ISLAMABAD: The constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of the request of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) for dealing with iron hands with the 436 individuals whose names had also surfaced in the Panama Papers leaks for allegedly stashing fortunes in offshore companies.
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The 31-year-old free agent left-hander agrees to a five-year, $182 million contract, giving the World Series champions a frontline starter for their 2025 title defense.
Blake Snell has agreed to a $182 million, five-year contract with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations
LAS VEGAS -- Duane Harris Jr. tallied 14 points and nine assists while Zeke Mayo added 12 points to lead Kansas to a 75-72 win over No. 11 Duke on Tue
Shares in the Japanese entertainment giant behind the popular Hello Kitty brand plunged on Wednesday after major shareholders said they would reduce their stakes. A statement issued Tuesday by Sanrio said shareholders including major bank Mitsubishi UFJ will let go of as many as 25.9 million shares, sold at a price to be determined later.
The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) includes a special tribute program to commemorate the 100th birth anniversaries of four Indian cinema legends: actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor, director Tapan Sinha, Telugu cinema star Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR), and singer Mohammed Rafi
‘If you see those who are doing well now, they did not start doing well all of a sudden. A lot of hard work has been happening in the past one decade for these kids’
More than R150 million in government tenders went to suppliers linked to state employees, with R121 million of the amount spent between April 2023 and March 2024 going to companies owned or managed by close family members of government employees.
Sfundo Phiwayinkosi Hlongwane - an 11-year-old boy living with cerebral palsy because of medical negligence - only saw half of his nearly R10-million settlement from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, with the balance allegedly embezzled by unscrupulous and greedy lawyers.
Voting by more than half the world's population in 2024 elections has left many liberal democracies facing crises of confidence, political fragmentation and heightened polarisation, with some observers fearing new wind in the sails of authoritarianism.
Few people knew Hughes like Neil D’Costa. In a candid interview, the late Test batsman’s coach opens up on life without his “little mate”.
Police sources said about 450 protestors were arrested in the crackdown and more arrests are expected while Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said it was a violent assault on protesters by security forces firing live rounds with the intent to kill as many people as possible.
US-China trade relations face strain. Morgan Stanley forecasts rising tariffs on Chinese goods. Tariffs could hit 36% by 2026. President-elect Trump's stance adds uncertainty. China prepares countermeasures. S&P downgrades China's growth forecast. Global economic impact anticipated.
The PTI, in the early hours of Wednesday, announced that it was calling off its high-stakes Islamabad protest sit-in “for the time being”, following a day of clashes between security forces and protesters in the city’s Red Zone ended in the party leadership’s hasty retreat.
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A 10-minute ferry ride from eastern Singapore lies the small, sparsely populated rustic island of Pulau Ubin - one of the last remaining havens of rural life in one of Asia's most prosperous and urbanized countries. - REUTERS
