The right-hander has been rewarded for being the leading run-scorer of the recently-concluded Ranji Trophy season where he scored 990 runs in 13 innings with a highest score of 249.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday dismissed contesting for the position of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) saying that he contested for the president post as he stood up for certain principles and now it is for others to 'step forward'.
"The new leadership in Pakistan, both political and military, has been absolutely clear. There will be no talks with terrorist organisations that don't respect our laws and Constitution," Zardari said as quoted by Dawn Newspaper.
After the reports of the 'unnatural' death of two Russian nationals in Odisha's Rayagada, police said on Wednesday said the post-mortem report of the deceased ruled out any foul play.
The police report said, "After going through the video and other records, they could not prove that the former minister has intentionally insulted the constitution or its architects. The reports say that they also got a legal opinion on this."
Pakistan Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has ruled out the possibility of early elections. Speaking on Geo News programme 'Jirga', Sadiq said that the ruling coalition government will complete its term and elections will be held in due time.
IMF demanded additional information, including details of shelved development projects that have now been taken up again as a top priority of the government, The Express Tribune reported.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): Former spymaster ruled out a ban on phone tapping in Pakistan after audio leaks from the Pakistani Prime Minister's Office sparked a controversy.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 18 (ANI): Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that the Congress will not have a coalition with any other party in the upcoming state Assembly polls.
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): The US on Monday defended its position on withdrawal from Afghanistan after a 20-year-long military mission in the war-torn nation that ended nearly a year ago and also ruled out releasing USD 3.5 billion frozen Afghan funds to its central bank anytime soon.