David Warner hits century as Australia return to table top with win over Bangladesh
NOTTINGHAM: David Warner´s century paved the way for Australia to beat Bangladesh by 48 runs at Trent Bridge on Thursday as the reigning champions went top of the World Cup table. Warner made Bangladesh pay for dropping him on 10 with an innings of 166 — the left-handed opener´s second century of the World Cup […]
Katrina Kaif on break-up with Ranbir Kapoor: I chose to talk about it because media was interested
Katrina Kaif is known to be an epitome of grace and poise. The actress had always maintained silence when it comes to her personal life, be it her family, friends and past relationships. But her breakup with Ranbir Kapoor had left a scar on her life which led to a path of self-discovery. After years […]
Chennai’s Taps Run Dry, Hotels and Companies Cut Back on Water Use in Canteens and Restrooms
CHENNAI: Hotels in India’s southern city of Chennai are rationing water for guests amid searing heat while companies limit showers as the city of 4.6 million faces its worst shortage in years. All four reservoirs that supply Chennai, known as the Detroit of South Asia for its flourishing automobile industry, have run dry this summer, […]
Philippine ex-official critical of China denied Hong Kong entry
Manila (AFP) – Former Philippine foreign minister Albert del Rosario was denied entry to Hong Kong on Friday, in what critics called retaliation for his attacks on Beijing’s contested claims over the South China Sea. Del Rosario was behind two prominent legal initiatives against China, including a 2013 case at an international tribunal which ultimately […]
World Cup 2019: Mohammed Shami hat-trick seals thrilling win for India over Afghanistan
SOUTHAMPTON: Mohammed Shami took a dramatic hat-trick to finally clinch a thrilling 11-run win over Afghanistan after the minnows threatened one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history in Southampton on Saturday. Afghanistan, appearing at only their second World Cup, lost the toss but restricted India to 224 for eight in their 50 overs, […]
‘She’s not my type’: Trump again denies E. Jean Carroll’s sexual misconduct allegation
US President Donald Trump on Monday once again vigorously denied allegations by a magazine advice columnist that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s in a New York department store dressing room, adding: “She’s not my type.” Trump made the comment in an interview with The Hill, a political news outlet, that touched on the […]
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan all set to receive honorary degree from Oxford university
LONDON: Pakistan’s famed qawwal Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is set to receive an honorary degree from the prestigious Oxford University on Wednesday. The celebrated singer has already arrived in the United Kingdom to attend the June 26 event where he would be presented with the honorary degree — Doctor of Music — from Oxford University. […]
Sisters who killed abusive father spark Russia domestic violence debate
A case against three teenage sisters who killed their father after what lawyers say was years of beatings and sexual abuse has sparked protest and highlighted Russia’s dire record on domestic violence. Krestina, Angelina, and Maria Khachaturyan have been in custody or under house arrest since July 2018, when they stabbed father Mikhail to death. […]
UK court to rule on £1 million sent to London by Hyderabad Nizam in 1948
LONDON: The UK High Court is set to decide whether £35 million – belonging to Nizam of Hyderabad at the time of partition in 1947 and given to Pakistan for safe-keeping in a London bank account – belongs to Pakistan or the Nizam’s descendants, who have joined hands with India in court to get funds […]
Tunisia president Essebsi’s condition improves
TUNIS: Double suicide attacks shook Tunisia’s capital Thursday, even as the country was plunged into uncertainty with the hospitalisation of President Beji Caid Essebsi who was said to be in “critical condition”. The violence revived fears for the stability of the North African state, which is seen as a rare democratic success story of the […]
