Incessant rain knocks Netherlands out of World T20

Dharamsala : The Netherlands have been crashed out of the World Twenty20 on Friday after their match against Oman was washed out without a ball being bowled in Dharamsala.Expressing his disappointment, Dutch skipper Peter Borren said that his side were gutted after match was abandoned due to bad weather and also after having lost to […]

Torrential rains in Balochistan kill five

Quetta : At least five people, including three minor girls, were killed on Friday when the roof of their mud-walled house collapsed due to the torrential rains in Balochistan’s Sherani district.Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in the districts of Sherani, Zhob and other areas, Levies officials said in a telephonic conversation, reports Dawn. The incident occurred […]

Aadhaar Bill 2016 passed in Lok Sabha

New Delhi : The Aadhar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill 2016 was passed in the Lok Sabha on Friday after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moved the key bill for consideration.The bill is aimed at giving statutory backing for transferring government subsidies and benefits to targeted people. It also lays […]

WT20 Indo-Pak row: Pak HC Basit meets Home Secy

New Delhi : With clouds of uncertainty hanging over the arrival of Pakistan cricket team for the ICC World Twenty20, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit arrived at the North Block here on Friday to meet Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi.Earlier today, Kolkata’s police commissioner Rajeev Kumar wrote a letter to CAB assuring security measures for Pakistan’s […]

T20 event row: India assures security, says ‘no cause of concern’

New Delhi : The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday termed the meeting between Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit and Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi as ‘positive’ and assured appropriate security to all the teams participating in the ICC World T20 event. “The High Commissioner of Pakistan met the Home Secretary today […]