Saturday, March 07
Karachi: With every one-sided India-Pakistan clash invariably dominated by India, the commercial value of this once marquee showdown is going down at least on this side of the border, according to former players and observers of the game. India's victory on Sunday has hit Pakistan harder than before as there were expectations that after the tough posturing by the country's administrators during the recent deadlock with the ICC, the players too would fire on all cylinders on the field. The 61-run defeat was, however, a sobering reminder of the gulf that now exists. India has defeated Pakistan in eight out of nine matches in the T20 World Cup. This is in addition to the three straight defeats that Salman Ali Agha's men endured at last year's Asia Cup. India's domination over Pakistan in whit
Kerala: The Supreme Court of India will begin hearing pleas relating to alleged discrimination against women at religious places, including Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple, from April 7, PTI reported.A nine-judge Constitution Bench will take up the long-pending reference arising out of the Sabarimala review proceedings. The Court has directed parties to file their written submissions on or before March 14.The Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi also fixed a schedule for oral arguments and said the nine-judge Bench would conclude hearing submissions by April 22. As per the schedule, review petitioners or parties supporting them will be heard from April 7 to April 9. Those opposing the review pleas will present their argument
Apple is reportedly lining up one of its busiest Mac cycles in years and it’s starting with a cheaper MacBook.In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that the Cupertino giant is preparing to launch a low-cost MacBook priced well under $1,000, alongside a wave of other Mac updates over the next few weeks.Also Read: Here’s what you can expect from Apple’s upcoming MacBook Pro launchA budget MacBook but not plasticThe new machine, said to be internally code-named J700, will run on an iPhone chip instead of Apple’s M-series processors. According to Gurman, it will also feature a slightly smaller display, just under 13 inches, and other compromises compared with the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.But Apple isn’t cutting corners on build quality.Unlike many lower-p
