Newly-elected chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board Najam Sethi says one of the challenges for him is to bring back international cricket to Pakistan. “You know how much work we are doing in this regard and soon the results will be in front of you,” Mr Sethi told reporters on Wednesday. Mr Sethi, 69, will replace Shaharyar Khan, who quit […]
» Read moreWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP government at the Centre of subverting democracy and said the Trinamool Congress will work with all opposition parties to oust the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Giving the slogan of ‘BJP quit India in 2019’, Ms. Banerjee charged that the BJP-led government at the Centre has “taken […]
» Read moreA four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a peon inside a renowned ICSE Board school in suburban Malad following which the accused was arrested, police said on Tuesday. The peon allegedly sexually assaulted the girl inside a washroom of the school between August 1 and 4, Senior police Inspector of Dindoshi police station, Rajaram Vhanmane said. Her mother filed a […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Union Minister Smriti Irani and BJP chief Amit Shah on being elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. While Mr. Shah made his maiden entry to the Rajya Sabha, Ms. Irani was reelected to the upper House in the polls held on Tuesday. “Congratulations to BJP president @AmitShah & ministerial colleague @smritiirani on getting […]
» Read morePakistan’s ruling party may field ousted premier Nawaz Sharif’s wife Kulsoom or his daughter Maryam from the seat that fell vacant after he was disqualified from holding office, a senior party leader said on Tuesday. Mr. Sharif stepped down on July 28 after the Supreme Court disqualified him for not disclosing his assets. After the verdict, Mr. Sharif ceased to […]
» Read moreAn earthquake measuring 6.5 in magnitude struck China’s remote and mountainous southwestern province of Sichuan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck in a sparsely populated area 200 km (120 miles) west-northwest of the city of Guangyuan at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), the USGS said. It had earlier put the quake at magnitude 6.6 […]
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