Making room for a young Pakistan
BY: Mosharraf Zaidi On Wednesday this week, the UNDP will publish the Pakistan National Human Development Report (NHDR). This edition of the document focuses on young people, aged fifteen to twenty nine. The lead authors of the report are Dr Faisal Bari and Dr Adil Najam. Dr Bari teaches at the Lahore University of Management […]
Quiz: on musicians and artistes
BY: Berty Ashley X was born in Mumbai on April 29, 1936, and is undoubtedly the most famous person from India in his profession. His father, a noted concert violinist, encouraged him to study music from a young age. He has worked with an illustrious line-up of international orchestras and was awarded honorary citizenship of […]
J&K State CITU greets working class on May Day
Jammu: MAY 01 : On the eve of May day 2018, the symbol of International solidarity and unity of the working class, the J&K state committee of CITU organised a rally comprising of different unions and associations in front of press club Jammu. The workers holding red flags, banners and placards in their hands were […]
Saudi DNA tests confirm 2016 Jeddah bomber was Indian
Mumbai: Saudi Arabia has confirmed on the basis of DNA tests that the bomber who blew himself up outside the US Consulate in the western Saudi coastal city of Jeddah two years ago in a foiled suicide attack was Fayaz Kagzi, an Indian national and alleged operative of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, a senior security official told […]
Omar chides Modi after he throws challenge to Rahul
Srinagar: Reacting over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s challenge thrown to Congress President Rahul Gandhi to speak for 15 minutes without using notes, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday chided him saying “perhaps we can ask the Hon PM to speak for 2 min about why the rape & murder of an […]
Shooter Shahzar Rizvi becomes World No.1 in 10m air pistol
New Delhi: Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi on Tuesday grabbed the number one spot in ISSF world rankings, riding on his silver medal-winning performance in the just-concluded World Cup in Changwon, Korea. With 1654 rating points, Rizvi shot to the numero uno spot ahead of Russia’s Artem Chernousov (1046) and Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsuda (803). The other […]
WhatsApp co-founder leaving Facebook
San Francisco, May 1 : WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum has put out word that he is leaving Facebook, which bought the smartphone messaging service four years ago for USD 19 billion. Koum said in a post on his Facebook page that he is taking time off to pursue interests such as collecting air-cooled Porsches, working […]
Tax burden on petrol has become a people vs govt issue: Chidambaram
New Delhi, May 1: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today attacked the government over high petrol and diesel prices saying the “tax burden” on petroleum products has become an issue of “people versus the government”. In a series of tweets, the former finance minister also countered the Modi government’s claim that it has electrified all […]
