Katy Austin,Transport correspondentand Emer Moreau,Business reporter Getty Images Learner drivers could have to practise for up to six months before they are allowed to sit their practical test Learner drivers in England and Wales could face a minimum period of up to six months between sitting their theory and practical tests, the BBC can reveal….
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KARACHI: Commercial banks have received a lukewarm response from the public to the government’s recently relaunched housing finance scheme, largely due to the limited size of financing on offer compared to prevailing property prices, particularly in major urban centres, market participants said. In an effort to address Pakistan’s widening housing deficit, the government allocated a…
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Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) on Friday confirmed a significant gas discovery at the Bilitang-1 exploratory well in Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The E&P firm disclosed this development through a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in compliance with Section 96 of the Securities Act, 2015, and Clause 5.6.1 of the PSX regulations. This…
Last Updated:December 31, 2025, 17:05 IST Net tax receipts during the period decline to Rs 13.9 lakh crore, compared with Rs 14.4 lakh crore collected in the same period last year. India’s fiscal deficit during April-November 2025. India’s fiscal deficit in the April-November period stood at Rs 9.8 lakh crore, or 62.3% of the estimate…
Mumbai: Shares of state-owned lender Punjab National Bank on Monday recovered after an earlier fall, after it reported a loan fraud of Rs 2,434 crore last week, allegedly committed by former promoters of SREI Equipment Finance Ltd (SEFL) and SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd (SIFL). PNB’s shares had fallen as much as 3.1 per cent to…
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Navi Mumbai airport opens today with 30 domestic flights (Picture credit: PTI) MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) opens to commercial operations on Thursday after years of missed deadlines, opening a second gateway for air travel in the Mumbai region. The day will see four airlines operating about 30 domestic flights at India’s newest greenfield…
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The Post Office and Fujitsu agreed a deal 19 years ago to fix transaction errors in sub-postmasters’ accounts caused by bugs in the Horizon IT system, a document has revealed. An agreement was in place in 2006 for errors caused by bugs in the software to be corrected, or for Fujitsu to pay the Post…
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new video loaded: Uber Clears Violent Felons to Drive Our reporter, Emily Steel, found that in many states, Uber’s guidelines allow people with serious criminal convictions to drive, as long as those convictions are more than seven years old. Some of those drivers have gone on to sexually assault or harass passengers. By Emily Steel,…
Gold prices continued to climb on Saturday, rising in both international and domestic markets, further pushing the precious metal beyond the reach of ordinary consumers. In the international bullion market, spot gold rose 0.4% to $4,347.07 per ounce as of 02:17 p.m. ET (19:17 GMT), recording a weekly gain of 1.1%. Meanwhile, US gold futures…
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Strong buying was witnessed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 gaining nearly 2,000 points lifting the bourse to an all-time high on Thursday. The PSX’s benchmark index surged by 1,879.12 points or 1.09 percent to historic high at 172,192.97. Buying was observed in key sectors, including cement, commercial banks, oil and…
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