Everything you need to know about Bari Bo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bari Bo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Union Culture Minister Chandresh Kumari Katoch launched 13 short films based on the poems of Rabindranath Tagore here on Thursday.
Tripoli, April 11 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Libya have held discussions over existing bilateral cooperation in oil and gas fields and ways to boost them.
Rome, March 22 (IANS) Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said Friday that a diplomatic row over returning the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen had been "necessary" to make sure the two men did not face the death penalty.
Islamabad, Mar 20 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started planning measures to avoid any mishap during the ICC Champions Trophy this year in England, where they were rocked by the notorious spot-fixing controversy three years ago.
Patna, Feb 21 (IANS) Bihar's opposition leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui has given up his security personnel and urged the government to deploy them to maintain law and order.
Patna, Jan 25 (IANS) Only four legislators in Bihar have declared their assets for 2012, more than three weeks after the end of deadline.
Moscow, Jan 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 50 Yemeni women were arrested last year on murder charges with most of them accused of killing their husbands, the Yemeni interior ministry has said in a report.
London, Jan 1 (ANI): Pakistan has released four more Afghan Taliban prisoners, including former justice minister Mullah Nooruddin Turabi.
Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Pakistan has freed four senior Taliban leaders, including a former justice minister, at the request of the Afghan government.
London, December 6 (ANI): A new has demonstrated for the first time that a simple breath test could be used for colorectal cancer screening.
London, December 5 (ANI): A breath-test that they can accurately tell if a person has bowel cancer has been developed.
Islamabad, Nov. 3 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will send ten former cricket legends to India on the occasion of the Pakistan cricket team's tour of India in December.
Pakistan Cricket Board has picked 10 former cricket players as goodwill ambassadors who will arrive in India with Pakistan Cricket team next month.
Islamabad, Oct 20(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Wasim Bari has been assigned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to represent it at the two Twenty20 matches between and All Star Pakistan XI and an International World XI teams.
Patna, Aug 28 (IANS) The RJD Tuesday accused the Bihar government of confiscating the property of only Muslims and Yadavs charged with crime.
Karachi, July 25 (ANI): Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Bari has handed over his charge of Director of Education and Anti-Corruption at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after an unfruitful wait of three weeks for his contract to be extended.
Bangalore, July 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party, particularly its patriarch L. K. Advani, is a strong advocate of fixed tenure for legislatures to avoid pre-term elections. However his party's waiting game over ending the infighting in its ruling Karnataka unit is making his own partymen in the state pine for assembly polls ahead of term.
Lahore, June 30 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued termination notices to 18 of its employees in a bid to reduce its administrative expenses.
Islamabad, June 20 (ANI): A three member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has concluded the Kohistan killings case, stating that the girls in question have been found alive and the claim of the killings was false.
Islamabad, June 17 (ANI): Pakistani human rights activist Farzana Bari has said the identities of the two girls presented before the fact-finding commission, constituted by the apex court to probe the Kohistan video scandal, are controversial.
Washington, June 15 (ANI): Researchers who examined the link between metabolic syndrome and cognitive disorders has stressed the need for new lines of research to identify effective therapeutic targets.
Islamabad, June 12 (ANI): Rights activist Dr Farzana Bari, who had visited Pakistan's Kohitsan district as a part of the fact-finding team to meet the five women who were condemned to death by a tribal jirga, said it could not be confirmed whether all the five women are alive.
Kohistan, June 10 (ANI): Questions have been raised over the fate of five Kohistani women, who were condemned to death by a local jirga after a mobile phone footage emerged of them dancing and singing with men at a village wedding, even after social activists have vouched for their safety.
Rome, June 8 (IANS) At least three people of a family were killed and 10 others injured after two residential buildings crumbled in Italy following a blast, Xinhua reported.
Islamabad, June 7 (ANI): The five Kohistani women suspected of having been murdered by their families, are alive, said Farzana Bari, a member of the team sent to Kohistan on the orders of the Supreme Court to ascertain the status of the women.
Islamabad, June 7 (ANI): The five Kohistani women suspected of having been murdered by their families, are alive, said Farzana Bari, a member of the team sent to Kohistan on the orders of the Supreme Court to ascertain the status of the women.
Rome (Italy), June 7 (Xinhua-ANI): Two residential buildings collapsed in southern Italy on Thursday following a big explosion caused by a gas leak, injuring at least 10 people.
Rome, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is being investigated by prosecutors over accusations that he induced a witness to lie about alleged sex parties at his homes.
Rome, April 3 (IANS) Defender Andrea Masiello of Italian Serie A football club Atalanta has been arrested for alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal.
Islamabad, Dec 3 (ANI): Textile industry leaders in Pakistan have said granting the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India will eliminate value-added sector, which is providing jobs to millions and contributing more than any commercial sector of the economy to export earnings.
Kabul, Nov 6(ANI): Afghan and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have captured a mid-level Taliban leader during a cordon and search operation in Afghanistan.
Karachi, Oct 20(ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given a thumbs-up to Pakistan's fight against corruption in the game, according to a news report.
