KINGWOOD, Texas (KTRK) — A recently promoted Houston police assistant chief is under investigation after $25,000 worth of property went missing from a police substation. Adrian Rodriguez, promoted in April following demotions related to HPD’s suspended case scandal, was last assigned as the commander at the Kingwood substation on Rustic Woods Drive. Last November, the security gates in the back …

LOS ANGELES: Venezuela booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Wednesday with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Mexico that ensured Jamaica’s elimination from the tournament. Mexico-based veteran striker Salomon Rondon stroked in the only goal from the penalty spot to seal all three points for Venezuela, who are top of Group ‘B’ with six points from …

GELSENKIRCHEN: Georgia secured a historic place in the kno­c­kout stages of Euro 2024 after a stunning 2-0 win over Por­tugal in Group ‘F’ on Wednesday, while Turkey edged the Czech Republic 2-1 in the same group to advance into the last 16 as the group stage came to an end. Appearing at their first European Championship, Geo­rgia had to record …

LAHORE: With just a couple of days left before the ongoing financial year ends, no meeting has been held so far to present the 2024-25 budget of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) before the Board of Governors (BoG) for approval. According to well-informed sources, no internal budget meeting has been held so far and there is no chance of any …

KABUL: Afghans mourned the end of their T20 World Cup dreams on Thursday but said the cricket team’s performances in reaching a first semi-final gave them hope for the future. An all-male crowd of hundreds — among them armed Taliban — watched on two large screens at Kabul Cricket Stadium as South Africa thrashed Afghanistan by nine wickets in Trinidad. Hopes had …

NEW DELHI: A dominant India ended England’s title defence by handing them a 68-run thumping in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup on Thursday and secure their place in the final against South Africa. Put into bat in the rain-hit match, India posted a strong 171-7 with skipper Rohit Sharma (57) and Suryakumar Yadav (47) scoring bulk of …

Slowing her breath and focusing on a bullseye in her pistol’s sights, Kishmala Talat is aiming to become the first woman from Pakistan to win an Olympic medal. At the Paris 2024 Olympics starting on July 26, Talat will compete in the 10m air pistol and 25m pistol events, going for glory abroad and defying stereotypes at home. The nation’s …

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved major changes to the federal government’s pension system, set to be notified on July 1 after formal endorsement of the federal cabinet. The ECC, presided over by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, also sanctioned nearly Rs500 billion in technical and supplementary grants just two days before the close of …

QUETTA: With the budget for fiscal year 2024-25 pending approval, the Balochistan Assembly on Thursday passed supplementary grants worth Rs47 billion for the outgoing financial year. Finance Minister Mir Shoaib Nosherwani presented 45 grant demands in the house, only three days before the end of FY 2023-24. Supplementary grants are presented when a government fails to meet its expenditures from the amount …