Month: March 2024

Pakistan’s new President Zardari to not take salary; cites economic hardship of people

March 13, 2024 admin

Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, right, administers the oath of office to newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s newly-elected President Asif Ali Zardari on March 13 announced that he would not draw any salary…

Business

On Camera, Japan’s First Private Satellite Explodes Seconds After Launch

March 13, 2024 admin

Seconds after the launch, the rocket erupted into a ball of flame. Tokyo: A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded just after launch on Wednesday, with public broadcaster NHK showing footage of the fiery failure. Tokyo-based startup Space One had been aiming to become the first Japanese private firm to successfully place a satellite…

World

Brazil’s Vinicius Junior Uses Football To Stimulate Young Brazilian Minds

March 13, 2024 admin

At a primary school in football-mad Brazil, pupils are spurred to academic greatness in classrooms resembling soccer pitches — with a virtual avatar inspired by star forward Vinicius Junior cheering on every correct answer. Perched on football-patterned cushions on classroom floors of artificial grass, they learn on tablets and smartphones using an app created by…

Sports

Mohammad Nabi’s Fifer Helps Afghanistan Clinch 117-Run Win Over Ireland In 3rd ODI

March 13, 2024 admin

Mohammad Nabi’s five-wicket haul helped Afghanistan clinch a 117-run win over Ireland in the 3rd ODI at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on Tuesday. Hashmatullah Shahidi’s Afghanistan also sealed a series win by 2-0, after securing victory in the first and final 50-over match. The second ODI match of the series was abondoned after rain…

Sports

Trump clinches GOP nomination for third consecutive U.S. Presidential election, setting up rematch with Biden

March 13, 2024 admin

Donald Trump, whose single turbulent term in the White House transformed the Republican Party, tested the resilience of democratic institutions in the U.S. and threatened alliances abroad, will lead the GOP in a third consecutive presidential election after clinching the nomination on March 12. With wins in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state, Mr. Trump surpassed…

World

Carlos Alcaraz Cruises Into Indian Wells Quarter-Finals

March 13, 2024 admin

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz sailed into the quarter-finals of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters on Tuesday as he took revenge on Fabian Marozsan with a 6-3, 6-3 victory. The Spanish defending champion had a score to settle with the 58th-ranked Hungarian after losing their only other meeting at last year’s Rome Masters. Alcaraz never let…

Sports

“I Was Just Gobsmacked”: Ravichandran Ashwin On Rohit Sharma’s Gesture During Mother’s Illness

March 13, 2024 admin

Rohit Sharma (L) and Ravichandran Ashwin© AFP Ravichandran Ashwin had to leave the Indian cricket team squad midway through the third Test match in Rajkot after his mother collapsed after a headache and was hospitalised in Chennai. The incident happened just after Ashwin became the second India bowler ever to claim 500 wickets in Test…

Sports

PM Modi To Lay Foundation Stones Of 3 Semiconductor Facilities Today

March 13, 2024 admin

PM Modi will participate in ‘India’s Techade: Chips for Viksit Bharat’ today (File) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in ‘India’s Techade: Chips for Viksit Bharat’ and virtually lay the foundation stones of three semiconductor projects worth nearly Rs 1.25 lakh crore today. “It has been the vision of the Prime Minister to…

Nation

Unemployed Afghans risk death and debt in hunt for gold

March 13, 2024 admin

Risky job: Afghan miners dig inside a tunnel of a gold mine in the mountains of Yaftal Sufla district in Badakhshan province. | Photo Credit: AFP Tearing off a piece of mouldy flatbread, Homayon gulped tea in a brief reprieve from the din of the machines he and a dozen other men were using to dig…

World

Main Contest In North India Between BJP And Congress: Sachin Pilot

March 13, 2024 admin

Sachin Pilot said Congress will unite and fight together (File) Tonk, Rajasthan: Congress leader Sachin Pilot exuded confidence in the names announced by the party for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and said that those who have a good chance of winning have been given the opportunity. After 10 Congress candidates were announced in Rajasthan’s…

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