Pirlo confirms he will not be taking Italy job
LONDON: Former Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo, who was favoured for the national coaching post, expressed his bitterness on Monday over the debate which has led to him no longer being a candidate. The 47-year-old had, to many Italian fans’ surprise, become the favourite to be tasked with reviving the national side’s fortunes after they failed for the third successive […]
Public holiday in Sindh on Wednesday for Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s urs – Pakistan
The Sindh government has declared a public holiday on Wednesday (July 29) on account of the annual urs of Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. According to the notification shared on Monday, the provincial government has declared July 29 as public holiday throughout the province for all government offices, autonomous bodies, semi-autonomous bodies, corporations and […]
Pogacar wins record-equalling fifth TdF
The 27-year-old Slovenian won five stages and had been in yellow since his victory Tadej Pogacar joined Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain as the most successful riders in Tour de France history. Photo: AFP LOURDES, FRANCE: Tadej Pogacar ticked off a “big goal” as he claimed his record-equalling fifth Tour de France title as […]
India’s Cockroach Janta Party demands release of protesters after reports of detention – World
India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement, whose protests have forced the education minister’s resignation, urged authorities on Monday to release all demonstrators detained in weeks of rallies nationwide. The online Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which organised protests over exam paper leaks and other irregularities, said they had received reports of students held in detention, particularly in the […]
PSX opens week in the green, gains more than 6,000 points during intraday trade – Business
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark index opened the week on a strong note, gaining more than 6,000 points during intraday trade. The KSE-100 index had gained 4,501.33 points to reach 175,522.53 points by 9:50am from the previous close of 171,021.20 points. By 10:30am, the index had gained 5,068.88 points to reach 176,090.08 points. By […]
Tesla wins bid to revive UK lawsuit over 5G patent licence
Tesla sued InterDigital and Avanci in London’s High Court in 2023 over automotive patent licensing terms The logo of car manufacturer Tesla is seen at a dealership in London, Britain, May 14, 2021. REUTERS Elon Musk’s Tesla on Monday won its bid to revive a London lawsuit against US technology firm InterDigital and patent licensing platform […]
First phase of AJK polls underway in Mirpur division amid allegations of rigging – Pakistan
The first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections is underway in the 13 constituencies of Mirpur division. Polling began at 8am and will continue till 5pm. Today (Monday) has been declared a public holiday in all three districts — Bhimber, Mirpur, and Kotli — of the division to facilitate polling. A total […]
Water supply to parts of Karachi resumes after power at Dhabeji pumping station restored – Pakistan
KARACHI: Water supply to several parts of Karachi resumed in phases on Monday after electricity supply was resumed at the Dhabeji pumping station, around 22 hours after a power breakdown, Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation spokesperson Abdul Qadir Shaikh told Dawn. The spokesperson said K-Electric (KE) had restored power supply to the pumping station at […]
KWSC says water supply to parts of Karachi has resumed after power at Dhabeji pumping station restored – Pakistan
KARACHI: Water supply to several parts of Karachi resumed in phases on Monday after electricity supply was resumed at the Dhabeji pumping station, around 22 hours after a power breakdown, Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation spokesperson Abdul Qadir Sheikh told Dawn. The spokesperson said K-Electric (KE) had restored power supply to the pumping station at […]
I’m on an admissions committee and universities need to talk about this – Pakistan
Departments should publish graduate employment outcomes as openly as they publish merit lists. I have worked on my university’s Admission Committee for 16 years, long enough to have watched several cycles of both growth and contraction. But nothing in those years prepared me for what the last three or four have looked like, and nothing […]