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NEW DELHI: Indian cricket is looking for a new main sponsor after a fantasy sports gaming platform pulled out of a deal worth $43.6 million following a government ban on online gambling, reports said on Monday. Dream11, the biggest online gaming platform in the country, became the lead sponsor of the men’s and women’s national teams after signing a three-year deal in July 2023. The Dream11 logo is printed on the jerseys of the Indian players. It is also the sponsor of several Indian Premier League franchises. Last week, the Indian parliament passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming…
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks during a press conference in Paris on August 25, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty ImagesFrance’s minority government on Tuesday faced the prospect of collapse within weeks, after opposition parties said they would not back Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a Sept. 8 confidence vote tied to his budget cut plans.The Paris CAC 40 index was 2% lower in early deals on Tuesday. French medium to long-term borrowing costs ticked higher, with the country’s 10-year bond yield up 2 basis points and its 30-year yield up 4 basis points.France’s need to lower its…
LAHORE: The PTI confronted significant organisational changes Tuesday as Secretary General Salman Akram Raja announced his resignation and former Punjab leader Hammad Azhar withdrew from contesting a crucial Lahore by-election. Raja’s departure from the secretary general position stems from what he characterised as irreconcilable differences regarding his responsibilities within the party structure. The senior lawyer revealed he had requested PTI founder Imran Khan to relieve him from the duties through attorney Ali Bukhari the previous week. Imran Khan initially rejected the request. “My life is an open book, and I cannot compromise on intellectual and financial integrity,” Raja stated in…
LAHORE: Under the bright lights of the DHA Phase Six Sports Complex, the Pakistan Open MMA Championship culminated on Sunday with a night of dramatic finishes and a controversial main event that saw local hero Rizwan “The Haider” Ali preserve his undefeated record via a razor-thin split decision over Egypt’s Adham Mohamed “Warrior.” The fights served as an official qualifier for the IMMAF World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, in September, offering fighters a chance to display their talents to even wider audiences. The lightweight title bout headlined an electrifying main card, in which all Pakistani fighters triumphed, that showcased both…
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Faisalabad on Monday sentenced 59 peopleincluding PTI leaders Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz and Zartaj Gulto 10 years in prison in another May 9 case. Out of 109 accused, ATC Judge Javed Iqbal Sheikh also sentenced 16 accused to 3-year imprisonment for attacking the residence of PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah, who also belongs to Faisalabad. Judge Sheikh also ordered confiscation of the properties of 42 PTI supporters and workers. The court, however, acquitted 34 accused including former information minister Fawad Chaudhry and PTI MNA Zain Qureshi after prosecution failed to establish their involvement in aforesaid…
Venus Williams battled bravely before bowing out of the US Open on her return to Grand Slam tennis on Monday as Spanish ace Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the second round with a dominant opening win. The second full day of action in New York saw all eyes turn to the Arthur Ashe Stadium’s night session, where the 45-year-old Williams lost in three sets to 11th seed Karolina Muchova. Williams only returned to competitive tennis in July following a 16-month absence from the sport and had been granted a wild card into the main draw at Flushing Meadows. But hopes of…
ISLAMABAD: A government official said on Monday that the import of accidental cars will be banned, and a 40% new tax will be imposed at the time of opening commercial imports of used cars next month to protect the local industry, delaying any benefits to the consumers from trade liberalisation. But the local assemblers have claimed that despite trade liberalisation, there will not be any reduction in prices, as the government charges 30% to a whopping 61% of the total price in taxes on the locally assembled cars. In a policy statement during a joint meeting of the Senate standing…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will take part in the upcoming season of the FIH Pro League with a parliamentary panel informed on Monday that the federal government has agreed to release Rs250 million for the event. Issues related to the Pakistan Hockey Federation came under discussion during a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter Provincial Coordination here at the Parliament House with MNA Mohammad Sanaullah Khan Mastikhel in the chair. During the course of the meeting, IPC secretary Mohyuddin Wani informed that the Ministry of Finance had confirmed that it will provide Rs250m to ensure Pakistan’s first-ever participation in…
KARACHI: For the first time in Sindh’s history, a structured training programme has been launched to prepare college teachers for administrative roles and responsibilities. The inaugural session of the training was held at the Training, Management and Research Wing in Karachi on Monday, where Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah emphasised the importance of continuous learning. Addressing the session, the minister said that empowering college principals and administrative officers with managerial skills will enhance the overall standard of colleges. “The process of learning should never stop. When teachers transition into administrative roles such as principals, they often face challenges…
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersPresident Donald Trump vowed Monday to impose “substantial” new tariffs and restrict U.S. chip exports for all countries that do not remove digital taxes and related regulations.Trump wrote on Truth Social that digital services taxes, or DSTs — which are currently imposed by dozens of countries — “are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology.””I put all Countries with Digital Taxes, Legislation, Rules, or Regulations, on notice that unless these discriminatory actions are removed, I, as…