Pakistan great Wasim Akram has expressed frustration over the country’s continued struggles in Test cricket, arguing that the lack of quality batting talent emerging through the system has become a major concern.Speaking to the media in Lahore on Friday, the former fast bowler said Pakistan’s home-and-away Test series defeat to Bangladesh should have prompted the…
General:The week opens on a bright note, and you may feel as if doors are swinging open without too much pushing. Early in the week, your confidence rises because small things start going right at the same time. A child in the family may do fairly well, or a younger person around you may give…
School food safety concerns rise in India (AI image used for representational purpose only) A school lunch must be the most secure meal for a child, but in several instances witnessed in India lately, the case was anything but safe; children after having school-had lunch had to vomit, black out, get treated in hospitals while…
Mumbai: An advance rent for two years will be paid to Kamathipura residents once they vacate their units, announced MHADA CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal on Friday evening. MHADA is the nodal agency implementing the project. The project will be implemented through a Construction and Development Agency.At a presentation on the Kamathipura Redevelopment Project to residents, Jaiswal…
MLC Ivan D’Souza addresses the media in Mangaluru on Saturday Mangaluru: MLC Ivan D’Souza has urged Karnataka MPs across party lines to press the Centre to deploy a fact-finding committee before acting on the Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats.Addressing a press conference on Saturday, the MLC stressed the need to evaluate the report’s impact…
teak tree Parambikulam Story. (Story – Shaji) Chennai: Tamil Nadu has launched a scientific initiative to introduce high-yielding teak clones for plantations across the state, in a move aimed at boosting timber productivity and farmer income.Green Tamil Nadu Mission (GTM), working with the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) in Coimbatore, is rolling…
Sept 17 also marks PM Narendra Modi’s birthday. Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public office with a series of programmes from Sept 17, including lighting diyas and a three-day welfare scheme enrolment camp. Sept 17 also marks Modi’s birthday.On Saturday, KMC top brass held a meeting…
Jairam Ramesh pointed to Paragraph 16 of the declaration, which recalls the 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung. NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday took a jab at the Centre by invoking the iconic Bollywood melody, “Tu jahan jahan chale ga, mera saaya saath hoga,” to highlight former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru‘s diplomatic legacy and its presence…
Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio to open $2 million Malibu property to public after beach dispute. (Photo: NY Post) Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio is being forced to dedicate a $2 million beachfront property in Malibu for public use after his company allegedly used heavy machinery to remove sand, cobble stones and boulders from a…
Leaders pose for a family photo during the Brics summit in New Delhi (Picture credit: Reuters) There is currently no proposal to introduce a common Brics currency, while discussions on settling bilateral trade in local currencies will continue as a way to reduce transaction costs, Sudhakar Dalela, secretary (economic relations) in the ministry of external…
