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‘OK not to be OK’: Mental health takes top role at Olympics

Simone Biles has brought to the fore a topic that had been taboo in sports for seemingly forever.

Published 30 Jul, 2021 12:54pm

Sports

Pakistan swimmer Haseeb Tariq's Tokyo Olympics campaign comes to an end

Finishes 62nd out of 70 contestants in 100-metre freestyle competition

Published 27 Jul, 2021 09:33pm

Life & Style

Germany's gymnastics team, tired of sexualisation, wears unitard

The Olympians challenge sexualisation of women in sport by wearing ankle-length gear.

Published 26 Jul, 2021 03:34pm

Sports

Titmus wins duel in the pool as Dressel launches Olympic gold rush

Elsewhere on the third day of action in Tokyo, Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt won the men's triathlon in a race marred by a bizarre false start

Published 26 Jul, 2021 09:22am

Life & Style

Muslim Olympians celebrate Eid far from home in Tokyo

The Olympics are being held under tight restrictions with everyone all but cut off from the rest of the city.

Published 23 Jul, 2021 03:49pm

Sports

Tokyo 2020 chief doesn’t rule out cancelling games

TOKYO: The chief of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee on Tuesday did not rule out cancelling the Olympics if...

Updated 21 Jul, 2021 10:55am

Markets

Hong Kong shares open higher

The Hang Seng Index rose 0.56 percent, or 158.48 points, to 28,468.24.

Published 23 Jun, 2021 10:59am

Sports

Fever clinic and Covid kits: Tokyo 2020 shows off Olympic Village

TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 organisers threw open the doors of the Olympic Village to the media on Sunday, showcasing virus...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

Sports

Question mark hovers over Tokyo Olympics and fans' presence at event

Entry of foreign spectators was already barred amid fears of the spread of the virus with international travel
Local fans could now also be banned from attending in-person

Updated 29 May, 2021 10:10pm

Sports

India, South Asia teams to be vaccinated before Tokyo Olympics: IOC

Details of the additional testing were not specified.

Published 28 May, 2021 04:26pm

Markets

Tokyo shares plunge after Wall Street slip

But some blue-chip shares managed to gain. Nintendo rose 1.23 percent to 62,590 yen. Sony Group added 0.97 percent to 10,420 yen.

Published 19 May, 2021 12:22pm

Sports

Tokyo Olympics flame begins virus-delayed journey across Japan

The flame will pass through all of Japan's 47 prefectures and take in landmarks including Mount Fuji and the Hiroshima City Peace Memorial Park.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 10:11am

Sports

Most Japanese support overseas Olympic fan ban: poll

The latest figures suggest support for the Games is slowly growing in Japan, with a similar poll in January finding just 11 percent thought they should go ahead this summer, rising to 21 percent in February.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 10:38am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open lower with eyes on BoJ

The headline figure did not prompt a strong market reaction.

Published 19 Mar, 2021 09:44am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open lower extending US falls

The dollar fetched 105.69 yen in early Asian trade, against 105.66 yen in New York late Thursday.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 10:57am

Business & Finance

Japan Dec core machinery orders rise 5.2% month/month

Manufacturers surveyed by the Cabinet Office forecast that core orders will fall 8.5% in January-March, after advancing 16.8% in the previous quarter.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:46pm

Sports

Kvitova hopes Tokyo defies pandemic to host 'fifth Grand Slam'

"For me Olympic Games are very important ... it's like a fifth Grand Slam. I really wanted to be part of it this year."

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 05:56pm

Sports

Tokyo Olympic test event postponed over virus restrictions

The artistic swimming event was to have been the first test event to be held with anti-virus measures in place.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 09:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 18	68.50
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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