Weather rains on historic parade in Pakistan

    Rawalpindi: Heavy rain and bad light hit the second day of the historic Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on Thursday, Pakistan’s first home Test since a deadly attack in 2009. ### Sri Lanka, resuming at 220-5, had progressed to 225-5 in 7.5 overs when heavy rain in the morning forced the teams…

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      Homelessness is Europe’s real social pandemic

      Across western Europe this mid-December, cities and towns are full of festive cheer, shoppers out buying gifts, stocking up on extra supplies, preparing house and home for the Christmas and New Year holidays. ### And as shoppers crowd to those malls and shopping arcades, through the streets and alleys, they’ll be walking by Europe’s homeless….

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        Singapore cools down property buying spree

        You’ll build and they’ll come? Well, don’t bet on it. That’s what Singapore’s authorities seem to be telling developers, who are flooding the market with new homes. ### The builders themselves are getting nervous about the glut. But everyone is actually lucky. A minor bubble got pricked in time, with exorbitant duties now charged on…

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          Will to win for India is key for Rahul

          Mumbai: India opener K.L. Rahul, who played a knock of 91 runs, said that he wants to win games for the country and enjoy batting in the middle. ### India defeated West Indies by 67 runs in the third T20 to win the series 2-1 after posting a mammoth score of 240 for three. Rahul,…

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