IPL auction records tumble as Pant, Iyer break $3m mark
India’s Rishabh Pant with Shreyas Iyer. — X/IPL RIYADH: Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history Sunday when he sold for a record $3.2 million, as teams splashed out on world-class cricketers for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament. A total of 577 players are up for grabs at […]
Protests costing country a whopping Rs190bn a day, says Aurangzeb
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb addressing media persons at PTV Headquarters.— APP/File Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday revealed that Pakistan’s economy suffers a staggering loss of Rs190 billion daily due to the closure of roads and shutdowns caused by the opposition’s protest calls. The minister made these comments as caravans of the PTI […]
Wounded Bangladesh protesters receive robotic helping hand
Protesters who lost their arm in July´s students’ revolution test out prosthetic arms manufactured by Robolife Technologies in Dhaka on November 21, 2024. — AFP DHAKA: Squeezing rubber-covered robotic prosthetic hands, Bangladesh protesters wounded during the deadly revolution to topple autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina test out replacement arms for their lost limbs. “I’ll be able […]
Valencia’s first game since devastating floods was an emotional release for club, players and city
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentNov 24, 2024, 05:00 AM ET VALENCIA, Spain — César Tárrega does not score many goals, but he knew exactly how he was going to celebrate when he gave Valencia the lead against Real Betis. The central defender peeled away and grabbed a shirt which had printed on it: “We will come […]
Keira Knightley recalls ‘public shaming’ she felt amid claims she had an eating disorder
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Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of
“Love Connection” host Chuck Woolery dies at 83 “Love Connection” host Chuck Woolery dies at 83 00:26 Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83. Mark […]
COP29: India champions the cause of global south in a historic move of rejecting the climate finance outcome
Chandni Raina (Reuters photo) BAKU/NEW DELHI: India’s historic stand of rejecting the climate finance outcome at COP29 on Sunday triggered similar reactions from other developing countries and experts, who viewed India as a champion of the entire Global South.The moment came during the final plenary where India’s negotiator, Chandni Raina, led the charge against what […]
Penguin who swam from Antarctica to Australia released back into sea
A representational image of emperor penguins. — Unsplash/file The emperor penguin who swam from Antarctica to Australia has been released to see after he ended up at the shore of a popular tourist beach. The adult male penguin was discovered at the Ocean Beach sand dunes on November 1 in the town of Denmark, southwest […]