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VLC Media Player has been updated to version 3.0, ‘Vetinari’. The new version brings Chromecast and hardware accelerated video decoding support. VLC 3.0 also brings support for platforms such as Samsung DeX, Android Auto, and Chromebooks. Popular jack-of-all-codecs app VLC Media Player has received a big update to version 3.0 and it packs lots of new features. Codenamed ‘Vetinari’, major additions in this version include support for Chromecast, 10-bit HDR video, hardware decoding for 4K and 8K video, and support for Blu-Ray Java. Version 3.0 is also the first VLC version to sync development between its desktop and mobile ports. VLC 3.0 brings Chromecast support and can stream audio and video formats to Chromecast devices. VLC can also transcode and stream media if the Chromecast receiver lacks any third-party media codec support. The feature is still in beta and is expected to improve over time. Another major addition is hardware acceleration support on all p...

A Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) senator on Friday targeted MQM Senator Nasreen Jalil with a sexist remark about her sartorial choices, choosing a session of the Senate's Functional Committee on Human Rights which she was about to chair to sermonise about what her appearance "as a Muslim woman" should be. Senator Mufti Abdul Sattar of the JUI-F told Jalil, who was wearing her customary sari, that an "able and intellectual" woman like her should have an "appearance like Muslims". "It is mandatory in Islam for women to cover all parts of their body except the face, hands and feet," preached Sattar, who is a member of the same human rights committee Jalil chairs. "God has raised you to this status, you should become a role model for other women," he added, before going on to wonder: "What message will it send when the footage [of this meeting] is aired on TV?" At this, Jalil, a seasoned politician, reminded the s...

An Indian Air Force (IAF) official was arrested on Thursday for sharing classified information with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) after being "honey-trapped Quoting M.M. Oberoi, a special commissioner of Delhi Police, Indian media reported that Group Captain Arun Marwaha, 51, allegedly passed secret defence-related information and pictures with two Facebook accounts of "agents masquerading as models." The officer was caught after he was found carrying a smartphone in an area phones are not permissible. That the official was detained by the IAF on January 31, and was handed over to police on Thursday after he was found guilty by an inquiry. According to  HT , the police said no evidence of any monetary transfer was found and that the officer was "passing classified information in lieu of sex chats." "We have found some objectionable conversations and pictures on his mobile phone," an investigative officer was quoted as saying. A f...

Electric cars bask in the limelight at India's flagship auto show, where an ambitious plan to phase out polluting clunkers has manufacturers racing to lure millions of new drivers to their green vehicles. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government wants all new cars on India's roads to be electric by 2030 to combat smog that routinely eclipses dangerous levels in the nation of 1.25 billion. Some auto giants at the motor show in New Delhi have expressed reservations about the aggressive roll out when so little of India is equipped to charge electric cars and most drivers cannot afford the hefty price tags. But few are willing to risk a golden opportunity in the world's fifth-largest car market, where owning a four-wheeler is a status symbol. “We are a strong believer in electric, and with a leap of faith, we started investing even before the government announcement,” said Mahesh Babu, CEO of Mahindra Electric, currently the only company producing electric ve...

United States President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday discussed the situation in South Asia via a phone call               "Both leaders expressed concern about the political crisis in  Maldives   and the importance of respect for democratic institutions and rule of law," TOI reported on Friday, quoting a White House readout of the phone call. The Maldives crisis was triggered by a surprise Supreme Court decision to release from jail former president and opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed and eight other political prisoners. According to  TOI , Trump and Modi also decided to continue working together on matters of security in the Indo-Pacific region. "Affirming President Trump's South Asia strategy, they [the two leaders] reiterated their commitment to supporting Afghanistan's security and stability," the White House was quoted as saying. According to  TOI , Modi and Trump also exc...

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday handed over the custody of a minor Christian girl, who was allegedly abducted and forced into a marriage by a Muslim man, back to her parents. According to a court order issued on Friday, the 12-year-old girl failed to convince the court that she had willingly converted to Islam in order to marry the man. Earlier, the girl's parents had approached a local court with a petition stating that their daughter had been abducted by the Muslim man. At the time, the lower court had ordered that the girl be sent to live in a Darul Aman while the accused, his father and the  nikahkhwan (marriage officiator) be arrested. The girl's family had then petitioned the IHC with a request that their daughter be returned to them. As a result of the petition, the girl was produced before the court on Thursday. When asked what her name was, the girl gave a Muslim name and she stated that she had embraced Islam "for the purpose of marriage on...

Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal on Friday said the government was making efforts to bring the bodies of Pakistanis, who were aboard a boat that sank near Libya, in next three days. At least 33 Pakistanis were on board a ship that sank near Libya last week. The spokesman had earlier said that information regarding the deceased Pakistanis was provided by a rescued survivor to the Pakistani mission in Libya. Faisal had quoted the survivor as saying: “I, along with 32 other Pakistanis, was brought to the boat that was waiting in the deep sea off the coast of Zuwara.” During the weekly briefing, Faisal said arrangements were made by the Pakistani mission in Libya to bring back the bodies of Pakistanis drowned in the shipwreck. An emergency cell has been established in this regard and funds have been allocated, he said, adding that families of 11 deceased Pakistanis have been asked to receive the bodies of their loved ones. The tragic incident took place on th...

Kim Jong Un's sister and South Korean President Moon Jae-in's show of Korean solidarity wins hearts. The two Koreas marched together and South Korea's president shared a historic handshake with Kim Jong Un's sister as the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opened in a spirit of intense rapprochement on Friday. At a glittering but sub-zero ceremony, South and North Korea brought the crowd to its feet as they entered behind the blue-and-white Korean unification flag. South Korean President Moon Jae-in shook the hand of a smiling Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as he entered the VIP seating section, and again as the Korean athletes marched. It cemented what has been a rapid improvement in Korean ties since North Korea — after months of fierce nuclear rhetoric and missile tests — agreed last month to attend its first Olympics in the South.

