Sergey Punko and Oxana Savchenko snare gold medals – 2012 Paralympic Games Sergey Punko and Oxana Savchenko snared gold medal of the 400m freestyle in Men and Women’s corner in S12 category at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. Punko continued his commendable pace from the start and finished the eight-lap freestyle event in a phenomenal […]
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New Blood Tests can tell a person’s circadian rhythm Scientists at the National Academy of Sciences in Japan say they have created a new simple blood test that determines the setting of a person’s circadian clock. A human´s circadian rhythm dictates digestion, metabolic processes and when we need sleep. Researchers examine hormones and amino acids […]
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A local court on Friday sent the leader of banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Ishaq, to jail on a 14-day judicial remand. He, who is nominated in 44 cases in which 70 people were killed, sent to Kot Lakhpat jail. Earlier on Thursday, Model Town Investigations Police had arrested Ishaq from him the Allama Iqbal […]
England’s lanky fast bowler Steven Finn has paid special tribute to retiring Test captain Andrew Strauss for his ‘masterful’ leadership that helped the side do wonders at the international level. Strauss decided to retire professional cricket on Wednesday. Michael Atherton, former English skipper, believes Strauss made the right move at the right time, as his […]
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The Pakistan coach reiterated that the players needed to play more International matches if they are to improve their FIFA ranking. While the Green Shirts are currently training in Lahore, the PFF has failed to secure any games for the team owing to their incompetence, something which Zavisa Milosavljevic claims is of utmost importance. “I have […]
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Religious Extremism not to be compared with Islam or Pakistan Unfortunately, my previous article, ‘Has Religious Extremism Gotten to the Point of No Return’, was literally taken by some people on social media to be blaming Islam or Muslims in Pakistan, but there was definitely no such reference in that. What is mentioned above […]
A trial court in Islamabad on Friday extended the judicial remand of Rimsha Masih, who had been accused of blasphemy, to 14 days. The girl, who is said to be suffering from Down’s syndrome, was presented in the court of judicial magistrate Islamabad Inamullah Khan. The magistrate directed the investigation officer to produce the case’s […]
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The dusky beauty Bipasha Basu has insisted on several occasions that she has never been comfortable with the on-screen kissing scenes but now the actress doesn’t found them much difficult to do. The 33-year-old recently had an interview with the DNA India, in which was asked about her upcoming film ‘Raaz 3’, which is a […]
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Reiterating his old stance, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the government would never write letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. While talking to the media, the renowned jurist said it was impossible for any prime minister of the PPP to write against his […]
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Disassociating itself from banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) has said that it had no link with the proscribed outfit. It issued a press note hours after the United States announced that it was freezing the assets of LeT and its eight leaders may have in the US and prohibiting the US citizens and […]
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan locked many headlines in the country after he slapped Farah Khan’s husband Shirish Kunder at a party which was thrown by actor Sunjay Dutt and his wife Manyata Dutt in Mumbai. The editor-turned-director Shirish, who is married to SRK’s close friend and choreographer-director-and-now-actor Farah Khan, took a pot-shot at Khan’s […]
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President Asif Ali Zardari has discussed trade, investment and energy issues with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, rejecting the increasing international pressure to isolate Iran in the region. The two leaders, who met on the sidelines of the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Syria, which could be […]