PCB revamps selection panel, adds retired umpire Aleem Dar to committee
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a revamp of the National Selection Committee, hours after national team’s embarrassing defeat against England in the first Test in Multan. England thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs, burying the hosts under a mountain of runs. PCB has added former Test players, Aaqib Javed, Azhar […]
Noel Tata to succeed Ratan as chairman of Tata Trusts
Mumbai: Noel Tata, the half-brother of late Ratan Tata, will be the next chairman of Tata Trusts, sources said on Friday. The 67-year-old Noel was chosen to lead the trusts, which collectively own Tata Sons, in a meeting on Friday. The meeting of the board was held to choose the successor to Ratan Tata after […]
Anupam Kher’s ‘Vijay 69’ to release on Netflix on Nov 8
Mumbai: Streaming service Netflix on Friday announced that “Vijay 69”, starring veteran actor Anupam Kher, will debut on its platform on November 8. Also stars Chunky Panday and Mihir Ahuja, the slice-of-life film is written and directed by Akshay Roy. It marks the fourth collaboration between Netflix and YRF Entertainment after series “The Railway Men” […]
Release of ‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama’ in India delayed, new date to be announced
New Delhi: “Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama”, the 1993 Japanese-Indian anime film, has been rescheduled and will be released in Indian theatres at a later date, the movie’s distributors announced on Friday. The animated film was set to release in theatres with new dubs in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu alongside its original English version […]
‘Himachal’s Bismillah Khan’ Surajmani passes away at 63
Bilaspur: Noted shehnai player from Himachal Pradesh Surajmani passed away at the AIIMS-Bilaspur, officials said on Friday. He was 63. Suffering from chronic pancreatitis, Surajmani breathed his last on Thursday. He is survived by wife and two sons. Hailing from Chachiot village in the Nachan area of Mandi district, Surajmani was often referred to as […]
PM Modi calls for peace in Eurasia, West Asia; says solutions to problems cannot come from battlefield
Vientiane (Laos): Noting that the most negatively affected countries due to ongoing conflicts in various parts of the world are those from the Global South, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for the restoration of peace and stability in regions such as Eurasia and West Asia as soon as possible. Addressing the 19th East […]
Mahadev app promoter Chandrakar may be extradited to India soon
New Delhi: Sourabh Chandrakar, one of the main promoters of the Mahadev betting app, is expected to be brought to India soon following his recent formal arrest in Dubai on the basis of an Interpol issued arrest warrant in a money laundering and fraud case, official sources said Friday. Chandrakar along with another promoter of […]
BJP will sweep assembly polls in Maharashtra, Jharkhand: Nadda
Bilaspur (HP): After Haryana, the BJP would also sweep the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, BJP president J P Nadda asserted on Friday. Nadda, who paid obeisance at the Shri Naina Devi temple here, said the people were happy with the performance of the BJP government at the Centre led by Prime Minister […]
Swearing-in ceremony of new BJP govt to be held in Panchkula next week
Chandigarh: The swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP government in Haryana is likely to be held in Panchkula on October 15. Preparations are underway for the event in Panchkula, a senior official said on Friday. The official said a tentative date for the oath taking is October 15. “We are preparing the venue for the […]
PM Modi discusses trade, cultural linkages with Thai counterpart
Vientiane : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra and discussed ways to improve trade ties and boost cultural linkages between the two nations. Prime Minister Modi is in Laos on a two-day visit to attend the ASEAN-India and East Asia summits. Modi met Shinawatra on the sidelines of the […]