Easily available poison in the shape of Kala Pathar, a chemical used in hair dye, and wheat pill, an insecticide, has contributed to an alarming rise in suicide cases in Punjab's Dera Ghazi Khan district, especially among underprivileged women. Known by its chemical name of Paraphenylenediamine, Kala Pathar was used by as many as 156 women to attempt suicide last year in DG Khan, it emerged on Friday. Dr Ibrar Khosa, in charge of the intensive care unit at the teaching hospital of Ghazi Khan Medical College, said 52 women died in 2017 after they either consumed or were fed Kala Pathar. Besides, five women committed suicide by drinking Kala Pathar-infused water in January 2018 alone, he revealed. Cheaply available in markets, Kala Pathar is a tasteless chemical that loses its colour when mixed in water. It is increasingly being used in homicide cases as well. Women in tribal and rural areas often use the fatal substance to end their lives due to domestic frustration. Pat...

A two-member bench of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday upheld the decision of an accountability court to record the statements of two UK-based witnesses via video link in the Avenfield properties reference against the Sharif family. However, it mandated that the testimonies be recorded in the presence of Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and her husband, retired Captain Muhammad Safdar. The court was hearing an appeal filed by Amjad Pervez, the counsel for Maryam Naw against the accountability court's decision. Last week, the two UK-based prosecution witnesses had been allowed ti testify thriugh a video linkafter they cited security concerns in visiting Pakistan. Pervez's petition, submitted on Wednesday, had sought the annulment of the decision to allow witnesses to testify via video link. The federation, National Accountability Board (NAB) chairman and Accountability Court Judge Mohammad Bashir — who passed the decision — were made party to the case in the petition. ...

A five-year-old girl in Swabi's Yar Hussain area was allegedly raped on Tuesday, according to a first information report (FIR) registered by police in the area on the victim's father's complaint. According to the FIR, the girl had gone to some fields in the area to fetch mustard leaves when she was raped. The suspected rapist threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the incident, the FIR said. A medical examination of the child was conducted following the incident, the results of which are awaited. Police on Wednesday arrested a 16-year-old boy accused of raping the child. Yar Hussain Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Ali Khan said further action would be taken after the results of the examination become available. The suspect was produced before a local court today where police was able to obtain his physical remand for two days, the SHO added. Cases of sexual assault against minors have come under greater scrutiny in the country following the rape and m...

I Shopping.pk  has recently announced the launch of a multi-brand online marketplace. This conversion is the brand's answer to the growing changes of the online shopping industry in Pakistan. According to the brand, sellers on this new platform will be able to benefit from the following: Reach of upto a million customers Pay-when-sell option Secure payments Seller support With this initiative, IShopping.pk intends to move one step forward towards facilitating businesses in Pakistan more effectively. This conversion is said to be the brand's attempt at delivering convenience to both buyers and sellers online. “The success and popularity of our platform across Pakistan induced us to take a step towards making online shopping more charmed and convenient for the buyers and suppliers,” said Mr Jamal Dhedhi, Chairman iShopping.pk. Currently iShopping.pk is home to multiple renowned brands under one roof. Few, out of the many, include Anex, LG, Beurer, Westpoi...

Federal Board of Revenue, in its second notice sent to Telenor recently, has imposed a Rs. 20 million penalty for short deduction of withholding taxes from customers residing in FATA.                 This penalty is in addition to Rs. 267 million withholding taxes that     from customers based on operator’s earlier understanding with FBR and precedence of tax exclusion for people living in FATA. FBR, however, states that Telenor should have deducted taxes from FATA and should have submitted the same to the government. “We can confirm that Telenor didn’t collect taxes from FATA and we sent them a notice to explain the short-deduction”, said an FBR official in a senate standing committee meeting today. “Since the taxpayer could not justify the non-deduction of tax, therefore an order has been recently passed as per the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 creating a demand of Rs.287 million (including the default surcharge)”, said th...

A source familiar with the Galaxy S9’s pricing structure for the UK revealed a few days ago that the handset will cost £100 more than the Galaxy S8. The report suggested that the same 100-point increase will be reflected in the US, where the Galaxy S9 will cost $100 more than its predecessor. A new report from Europe seems to corroborate the price increase, claiming that Europeans will have to pay €100 more for the Galaxy S9. Dutch-language site TechTastic , which offered similar details in the past, learned from sources familiar with the matter that the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will cost €899 and €999 in the Netherlands. If the report is accurate, then all other countries part of the Euro zone will get the same price for Samsung’s newest phones. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ were priced at €799 and €899, respectively, in the region when they were launched last spring. The same TechTastic says it can confirm preoroder and release dates for the region. Preorders will kick o...

Consumer Reports has found that millions of smart TVs can be controlled by hackers exploiting easy-to-find security flaws.  The problems affect Samsung televisions, along with models made by TCL and other brands that use the Roku TV smart-TV platform, as well as streaming devices such as the Roku Ultra. We found that a relatively unsophisticated hacker could change channels, play offensive content, or crank up the volume, which might be deeply unsettling to someone who didn’t understand what was happening. This could be done over the web, from thousands of miles away. (These vulnerabilities would not allow a hacker to spy on the user or steal information.) The findings were part of a broad privacy and security evaluation, led by Consumer Reports, of smart TVs from top brands that also included LG, Sony, and Vizio. The testing also found that all these TVs raised privacy concerns by collecting very detailed information on their users. Consumers can limit the data collectio...