Mirpur : India’s amazing track record and an unbeaten run in the tournament makes coach Rahul Dravid’s boys overwhelming favourites to defeat the West Indies in the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Mirpur on Sunday.India is on a 15-match winning streak since losing to England in the quarter-final of the previous edition […]
KHADOOR SAHIB: Approximately 58 percent polling was reported in Khadoor Sahib bylelection, the voting for which is held today. The exact polling percentage would be available by late evening.The prestige of ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is at stake in Khadoor Sahib where it is contesting alone against five independent candidates. The Congress and AAP […]
Dhaka : The National Committee to Protect Sundarbans today demanded that a UN-led committee, comprising of scientists, be formed to protect the world’s largest mangrove forest.At a programme in the Dhaka today, the committee also demanded that the plan for constructing two power plants in the Sundarbans , the government-run Rampal and private-run Orion should […]
Washington : The United States Government said that it has approved the sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan built by Lockheed Martin Corp, radar and other equipment in a deal valued at 699 million dollars.The Dawn reports that Pentagon’s Defence Security Cooperation Agency which oversees foreign arms sales said it had notified lawmakers […]
Islamabad : Former Herat province governor Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi has reportedly been kidnaped by unknown armed men in Islamabad.The Express Tribune reported that Wahidi was in Islamabad with his family to acquire visas to travel to the UK.Pakistan officials were quoted, as saying that Wahidi had gone to a restaurant with his 12-year-old grandson when […]