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A young female judoka has died in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after suffering head injuries during a competition bout. Fiza Sher Ali, a talented 20-year old student couldn’t recover from the head injuries she sustained while competing in the 44kg category fight during a Youth Talent Hunt program in Mardan. “She was a first year…
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Haitian soldiers patrol near the Toussaint Louverture International Airport following a gunfight with armed gangs on the surroundings of the airport, as the government declared state of emergency, amid violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 4. | Photo Credit: Reuters Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on March 4,…
A sharp mind with a penchant for trying out new things, senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is relentless in his bowling approach and always tries to keep himself one step ahead of opposition batters, his long-time national team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara said. Ashwin is set to play his 100th Test in the last game of the five-match…
At least 22 women were executed, marking the highest number in the past decade. (File) Paris: Iran executed a “staggering” total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday. The number of executions, which Iran has carried out…
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Australia captain Pat Cummins is yet to come to terms with the death of his mother and described flying to India for a Test series as she received treatment at home as the “hardest time of my life”. Cummins’ mother, Maria, died of cancer last year. “I knew when I was getting on that plane…
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UP paper leak case: The government also said that a STF would probe the paper leak allegations. New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday removed the chairperson of the UP Police Recruitment Board. The chairperson, Renuka Mishra, has been replaced with IPS officer Rajeev Krishna, days after the UP police constable recruitment examination was cancelled…
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Maryam Nawaz. | Photo Credit: AP “The selection of Maryam Nawaz as the Chief Minister of the Punjab province is a milestone in Pakistani politics,” the U.S. has said, asserting that it looks forward to cooperating with Islamabad on integrating women more fully into the country’s political life. Maryam, the 50-year-old daughter of three-time former…
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File picture of the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai | Photo Credit: ANI Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Tuesday after rallying in the past four days amid weak trends from global markets and foreign fund outflows. After a record-breaking rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 297.97 points to 73,574.32 due to…
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Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee declined 2 paise to 82.92 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on March 5, tracking a stronger American currency against major overseas rivals and outflow of foreign funds from domestic capital markets. Though a downward trend in the crude oil prices cushioned the…
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File picture of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who is once again the world’s richest man | Photo Credit: AP Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took back his spot as the world’s richest man on Monday, dethroning Elon Musk on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Mr. Bezos’ net worth stands at $200 billion, according to the tracker, surpassing…
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