Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is celebrating his 45th birthday on Thursday (August 13). Shoaib, who is popularly known as Rawalpaindi Express, will always be remembered for delivering the 'fastest recorded ball' in the history of cricket when he succeeded in crossing the 100 miles per hour mark.
The BSE Sensex was trading 104.62 points or 0.27 per cent higher at 38,474.25 while NSE Nifty was up 38.05 points or 0.34 per cent at 11,346.45.
Paris Saint-Germain scored two late goals, including a stoppage-time winner from substitute Eric Choupo-Moting, to beat outsiders Atalanta 2-1 and end the Serie A side`s Champions League dream in their quarter-final on Wednesday.
Army's Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi on Thursday (August 13) said in an official statement that the condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee remained unchanged on Thursday morning. The statement added that the former President is deeply comatose with stable vital parameters and he continues to be on ventilatory support.
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Singh Thakur will also be present on the occasion.
A notorious criminal was shot at by Delhi Police Special Cell during an encounter in Rohini area of Delhi on Thursday (August 13) morning. The criminal identified as Ajay alias Bobby was admitted to hospital after he received bullet injury.
Legendary batsman Javed Miandad on Wednesday said that he was the captain of current Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and will join politics to "challenge" him. Miandad said on his YouTube channel that he was the driving force for Khan, also a former captain, in cricket.
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New Zealand officials were scrambling to trace the source of an outbreak of the coronavirus, reporting 14 new cases on Thursday, as long queues of people formed to escape a renewed lockdown in the country`s biggest city or be tested for the virus.
The Trump administration relaxed some rules for H-1B visas holders outside the US allowing them to enter the country on certain conditions.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that there would be "an enormous price to pay" if Moscow is offering bounties to kill US soldiers or other Western troops in Afghanistan.
A group of more than thirty female journalists have issued a strongly worded statement condemning the excruciating circumstances in which female journalists are forced to operate in Pakistan.
Kamala Harris made her campaign-trail debut as Joe Biden`s Democratic running mate on Wednesday, delivering a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump`s leadership and highlighting the historic significance of her new role.
Bengaluru Commissioner of Police Kamal Pant said on Wednesday (August 12) that the imposition of Section 144 in areas under DJ Halli and KG Halli police station limits has been extended till 6 am on August 15.
Three people were killed and six others injured Wednesday when a passenger train derailed in northeast Scotland after heavy rain and flooding hit the area. The train driver was believed to be among the dead, British Transport Police said.
