Pakistan will continue to threaten American interests: US intel chief
WASHINGTON: Pakistan will continue to threaten US interests by deploying new nuclear weapons capabilities, maintaining ties with militants, restricting counter terrorism cooperation and drawing closer to China, America’s top spymaster said on Tuesday. Testifying before the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee on worldwide threats, Director of National Intelligence Daniel R Coats also said the ties […]
India vs Sri Lanka: Shikhar Dhawan continues form with bat, smacks 90 in 49 balls
After losing the toss and being asked to bat first, India got off to a poor start in the first T20I of the Nidahas Trophy 2018 against Sri Lanka at Colombo. Dushmantha Chameera dismissed skipper Rohit Sharma for a duck in the first over with the help of a brilliant catch from Jeevan Mendis, while […]
Hindu woman elected to Pakistan’s senate in historic first: report
KARACHI: Kirshna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan’s Sindh province has become the first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country, the Pakistan People’s Party has said. Kolhi, 39, from Thar is a member of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). She was elected Senator on a minority seat from Sindh. The PPP awarded her […]
Tripura elections: How BJP consumed Congress while eating into Left
Of all the statistics that underline the BJP’s storming of Tripura, one of the most telling comes from the 10 seats that the Congress had won in 2013. Such was the party’s decimation that its votes in all these 10 seats combined was less than the average it had polled here in 2013. From an […]
Trump names campaign manager for re-election bid
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is naming former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign. Click here to read more… Credit: timesofindia.com
Mithali Raj to lead India in ODI series against Australia
Mithali Raj will lead a confident India in the upcoming three-match series against Australia in Vadodra. The All-India Women’s Selection Committee has named the India Women’s squad for the Paytm ODI series which will be followed by the Paytm T20I tri-series and the squad for the same will be named later. The hosts will be […]
Female Nobel laureates in Bangladesh to meet Rohingya women
By Julhas Alam Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Three female Nobel Peace laureates began a weeklong trip to Bangladesh on Saturday to meet Rohingya Muslim women who were tortured and raped by soldiers in Myanmar before fleeing the country. During their visit, Iran’s Shirin Ebadi, Yemen’s Tawakkol Karman and Northern Ireland’s Mairead Maguire will […]
Rome’s Colosseum turned red to protest Pakistan blasphemy law
ROME: Rome’s ancient Colosseum was lit in red on Saturday in solidarity with persecuted Christians+ , particularly Asia Bibi, a woman condemned to death under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Hundreds gathered on a rainy night outside the Roman amphitheatre that is a symbol of the martyrdom of early Christians to hear the husband and daughter of […]
Every Singaporean aged 21 and above will receive up to S$300 bonus, announces govt in 2018 budget
NEW DELHI: The Singapore government Monday announced that all Singaporeans aged 21 and above will receive a one-time bonus of up to S$300 each. Described as “hongbao”, the bonus will be paid according to a person’s annual income. About 2.7 Singaporeans stand to benefit from the payout which will cost the government S$700 million. Finance […]
Team India’s biggest problem in shorter formats: Choking at the death
Team India has enjoyed a stupendous run of form in their tour of the rainbow nation so far. Not only have they thumped South Africa 5-1 in the ODI series, but also gone on to register their ninth bilateral series victory. However, as the men in blue go from strength-to-strength and keep delivering near flawless […]
Stop blaming Pakistan for failures in Afghanistan: Gen Bajwa to US
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa has claimed that there are no safe havens for terrorists in his country and asked the US to stop blaming Islamabad for its failure in Afghanistan. Gen Bajwa asked the American leadership to instead search for the reasons for its failures in the war-torn country. Speaking at the […]
Army chief Bipin Rawat, NSA made secret visit to Bhutan, discussed China and Doklam issue
NEW DELHI: In a first such trip of a high-level Indian delegation to Bhutan post the Doklam standoff, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval held a secret meeting with officials of the neighbouring country regarding the increasing flexing of China’s military muscle at the eastern border. […]
Tripura assembly elections: Over 78 per cent voter turnout till 9 pm, no untoward incident reported, says EC
Over 78 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 9 pm in the single-phase Tripura Assembly polls on Sunday, according to Election Commission. The turnout is likely to increase as a large number of people were still standing in queues even after the voting hours were over. The polling will continue till 9-10 pm as it […]
Sri Kulkarni Files for the Democratic Party Nomination, District 22 Seat, Which Covers Sugar Land, Pearland and Parts of Katy
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: For the past year, Srinivas Preston Kulkarni, a diplomat in the US Foreign Service, was experiencing a nagging sense of unease. The rising anti-immigrant sentiment and the veiled justification of the white supremacy rally by the President troubled him, but the tipping point was the Republican Party’s support of Alabama’s Roy […]
Sugar Land City Councilman Himesh Gandhi Seeks Re-Election
SUGAR LAND: City Council Member and longtime community leader Himesh Gandhi is seeking re-election on May 7th to a fourth and final term as At-Large Position 1, promising to continue his focus on improving the lives of residents in a thriving community. “Sugar Land has been my home for most of my adult life. It […]
Family Quiz Show to Premiere on Zee TV this Month
HOUSTON: On Saturday, February 24, media and entertainment mega-giant ZEE Entertainment will debut “America’s Smartest Family” – a brand new television game show where 16 families will compete for a $10,000 cash prize. Airing exclusively on ZEE TV, the highly-anticipated series is the first-ever English-language quiz show of its kind, placing some of the globe’s brightest South Asian […]
Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law hospitalized after suspicious powder scare: Police
NEW YORK: Vanessa Trump, the wife of Donald Trump Jr., and two other people were taken to a New York hospital on Monday after she opened a piece of mail containing an unidentified white powder that was later determined to be non-hazardous, officials said. “The substance had arrived by mail and it was addressed to […]
‘Mahi-way’: The art, and science, of wicketkeeping
The 18th over, as South Africa chased a revised target at the Wanderers, was eventful. That was when David Miller got two lives. That over by Yuzvendra Chahal became a major talking point of the fourth ODI. His next, however, saw a breathtaking piece of cricket, effected by MS Dhoni. The leggie once again bowled […]
Leading human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir passes away in Lahore
Renowned senior lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir passed away in Lahore on Sunday, DawnNews reported. She is survived by a son and two daughters. The family told DawnNews that Jahangir had suffered from a cardiac arrest and was subsequently shifted to a hospital, where she breathed her last. She was 66. Click here to read more… Credits: […]
Clashes as Bangladesh court jails opposition leader Zia
DHAKA (AFP): A Bangladesh judge convicted opposition leader Khaleda Zia of corruption and sentenced her to five years in jail on Thursday as police clashed with thousands of her supporters outside the court. The court found the two-time former premier guilty of embezzling money meant for an orphanage, a charge she had consistently dismissed as politically […]
