Malik and Hadid’s mother, Yolanda, in late September at the singer’s Pennsylvania home. Acco...

NEW DELHI: Videos of animals behaving like a human are very extremely funny to watch like the latest clip which has gone viral on social media. The internet is in splits at the ‘intelligence of this monkey whose behaviour can be compared with that of a child. A video shared by IPS officer Rupin Sharma shows a man negotiating with a monkey who stole his glasses. “Smart.  Ek haath do, Ek haath lo  (Give with one hand, take with another),” Sharma captioned the post. Smart Ek haath do, Ek haath lo pic.twitter.com/JHNnYUkDEw — Rupin Sharma IPS (@rupin1992) October 28, 2021 In the video, a monkey can be seen sitting on top of an iron cage holding glasses, while the owner of the spectacles was trying to get them back. Surprisingly the man got his glasses back after offering a pack of mango juice to the monkey. The glasses got stuck in the iron mesh but the clever animal ensured that the man got them back by pushing them down. The video has over 19,00...