Chandigarh and its surrounding areas in Punjab and Haryana received rainfall on Tuesday bringing the mercury down considerably. However, these were not pre-Monsoon showers, the Met office said. The rains that started on Monday afternoon continued intermittently on Tuesday. The city recorded nearly 44 mm rainfall on Monday. Chandigarh along with surrounding areas of Panchkula […]
The death toll in the wildfire that devastated central Portugal has risen to 64, according to the latest assessment by the authorities. They also said on Monday that 70 per cent of the fire that was raging since Saturday has been controlled, Efe news reported. The official death toll was updated by a lieutenant of […]
Two naval personnel were killed and three others injured when militants attacked their vehicle in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the media reported. The incident took place on Monday evening when four militants on two motorbikes ambushed the vehicle in Gwadar district’s Jiwani city and opened fire, senior security officials told Dawn news. One victim died on […]
Adopting a hawkish stance, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Saturday categorically ruled out resumption of bilateral cricketing ties between India and Pakistan. Clearing the air on cricketing ties between the two neighbours, he said it was all right for them to play in international tourneys, but not on each others’ soil. “Do you […]
Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has denied reports that he sent a two-line curriculum vitae (CV) to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the position of Indian team coach. “I would be happy to get that two line CV from the media source. If I had to send a 2 line […]
A Brazilian businessman said in an interview that President Michel Temer heads the country’s biggest and most dangerous criminal organisation. Temer “is the head of the criminal organisation that operates in the Chamber (of Deputies),” Brazil’s lower house of Congress, Joesley Batista, one of the owners of multinational meatpacking giant JBS, said in the interview […]
A wounded Pakistan will be out for revenge while India will aim to maintain their dominance when the arch-rivals meet in the final of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament at The Oval here on Sunday. Pakistan have been badly bruised against India this series in their opening group stage match, having lost the game by […]
Further clarity on GST sub-rates and rules, along with developments regarding the monsoon’s progress and global cues are expected to influence investors’ sentiments in the equity segment during the week commencing June 19, market observers have opined. According to analysts, the outcome of the GST Council’s meet, slated to be held on June 18 in […]
· England’s Stokes and Plunkett earn career-high rankings · Eighth-ranked Pakistan opens up 14-point advantage over ninth-ranked West Indies India captain Virat Kohli has reclaimed the top batting spot, while Australia’s pace ace Josh Hazlewood has achieved the number-one position in the bowlers’ rankings for the first time in his career in the latest […]
