KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday announced the final itinerary for its ‘home’ series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates in October. A PCB official said that the series had been finalised after consultations with Cricket Australia who have agreed to play in the UAE. “We have no option right now but to […]
SRINAGAR: In wake of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the gun license holders of Pulwama, Shopian, Ganderbal and Kupwara districts have been asked to deposit their arms in the nearby police stations forthwith. “In case anybody after a week’s time from issuance of this order is found in possession of licenses arms, action against the […]
DUBAI: Television coverage of the 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh is set to break all previous International Cricket Council (ICC) events’ broadcast records, the sport’s world governing body claimed on Friday. That coverage, produced and distributed by the ICC’s global media rights partner and host broadcaster, Star Sports, will have a potential reach of more […]
Srinagar: The Haj Committee of India has extended the last date for submission of Haj Application forms for Haj 2014 by another week. Passport officer Srinagar Firdous Iqbal said that the Haj Committee of India has accepted the request made by the state government and his office and extended the date for submission of application […]
Ghaziabad: A 17-year-old student from Jammu and Kashmir fell to death from his school hostel building under mysterious circumstances in Kavi Nagar area here, police said Friday. The student, identified as Mohammed Safi, was studying in Class 11 in Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kamla Nehru Nagar of Ghaziabad. His father, an Army man, lives with his […]
“Yesterday, (the) PM confirmed the impression I had the night before from Graham that Pakistan is prepared to make concessions on the quantum of troops remaining (on) both sides in Kashmir under (the) Graham demilitarization schedule. Zafrulla said (that) he regarded the decision on the minimum number of troops required as a mil(itary) opinion and […]
MUMBAI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar wants Rahul Dravid to take up the highly challenging job of India coach but the former captain is not ready as yet to assume the mantle from under-fire incumbent Duncan Fletcher because of “time constraints”. “I am happy that he (Gavaskar) said I am capable of doing the job. But […]
MUMBAI: Retired batting great Sachin Tendulkar is optimistic about the chances of the under-performing Indian team successfully defending its World Cup crown next year, and wants the fans to lend it a whole-hearted support. “I have no hesitation in saying we are a talented side and there are some special players in the team. I […]
BY DR AKMAL HUSSAIN Over the last three centuries following the Industrial Revolution, the stress on the earth’s ecosystem has been building up and may now have reached a critical point. Each stage in the production, consumption and waste disposal of industrial products involves the generation of heat through fossil fuels. Consequently, greenhouse gases are […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday ruled that “intoxication” of a person cannot be a ground for diluting the offence of murder in unintentional killing. The apex court said it was “difficult to accept” the contention that the incident of burning his wife to death falls in the category of unintentional killing or culpable homicide […]