- Saturday, April 19, 2025
INDIAN captain Virat Kohli ended a run of 10 matches without a century Sunday (11), setting the platform for his team's 59-run (DLS) victory over the West Indies in a rain-hit second One-Day International at Queen's Park Oval. Kohli went a long way towards justifying his decision to bat first…
THE way the world manages land, produces and eats food has to change to curb global warming or food security, health and biodiversity will be at risk, a UN report on the effects of climate change on land said last week. The report said global population growth and changes in…
EVERY YEAR, a choking smog descends on northwest India as the region's farmers burn their fields following the rice harvest - a phenomenon that has helped make New Delhi one of the world's most polluted cities. Now, scientists have come up with a method that would allow farmers to sow…
INDIA’S Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has agreed to sell a 20 per cent stake in its oil to chemicals business to Saudi Aramco, RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Monday (12). “Saudi Aramco and RIL today have agreed to a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) regarding a proposed investment in…
INDIAN authorities have moved around a million people into emergency camps in recent days as the death toll from monsoon floods jumped Monday (12) to at least 184. The southern state of Kerala, a tourist haven known for its beaches, hill resorts, and backwaters, has been the worst-hit region for…
PAKISTAN said on Friday (9) it will halt the last train service running to India, after New Delhi revoked special status of the Kashmir region. "We have decided to shut down the Thar Express as well," Pakistan's railways minister Sheikh Rasheed told reporters, in reference to the weekly service running…
ACTRESS MAHIRA KHAN ON HER NEW FILM SUPERSTAR AND REACHING GREAT HEIGHTS By Asjad Nazir The title of Mahira Khan’s latest film Superstar best describes an actress who has risen up to become globally famous and a perfect ambassador for her country, Pakistan. Instead of stepping into the perfectly-suited title role, she…
AFTER the Indian government decided to abrogate the controversial Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir and split the state into two Union Territories, there have been several reports about many filmmakers trying to avoid shooting in the valley until things return to normalcy once again. According to reports, hugely anticipated…
INDIAN automakers Tata Motors Ltd and Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M) said on Friday (9) they would cut production at some plants in response to slowing demand that industry executives say has driven the sector into one of its worst downturns. Tata Motors, which had previously flagged a "challenging external…
KASHMIR region was stripped of its autonomy to free it from "terrorism and separatism" which was encouraged by Pakistan, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said Thursday (8). In his first comments on the constitutional bombshell carried out while Kashmir was under military lockdown, Modi insisted that his government had made…
