BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: Entrepreneur Divas of Pakistan are proud to hold their first ever Entrepreneur Mela in collaboration with Dukan.pk. The Entrepreneur Mela is going to be held on Sunday, 21st March 2021 at Rangoonwala Community Center, Bahadurabad in Karachi. The purpose of the Mela is that home-based small business women can come together under one roof and sell …

DUBAI: The super number plates (AA 66), (I 70) will top a fascinating collection of 100 fancy licensing plates of two, three, four and five digits on offer at the forthcoming 106th open auction of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Plates on offer bear (AA-I-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z) codes. Registration of bidders starts on Sunday 21st March 2021. Interested bidders can register …

Facebook published a newsroom post to announce changes that have been made to the way it recommends groups and will also be limiting the reach of those that break its rules. The new policies are part of a continued effort to clean up misinformation and harmful content, like hate speech and misinformation, and make it harder for certain groups to …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Aslan Karatsev and Lloyd Harris made tournament history on Thursday as they advanced into the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. “Since 1998 only one wildcard had reached the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, when Malek Jaziri defeated fellow wild card Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2018, and now we applaud another similar and …

World Down Syndrome day celebrated globally on March 21 around the world was celebrated by SCINOSA (Society for Children In Need Of Special Attention) in collaboration with SOP (Special Olympics Pakistan) earlier today at SCINOSA Day Home. The event was attended by parents, students, Special Olympics representatives and students. The day started with recitation from the Holy Quran by Wahaj …

Arts Council Karachi and Sindh Health Department inaugurated the vaccination center at Ahmad Shah Hall, Arts Council. The covid 19 vaccination continues on the second day, the elderly over 60 years of age can be easily vaccinated against corona. A large number of artists were vaccinated on the second day, including actors Talat Hussain, Rahat Kazmi, Saira Kazmi, Behroz Sabzwari, …

News Desk ABU DHABI: At Etisalat’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), shareholders have backed the board’s recommendation to pay full-year 2020 dividends of 80 fils per share, approved the cancellation of the share buyback program and instead agreed to a one-time special dividend of 40 fils per share, bringing the total dividend per share for 2020 to AED 1.20.  The AGM backed …

Nestlé has launched the Nestlé Pure Life Eco Mission initiative in the United Arab Emirates on global Recycling Day, in partnership with Zeloop – a mobile phone app aimed at changing behavior which rewards users who proactively help protect the environment by depositing plastic bottles for recycling. The first phase of the Eco Mission will run for seven weeks, aiming …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has been awarded the New Distribution Capability (NDC) Level 4 certification, by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). NDC enhances communication between the airline industry and travel agents, which allows for more effective merchandising, competitive propositions and product personalisation. The NDC standard allows Etihad to transform the way its products are retailed …

SINGAPORE: dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, continues to enhance its offering to ensure the safety and wellbeing of travellers and help airlines restore confidence in air travel. The company has partnered with the Disinfect Group and Ecas4 Australia to launch a safe, highly efficient and environment-friendly baggage disinfection service at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN). Passengers arriving …