DUBAI: The Sri Lankan cricket management on Monday has announced the names of players included in the test squad for upcoming three-match series against Pakistan starting from December 31 till January 20. Sri Lanka’s Test squad comprises of 16 players with return of wicketkeeper-batsman Prasanna Jayawardene for the upcoming series against Pakistan, who was being left out for the home series against Bangladesh in March. Retired Tillakaratne Dilshan has seemed to be replaced by the Kaushal Silva as an opener while Vishwa Fernando would play his debut international match. The players scheduled to went back to the country include Ajantha Mendis, Chanaka Welegedara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Perera, Kithuruwan Vith...
December 24, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk
Bigg Boss 7 has entered its finale week. And Bigg Boss 7; 23 December 2013 episode was the official start of finale week. Today the show revolved around a mystery briefcase. All the house members have to pick one nominee who deserved the briefcase. Sangram Singh was ultimately chosen for the briefcase surprise. Watch the episode to find out what was in the mystery briefcase. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe
December 24, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk
KARACHI: Moderate earthquake have been recorded on Monday (today) in Karachi, the coastal city of Pakistan, its suburb areas and some parts of Balochistan. Earth quake of 5.2 magnitude on Richter Scale jolts some parts of Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan, according to Met Department. The local met department said that the epicenter of the quake was 137 km distant from north-West area of Karachi while its depth was 50 km inside the land. More reports are due to come. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe
December 24, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk
Washington: As new trend of big screen tablets is setting up, Samsung have some bigger plans for 2014. Samsung has been rumored to be working on a 12.2-inch Galaxy Note Pro tablet and an image of the purported device has just leaked. Reports claimed that Samsung will be shifting its attention from smartphones to tablets in 2014 as the company looks to do with tablets what it has done with smartphones. The company has been working on a 12.2-inch Galaxy Note tablet that could officially be called the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. The tablet would be Samsung’s largest to date and since it’s part of the Galaxy Note family, it would ship with the company’s beloved S Pen stylus. Samsung won’t be alone in releasing a tablet in the...
December 23, 2013 at 2:00 am | News Desk
Washington: Motorola’s flagship device Motorola Moto X is now available for $150 without contract on all carriers. Motorola is bringing back its Cyber Monday discount that allows customers to purchase a Moto X. When Motorola announced that it would offer the Moto X for $150 off for its Cyber Monday sale, the company didn’t anticipate that smartphone fans would flock to its online store in droves and bring down its site. To make up for the down time, Motorola later announced that it would give customers two more chances to score a Moto X on any carrier for $150 off. The company scheduled two dates to open up sales and on both days Motorola completely sold out of its stock of the smartphone in less than 10 minutes. Motorola is re...
December 23, 2013 at 2:00 am | News Desk
Watch Bigg Boss 7 22nd December episode. The best part about today’s show was Parineeti Chopra and Siddharth Malhotra’s appearance for their movie promotion. Kushal Tandon and Armaan Kohli said their final goodbye in the show today. And Salman Khan played a rapid fire round with each contestant too. Bigg Boss 7 finale is just a week away now. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe
December 23, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk
ISLAMABAD: The Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has scheduled for a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Monday, December 23 for holding talks with Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is likely to arrive in Pakistan for talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on ways and means to strengthen bilateral ties and enhance cooperation in various fields. The Turkish PM will land in Lahore and move to Raiwind after attending a cultural event at Aitchison College. The Turkish Prime Minister will lead a delegation comprising ministers‚ businessmen and entrepreneurs to explore the investment avenues in diverse fields in Pakistan. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will host a lunc...
December 23, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan’s Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Senator Pervaiz Rasheed has warned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, said that some other province could stage sit-in in the PTI-led province. Senator Pervaiz Rashid said that tomorrow some other province could stage sit-in in province of Imran Khan, adding that Imran is trying to fly alone by fleeing from holding debate in parliament. He alleged that Imran Khan is intended to go for spending winter holidays that is why he is staging sit-ins in hurried manner. He said that the masses want no confrontation in politics of the country, adding that Imran is violating the code of ethics of politics. Talking to media in Islamabad on Sunday...
December 23, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk
Bigg Boss 7 “weekend ka wow with Salman Khan”, aired on 21 December on Colors TV, revealed the elimination of Armaan Kohli from the show. It’s actually a shock as Armaan was a strong contender and his recent visit to the jail added to his “angry-man image”, which took him to the final stages of the show. But whatever the result was; Bigg Boss 7 house has no couple left now – which implies that you won’t be able to see Armaan and Tanisha fighting over trivial issues or spending their mornings in the Garden’s sofa. Earlier in the week, Kushal Tandon was evicted which left Gauhar Khan very lonely in the house. Kushal’s eviction was also a shock as last weekend Salman declared that Kushal w...
December 22, 2013 at 1:03 am | News Desk
Watch Bigg Boss 7 21st December full episode here. The highlights of the today’s episode includes elimination of Armaan Kohli, Aijaz Khan showing his true colors after reaching the finale week and Gauhar Khan defending Kushal Tandon endlessly for his performance in the task. Tomorrow you can see Parineeti Chopra and Siddharth Malhotra on Bigg Boss 7 with Salman Khan. They both will promote their latest flick, “Hasee Toh Phasee”. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe
December 22, 2013 at 1:03 am | News Desk
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