WASHINGTON: A delicate but exquisitely preserved skull of a crow-sized bird with a scythe-like beak that inhabited Madagascar 68 million years ago is showing scientists that they have a lot of learn about avian diversity during the age of dinosaurs. Scientists on Wednesday said the bird, called Falcatakely forsterae, possessed a face unlike any other known bird from the age …

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan approved a one-year action plan of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) here on Wednesday. The action plan includes several digital governance initiatives that will be launched over the next one year. According to a statement, Mr Khan approved the plan while chairing a meeting of KPITB. It said that under the plan various …

KARACHI: Azizabad futsal team beat Karachi City futsal team by 7-4 in the opening match of the fourth Students Olympic Games 2020 which commenced here at the Mini Sports Complex, Nazimabad on Tuesday. The weeklong Games will conclude on Nov 30 and the matches will be held from 6:30-09:30pm and includes competitions in futsal, throwball, rope skipping and archery. In …

The fourth edition of 021Disrupt, Pakistan’s premier technology and entrepreneurship conference by The Nest I/O, is all set to take place virtually from November 30 – December 5 this year. The upcoming edition will host over 5000 disruptors in the entrepreneurial, technology and digital ecosystem of Pakistan. Since the conference is virtual this year, that allows 021Disrupt to expand its horizon …

LONDON: ATP Finals champion Daniil Medvedev says players health will be at risk if quarantine restrictions prevent them from playing or practising in the run-up to the Australian Open. Organisers are in talks with the Victoria state government over the protocols to be put in place for those arriving in Australia for the first Grand Slam of the year. State …

COLOMBO: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is investigating an alleged attempt to fix Sri Lankan Premier League matches due to start from Thursday in Hambantota, a media report said. The complaint alleges a former national cricketer approached a Lanka Premier League player, and is being looked at by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), the mass-circulating local language newspaper Lankadeepa said. “The former …

WELLINGTON: New International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Greg Barclay said on Wednesday his organisation must deliver their pinnacle events over the next three years or there will be serious financial consequences for the sport. The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic forced the ICC to reschedule three of their world tournaments, and Barclay, confirmed as chairman of the global governing body on Tuesday, …

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the game’s greatest ever players, died of a heart attack on Wednesday. Maradona, 60, had recently battled health issues and underwent emergency surgery for a subdural haematoma several weeks ago. He suffered a heart attack at his home in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentinian media and acquaintances …

Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died on Wednesday at his home in Argentina after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer said. He was 60. He was a uniquely gifted player, who rose from the tough streets of Buenos Aires to reach the pinnacle of his …

KARACHI: Fertiliser Manufacturers of Pakistan Advisory Council (FMPAC) has asked the government to exempt the fertiliser industry from the income and sales tax laws introduced through Finance Act 2020 as the farmers would face the burden of this clause. These laws disallowed adjustment of up to 10 per cent cost for income tax and input sales tax for the sales …