India will be heavy favorites to keep their pink-ball Test record intact at home, as new skipper Rohit Sharma targets a clean sweep of Sri Lanka in the second Test, which begins on Saturday. The hosts crushed Sri Lanka in Mohali in three days to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, and the … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia reported 120 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 467,482, according to a release from its Ministry of Health on Thursday. The COVID-19 death toll in the Asian country has risen to 2,105 after one more related death was reported in the past day, the … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,980,067 on Thursday, as 4,184 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, another 104 deaths due to the pandemic have been recorded since Wednesday morning, taking the country’s total death toll to 515,459. There … Read more
WELLINGTON – Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) is beginning to scale down its operations, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said on Thursday as 21,015 new community cases were reported in New Zealand. “With New Zealand now reopening to the world without the requirement to isolate for most, there is a significantly reduced demand for MIQ. … Read more
NEW DELHI: India greats such as Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday welcomed cricket’s governing body changing the law on controversial “Mankad” run outs, which will no longer be classed as “unfair play”. The rare mode of dismissal — where a bowler runs out the non-striker in their delivery stride if the batter is out of his crease … Read more
SRINAGAR: Indian troops on Thursday martyred one Kashmiri youth in Pulwama district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Kashmir Media Service reported. The KMS said the troops martyred the youth during a cordon and search operation in Batpora Naina area of the district. The troops have sealed all entry and exit points and … Read more
SYDNEY – The University of Queensland (UQ) has entered into a partnership with biotechnology company Moderna, as Aussie researchers delve into the cutting edge of mRNA vaccine research. The new partnership, the first in Australia announced on Thursday, was the result of efforts from UQ scientists Mark Walker and Paul Young, who said the access … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 402 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, up from 233 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Of the new local infections, 165 were reported in Jilin, 66 in Shandong and Gansu respectively, 21 in Shaanxi, 19 in Tianjin, 17 in Guangdong, and 13 in Jiangsu. The rest … Read more
OTTAWA – COVID-19 public health restrictions, including mask mandates, will continue being lifted across Canada in the coming weeks as Ontario’s chief medical officer of health confirmed Wednesday the province will drop its mask mandate on March 21. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario, the province with the largest population in Canada, … Read more
Leader of Opposition Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that inflation has thumped the common man in this era that is unlikely to be found in history. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader was talking to media outside Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) court. He said that the incumbent government has drowned the country’s economy in the … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Wednesday registered 639 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Thursday. The NCOC said that the country’s overall tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 1,516,789, including 1,468,449 recoveries. Statistics 10 Mar 22: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 36,241Positive Cases: 639Positivity … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for proactive approach to make the UN General Assembly, the world body’s main policy-making organ, more effective and responsive to global challenges, including those affecting individual members, saying, “This is the essence of multilateralism.” Speaking in a debate on the revitalisation of the work of the 193-member Assembly, Ambassador Aamir … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said Pakistan would continue cooperation with the United Nations Human Rights machinery for the promotion and protection of all human rights and realisation of the sustainable development agenda. In a meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, the foreign minister underscored Pakistan’s … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government was fully alive to the issues being faced by the people and was ensuring all possible steps to save them from the negative impacts of the price hike triggered by high price increase at the international markets. Because of those public-friendly measures, prices of petroleum products … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi said that it is inevitable for the country to jump the bandwagon of information technology to achieve fast economic development. He was addressing the 2nd LCCI IT Awards 2022 on Wednesday. The President maintained that the progress in the field of information technology would also fulfill the market … Read more
PESHAWAR: An Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber who killed 64 people at a Shia mosque in northwest Pakistan last week was an Afghan exile who returned home to train for the attack, police said Wednesday. There have been warnings Afghanistan could become a recruiting ground and staging post for militants since the Taliban returned to … Read more
QUETTA: The 20th draw for the prize bond, worth Rs 40000 prize bond draw list, held today at Quetta on Thursday, March 10, 2022. The first lucky winner will get a prize of Rs80,000,000 while three prizes of Rs30,000,000 each have been reserved for the second position holders. Similarly, the third prize of Rs500,000 – … Read more
KARACHI: The buying rate of 1 UAE Dirham to PKR was Rs48.300 and the selling rate of 1 AED to PKR was Rs49.000 in the interbank market on Mar 10, 2022. Meanwhile, the following are the rates of the US Dollar, Saudi Riyal, UAE Dirham, UK Pound, and other foreign currencies in the interbank market today. … Read more
RAWALPINDI: The #5 draw for the prize bond, worth Rs25,000, announced today at Rawalpindi on Thursday, March 10, 2022. The first lucky winner will get a prize of Rs50,000,000 while three prizes of Rs15,000,000 each have been reserved for the second position holders. Similarly, the third prize of Rs312,000 – will be awarded to each … Read more
QUETTA: The 20th draw for the prize bond, worth Rs 40000 prize bond list, announced today at Quetta on Thursday, March 10, 2022. The first lucky winner will get a prize of Rs80,000,000 while three prizes of Rs30,000,000 each have been reserved for the second position holders. Similarly, the third prize of Rs500,000 – will … Read more
KARACHI: The buying rate of 1 SAR to PKR was Rs 47.100 and the selling rate of 1 SAR to PKR was Rs 47.800 in the interbank market on Mar 10, 2022. Meanwhile, the following are the rates of the US Dollar, Saudi Riyal, UAE Dirham, UK Pound, and other foreign currencies in the interbank … Read more
UAE Gold: Today Gold Rate in UAE updated (10th, March 2022) today 24 Carat is AED 240.25, while 22k Carat gold price is AED 225.75. The rate of 24 karat/gramme decreases to AED 240.25 from previous day’s AED 240.50. The gold rate (22 karat/gramme) depreciated to AED 225.75 from previous day’s AED 226.00. Gold Rate … Read more
SAR: Today’s Gold rate in Saudi Arabia (last updated: 10th March 2022) 24k per tola stands SAR 2,789.74. The rate of 24 karat/gramme decreases to SAR 239.17 from previous day’s SAR 240.14. Similarly, the rate of 22 karat gold came down to SAR 219.24 from previous day’s SAR 220.13. Gold Price in Saudi Arabia Gold Unit … Read more
MEGHAN MARKLE “quickly learned” a few Royal traditions when she first met the Queen, including curtsying in PRIVATE. In the Channel 5 documentary Harry & Meghan vs the Monarchy, royal expert Ashley Pearson described Meghan Markle’s “extraordinary” first meeting with the Queen. “The meeting went extremely well,” she said. It actually ran over, which is … Read more
As the monarchy’s head, you’d think The Queen would have to be reachable at all times. But even Her Majesty likes to get away from it all from time to time, and when she does, a royal commentator claims she only answers the phone to two people. You’d think that as the monarchy’s head, The … Read more
Kate and William paid a visit to the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in the hopes of doing more to help the situation in Ukraine. On Wednesday, Kate Middleton and Prince William paid a visit to the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London to learn about the extraordinary efforts being made to support Ukrainians in the UK and … Read more
According to reports, up to 25 cars were involved in a pile-up on Interstate 95 in Florida, killing at least three people. Several tractor-trailer and semi-truck crashes were reported in Edgewater shortly after 1 a.m. local time Thursday. According to WFTV, a semi-truck was involved in a crash that resulted in an explosion. According to … Read more
ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST DEADLY SNIPERS HAS ARRIVED IN UKRAINE, pledging to fight the Russians as a volunteer. The trained assassin, known as Wali, had previously travelled to Iraq on his own to fight ISIS in 2015. Today, he crossed the border into Ukraine, leaving his wife and infant son in Canada. Between 2009 … Read more
