By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Standard Chartered, in partnership with INNOVentures Global (Pvt.) Limited, is excited to announce the five winners of this year’s Standard Chartered #SCWomenInTech Programme 2019. Today’s event saw five women led teams shortlisted from over 80 applicants win up to USD 10,000 in seed funding for their businesses. The Chief Guest at the occasion was Mr. Zubair …

KARACHI: Multi-award winning fashion house Sania Maskatiya proudly introduces the latest formalwear and pretwear collection titled NISA commemorating Eid-ul-Azha 2019. NISA combines Sania Maskatiya’s signature compositions of cut, colour, and embellishments and features accentuated sleeves, Swarovski detailing, embroidered florals, tassel detailing, print ruffle blouse hand-woven cotton ensembles and embroidered draped saree-dresses. Indeed, the collection is the perfect summer staple and …

News Desk DUBAI: Landmark Group’s Centrepoint, launched its first ever ‘Store of the Future’ today at Ibn Battuta Mall, bringing together both the online and offline worlds to create a truly immersive retail experience for its customers in the UAE. Spanning across 42,384 sq ft, the launch of the new store marks a significant step forward in the company’s customer-centric …

KARACHI: The Institute of Business Management (IoBM) and Mera SABAQ, an award-winning EdTech company, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at IoBM. The MoU was signed by Dr. Samra Javaid, Advisor to IoBM President and Mr. Hassan Bin Rizwan, Co-founder and CEO, Mera SABAQ. Under this partnership, IoBM’s Media Studies Department and Mera SABAQ will actively collaborate to create …

KARACHI: Yashma Gill, the multi-talented rising star of the TV industry, has recently launched her own YouTube channel. To introduce her channel to the audience, Yashma Gill uploaded a promo on YouTube showcasing all that she will be covering in her videos – from personal adventures and experiences, to experiments, fan moments and her own everyday anecdotes. Yashma Gill, while …

News Desk ABU DHABI: In a bid to boost Abu Dhabi’s cyber security capabilities, the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA) has held the Cyber Defense Challenge, in partnership with the leading cyber security solutions company Trend Micro, aimed at strengthening the protection of Abu Dhabi organizations’ servers and hybrid cloud data centers. The unique initiative comes in line with ADDA’s …

KARACHI: Pakistan’s leading female golfers will feature in the 2nd Sindh Golf Association (SGA) Ladies Amateur Golf Championship 2019 which tees off here at the Karachi Golf Club from August 2 (today). Sponsored by SGA, the three-day championship will see in action a total of 55 players from all over Pakistan. A total of 16 players from upcountry have joined …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, has signed a frequent flyer programme agreement with Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel platforms, which enables Etihad Guest customers to earn Etihad Guest Miles when booking accommodation through Booking.com on a special co-branded version of the website.  Depending on the accommodation booked, customers will earn between …

KARACHI: A press conference was held today at the Arts Council to share highlights of the 60th Children’s Literature Festival, a two-day programme to be held on August 7th-8th, 2019. The co-hosts, founders, directors, and organizers of CLF were present to welcome the guests warmly and brief them about the objectives and program behind the largest children’s learning festival. CLF’s …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE), under which Dubai Chamber will offer access to exclusive development programmes for UAE nationals employed by private companies under the Ministry’s Absher Initiative. With His Excellency Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation …