Pakistan: Pakistan telecom operators block 3,500 SIMs of non-filers after-tax body order

Pakistan Telecom operators on Saturday blocked mobile phone SIMs of over 3,500 non-filers of the 5000 cards they had promised to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) they would in line with its Income Tax General Order (ITGO) — a move aimed at compelling 506,671 individuals to place on record their returns for 2023, The … Read more

Cell Phone Use In Cars Went Up During COVID And Never Went Down

The global pandemic has given way to another pandemic in America, where distracted driving is causing thousands of deaths on public roads and shows no signs of abating. New data shows the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in distracted driving specifically involving cell phone use in cars, which surged by 20 percent between 2020-2022, … Read more

Three Students Disqualified For Carrying Mobile Phones to Exam Hall

Home Education West Bengal Class 12th Board Exam 2024: Three Students Disqualified For Carrying Mobile Phones to Exam Hall A total of three students were disqualified for the entire exam for bringing smartphones into the examination hall on the first day of the West Bengal State Higher Secondary exams. WBCHSE Higher Secondary Exams: Three class … Read more

Chicago Cop Killed A Pedestrian While Looking At Her Phone

A 56-year-old woman, identified as Maria Schwab from Schertz, Texas, was struck by a white 2016 Infiniti SUV at around 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning while visiting Chicago for a work trip. A 40-year-old off-duty Chicago police officer lost control of her several-thousand-pound projectile when she dropped her cell phone and took her eyes off the … Read more