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[ad_1] LAHORE, Pakistan — A fire in the basement of a hotel in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Saturday killed at least three people and injured eight others, rescue officials said.About 180 guests and staff were evacuated when the blaze broke out at the Indigo Hotel, the Punjab Emergency Services said in a statement. The search and rescue operation has been completed and the fire extinguished, it added. Fire officers are investigating whether a gas leak was the cause. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif wrote on X that she is personally monitoring the situation following the incident in…

[ad_1] P Rajeeve (centre), Kerala Industries Minister, inaugurating a High-Level Strategic Investment Facilitation Dialogue for the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) and MedTech sector convened by the Industry Department in association with Agappe Diagnostics Ltd. Kerala has set a clear objective to emerge as a leading South Asian hub for medical devices, diagnostics and life-sciences manufacturing, P Rajeeve, the State Industries Minister, has said.He was inaugurating a High-Level Strategic Investment Facilitation Dialogue for the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) and MedTech sector convened by the Industry Department in association with Agappe Diagnostics Ltd.The closed-door dialogue, held as part of Agappe’s 30th anniversary year, brought…

[ad_1] XRP remains in a corrective phase across both USD and BTC pairs, with recent strength fading back into established resistance and trend filters. The price action is now testing whether the early-January rebound was merely a short-covering rally within a broader downtrend or the start of a more durable base. Ripple Price Analysis: The USDT Pair On the daily chart, XRP/USDT is trading just above the major horizontal demand zone around $1.80–$1.90 after being rejected from the $2.40 supply band and the declining 100-day and 200-day moving averages. The moving averages continue to slope lower, confirming a medium-term bearish…

[ad_1] Marvel fans have spent the last few weeks dissecting every frame of the mysterious footage tied to Avengers: Doomsday, but according to the filmmakers behind the project, viewers may be approaching it all wrong. “What you’ve been watching for the last four weeks… are not teasers. Or trailers. They are stories. They are clues… Pay attention.” In recent comments, Russo Brothers made it clear that what fans are calling trailers are not trailers at all. Instead, they described the footage as intentional clues designed to spark speculation, reward close viewing, and quietly set the stage for what is shaping…

[ad_1] سردیوں کا موسم جسم کو اضافی توانائی اور حرارت فراہم کرنے والی غذاؤں کا تقاضا کرتا ہے۔ اس دوران اگر خوراک میں کچھ روایتی مگر طاقتور اجزا شامل کر لیے جائیں تو نہ صرف سردی کا مقابلہ آسان ہو جاتا ہے بلکہ قوتِ مدافعت بھی مضبوط رہتی ہے۔ مونگ پھلی، گُڑ اور تل صدیوں سے دیسی خوراک کا حصہ رہے ہیں اور ماہرینِ غذائیت کے مطابق یہ تینوں غذائیں سرد موسم میں خاص طور پر فائدہ مند سمجھی جاتی ہیں۔ آیئے جانتے ہیں کہ یہ غذائیں کیوں ضروری ہیں اور انہیں روزمرہ خوراک میں کیسے شامل کیا جاسکتا ہے۔…

[ad_1] Yaxel Lendeborg had 18 points and nine rebounds, Morez Johnson scored 12 points and No. 3 Michigan beat Ohio State on Friday night, 74-62.The Wolverines (18-1, 8-1 Big Ten) took control with a 21-6 run in the second half after the Buckeyes (13-6, 5-3) tied it for a ninth time midway through the second half.Ohio State’s John Mobley Jr. scored 14 of his 22 points in the first half when Michigan led 33-30.Mobley made a 3-pointer and assisted on Christoph Tilly’s 3-pointer to put the Buckeyes ahead by six early in the second half, compelling coach Dusty May to…

[ad_1] On Tuesday, eBay updated its User Agreement to explicitly ban third-party “buy for me” agents and AI chatbots from interacting with its platform without permission, first spotted by Value Added Resource. On its face, a one-line terms of service update doesn’t seem like major news, but what it implies is more significant: The change reflects the rapid emergence of what some are calling “agentic commerce,” a new category of AI tools designed to browse, compare, and purchase products on behalf of users. eBay’s updated terms, which go into effect on February 20, 2026, specifically prohibit users from employing “buy-for-me…

[ad_1] A makeshift memorial for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer on Jan. 7, is seen on Jan. 20, in Minneapolis. Angelina Katsanis/AP hide caption toggle caption Angelina Katsanis/AP The death of Renee Macklin Good, a Minnesota mother who was shot by an immigration enforcement agent in South Minneapolis earlier this month, has raised questions about the Department of Homeland Security’s use-of-force policy. But among federal leaders, the questions appear only to be coming from Democrats. The lack of widespread inquiry over policies that may have factored into a high-profile death involving a federal agent has…

[ad_1] Passengers are seen amid heavy crowds and chaotic scenes at Indira Gandhi International Airport after stringent new crew-rostering rules triggered widespread delays and cancellations in New Delhi, India, on Dec. 5, 2025. Amarjeet Kumar Singh | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIndia’s largest airline, Indigo, that cancelled more than 2,500 flights within days last month causing massive disruptions, reported a 78% drop in profit in the December quarter, sending its shares down more than 3%.The company, which reported results after market close on Thursday, made a provision of 5.8 billion rupees ($63 million) toward compensation following flight disruptions in December. The…

[ad_1] The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has once again slipped to an important baseline. The current 30-year rate is 6.00%, according to data compiled from the Zillow lender marketplace. The 15%-year fixed rate is 5.50%. Now may be a good time to lock in a mortgage rate. Here are the current mortgage rates, according to the latest Zillow data: 30-year fixed: 6.00% 20-year fixed: 5.98% 15-year fixed: 5.50% 5/1 ARM: 6.15% 7/1 ARM: 6.35% 30-year VA: 5.54% 15-year VA: 5.14% 5/1 VA: 5.18% Remember, these are the national averages and rounded to the nearest hundredth. Discover 8 strategies for…