Archives for May 5, 2016
John Kasich to end White House bid
WASHINGTON: Ohio Governor John Kasich will suspend his presidential campaign on Wednesday, his campaign told US media, a move that would leave frontrunner Donald Trump as the sole Republican candidate…
YouTube plans Internet television service: report
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, US: YouTube plans to launch a service that streams cable television channels to viewers over the Internet for the price of a subscription, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.…
Pakistani, Afghani refugees lead to boom of cricket in Germany
BERLIN: The influx of asylum seekers into Germany, especially from cricket-mad Pakistan and Afghanistan, has created an unexpected boom for the sport in a country where football has long been…
Govt rejects parallel ToRs as ‘mala fide’
ISLAMABAD:The government has spurned the parallel terms of reference (ToRs) proposed by nine opposition parties on Tuesday for a judicial inquiry into the Panama Leaks scandal. “The opposition’s ToRs are…
Promoting sports: 6th Bahria Town Golf Championship opens today
RAWALPINDI: Construction giant Bahria Town is hosting golf championship that opens on Thursday (today) in Islamabad. The 6th Chairman Bahria Town Open Golf Championship 2016 is being organised by Bahria…
Deaths in Tharparkar: Senate panel prods Sindh govt over child mortality
ISLAMABAD:A parliamentary panel has expressed serious reservations over Sindh government’s failure to prevent infant mortality due to insufficient food and medicines in its eastern Tharparkar district despite spending billions of…
‘I don’t think cinema should be localised’
While she is known to be a versatile actor and was one of the first artistes from India to make a name on the global platform, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan says…
12 quotes that prove Kanagana is the real Queen of Bollywood
Kangana Ranaut has been in the headlines as part of a messy duel with Hritikh Roshan. But the Bollywood actor, who recently bagged her third National Award for Best Actress…
When the rich get richer
NEW YORK: Rapper Aubrey “Drake” Graham became the newest member of The Forbes Five club of hip-hop’s wealthiest artists on Monday with a net worth of $60 million. The annual…
Pakistan drop to ninth in ODI rankings
Pakistan’s ODI ranking woes continue as they drop to the ninth place according to International Cricket Council’s (ICC) annual update. The drop in ranking came as a result of West…