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Court ruling suspends US ban on investment in Xiaomi


March 13, 2021

A US federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Department of Defense from forcing American investors to divest from Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi. The Defense Department, under the Trump administration in mid-January, added Xiaomi and eight other firms to a list that requires Americans to sell their interests in the firms by a deadline. The restrictions were set to go …

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PM Imran Khan approves establishment of Civil Drone Authority


March 13, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the establishment of Civil Drone Authority in order to use the technology for commercial, research, agricultural and other peaceful purposes. PM Imran Khan approved the establishment of the Civil Drone Authority while chairing a high-level meeting in Islamabad today. PM Khan observed that the authority will be instrumental in the promotion and domestic …

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‘Money charged for clubs’ registration, elections to be returned’


March 13, 2021

LAHORE: Director National High Performance Centre Nadeem Khan on Friday announced that the entire amount which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will receive for clubs’ registration and from the candidates interested in contesting the elections of club and city associations will be returned to their respective club and city associations as soon as the new bodies were formed. Speaking at …

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Judge narrows Zoom lawsuit over user privacy, ‘Zoombombing’


March 13, 2021

A US judge dismissed large parts of a lawsuit accusing Zoom Video Communications of violating users’ privacy rights by sharing personal information with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, and letting malevolent intruders join Zoom meetings in a practice called Zoombombing. In a Thursday night decision, US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, dismissed several claims in the proposed class …

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Fawad Alam to make web series debut


March 13, 2021

KARACHI: National cricketer Fawad Alam is all set to make his web series debut, ARY Sports learnt on Friday.  Taking to social media, Urduflix Official revealed that left-handed batsman Fawad will be featuring in their upcoming web-series named ‘Khudkash Muhabbat‘. It must be noted here that Fawad had made a cameo in PTV Home’s drama serial ‘Ghar Damad‘. Recently, the cricketer …

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Lewis hits century as Windies clinch ODI series against Sri Lanka


March 13, 2021

Antigua: West Indies turned a leisurely canter into a desperate scramble to achieve a series-clinching five-wicket victory over SriLanka with two balls to spare in the second One-Day International of their three-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday. A fourth ODI hundred by Evin Lewis and an elegant supporting 84 by opening partner Shai Hope seemed …

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Sharjeel, Hafeez recalled for T20s; Zahid, Shahnawaz in Test team


March 13, 2021

LAHORE: Attacking opener Sharjeel Khan and veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez were recalled to the Twenty20 team while former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was picked for all three formats as chief selector Mohammad Wasim on Friday anno­unced Pakistan squads for the forthcoming tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe starting from March 26. Leg-spinning all-rounder Shadab Khan was included in the ODI and …

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Call to apply anti-premium rule to imported cars also


March 13, 2021

  LAHORE: A leading automobile company has urged the government to also bring imported vehicles under the ambit of the newly promulgated ordinance that limits second sale of vehicles within 90 days of the invoice and one who does this will be charged a fine based on engine capacity. “The apparent reason to introduce this amendment is to discourage on-money …

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Archer, Roy help England steamroll India


March 13, 2021

AHMEDABAD: England’s bowlers did the spadework before opener Jason Roy’s explosive 49 helped secure a comprehensive eight-wicket victory against India in the first Twe­nty20 International in Ahmedabad on Friday. Electing to field, Eoin Morgan and his men denied India a strong start and eventually restricted them to a below-par 124-7 despite Shreyas Iyer’s breezy 67. Roy smashed three sixes and …

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