NEW DELHI: A court has ordered India’s cricket board to pay more than $640 million to former Indian Premier League champions Deccan Chargers for illegal termination of the franchise. The Chargers, which were owned by the Deccan Chronicle newspaper group, were kicked out of the IPL in 2012 by the Board of Control for Cricket […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal government has revealed the details pertaining to the assets and dual nationalities of 15 advisers and special assistants in the federal cabinet on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday. Announcing the release of asset details, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz took to Twitter and said that the details […]
MOSCOW – Russian lawmakers late on Tuesday submitted draft legislation that would ban same-sex marriage after voters backed changes to the constitution which define marriage as a union of a man and a woman only. The changes, championed by President Vladimir Putin, were overwhelmingly approved by voters this month in an exercise that opened the […]
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to clear all income tax refund claims of up to Rs50 million in the next couple of weeks while a clear road map and strategy may be adopted for the release of remaining refunds. […]
WASHINGTON: Despite some signs of recovery, the global economy faces continued challenges, including the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19, and governments should keep their support programs in place, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief, Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday. Activity “has started to gradually strengthen… But we are not out of the woods yet,” […]
Jofra Archer has been left out of the England side for the second Test against West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford following a breach of the team’s biosecurity protocols. Archer was included in England’s 13-man squad on Wednesday, but the ECB released a statement at 8 am on the morning of the Test saying that he […]
Pakistani Actor, Sarah Khan, and singer Falak Shabbir finally tied the knot last night after announcing they would be getting married this week. Evident from pictures of their nikkah ceremony that started pouring in on various blogs, the two looked overwhelmed and filled with happiness. Khan donned a striking pink and gold ensemble with beautiful […]
The actor Johnny Depp has forcefully rejected allegations he was abusive toward his ex-wife, Amber Heard, describing them as “sick” on the first day of his libel action against a UK newspaper group. Depp, who arrived at the High Court in London wearing a face mask for the hearing on Tuesday, admitted long-term problems with […]
A family in Rawalpindi has set a unique record after the fifth daughter aced the CSS examination, 2019. Zohra Malik is the fifth girl from the family to pass the CSS examination, her four elder sisters are already serving at various government posts. Reportedly, the eldest of the five sisters, Leila Sher Malik, passed the […]
A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with corona-virus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for […]