London, Oct 4 (ANI): The inside of the nose could help pinpoint the time of death, especially if it was within the previous 24 hours, scientists say.
London, Sept 16 (ANI): Silvio Berlusconi hired more than 30 women, most of them prostitutes, to attend his infamous 'bunga bunga' parties at his mansion in Rome, Italian investigators said on Thursday.
Karachi, Sept 15(ANI): Pakistan's Islamic preachers have gotten far less international scrutiny than terror outfits since the 9/11 attacks, but the social and religious conservatism they preach could be an even more radicalising force that would ultimately lead to more silent support of militant groups, a news report has warned.
Karachi, Sept 9(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board's Education and Training Programme is paying dividends, as the players have stopped inviting scandals by ignoring strangers and staying away from prohibited ways of communication, according to programme in-charge Wasim Bari.
Rome, Aug 2 (ANI): Silvio Berlusconi has been struck with yet another controversy after a businessman linked to a 2009 prostitution case was arrested on suspicion of extorting hundreds of thousands of euros from the Italian Prime Minister.
London, Sept 2 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed in July to leave Italy, which he described as a "shitty country" that "sickened" him, in a telephone conversation that was secretly recorded by police investigating claims he was being blackmailed about his sex life.
London, Aug 11(ANI): Chelsea striker Fernando Torres could be ruled out of the club's Premier League opener against Stoke City on Sunday, as he is recuperating from a mild concussion suffered while playing for Spain.
London, August 8 (ANI): A thin band of antimatter particles called antiprotons have for the first time been spotted surrounding the earth, with scientists hoping that it could be used to fuel future spacecraft.
Islamabad, July 25 (ANI): Pakistan's wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and former captain Shoaib Malik are hopeful that they will make a comeback to the national side soon.
Lahore, July 20(ANI): Pakistani wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has revealed that he has been seeking guidance from former wicketkeepers Wasim Bari, Moin Khan, Rashid Latif and Saleem Yousuf to improve his game.
London, June 30(ANI): Scraps of handwritten notes reportedly recovered from Osama bin Laden's lair in Abbottabad during the May 2 US raid suggest that he may have been writing and re-writing his speeches to while away time in the confines of his compound.
Benapole (Bangladesh), June 2(ANI): A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at the Dhaniakhali checkpoint, as the border patrol agency continues to pursue a shoot-on-sight strategy.
Washington, May 13(ANI): Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar had a meeting with "representatives from the Pakistani government and the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISID)", a recently leaked Guantanamo file has revealed.
Lahore, April 22(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has launched a programme to educate cricketers and officials on how to "avoid getting lured into corrupt practices" in the light of last year's spot-fixing scandal that rocked Pakistan cricket.
London, Apr 17 (ANI): The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has issued a statement on its website saying that women cannot debate wearing the veil.
London, March 1 (ANI): Athens has been named the world's most flirtatious city in a new study.
Agra, Jan 23 (ANI): The favourable winter climate of tropical India attracts thousands of birds from different parts of the globe to Keetham Lake, which is located near Uttar Pradesh's Agra city.
Karachi, Dec 12 (ANI): Former chief operating officer of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Wasim Bari, has been appointed Director of Education and Training, a post created within the board as part of its revised anti-corruption measures in the aftermath of the spot-fixing controversy.
Lahore, Nov 8 (ANI): Pakistan's former team manager Yawar Saeed is tipped to take over as the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) new Chief Operating Officer after Wasim Bari was sacked under a Service Rule Act that does not allow the board to give regular employment to persons over the age of 60 years.
Lahore, Nov 2(ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has said that he is not in favour of appointing a full-time batting coach for the national team.
Lahore, Nov 1(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)'s Governing Council will meet today to decide if a full-time batting coach is needed for the national team.
Islamabad, Oct 23 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has constituted a seven-member committee, in line with the instructions given by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to eradicate corruption from the game.
Lahore, Oct 10 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt will not be attending the meeting called by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports in Islamabad on October 12, as he is leaving for Dubai today to attend the ICC Board meeting.
Lahore, Sep 29 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt is reportedly planning to offer former manager Yawar Saeed an important position in the PCB.
London, Aug.24 (ANI): Pakistan wicket keeper Kamran Akmal reckons that getting dropped from the squad for the second Test against England at Edgbaston provided him a perfect period to reflect on his form and technique, and believes that his poor form with the gloves is behind him now.
Lahore, July 1(ANI): Former Pakistan wicketkeeper and Pakistan Cricket Board COO Wasim Bari has said that there should be absolutely no excuse for below par fielding performances, especially given the standard of the outfields in the modern game.
Lahore, July 14 (ANI): The Pakistan Sports Ministry has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to provide details of people who have travelled to England to watch the Test series against Australia on the board's expenses.
Lahore, July 10 (ANI): The war of words between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director general Javed Miandad and the PCB chief Ijaz Butt is out in the open, with the former captain blasting the board for accusing him of interfering in its working.
Lahore, July 10 (ANI): Following massive criticism, the Pakistan Punjab province's government has withdrawn the new clauses that it had implemented in the 'nikah' form.
Lahore, July 9 (ANI): The Pakistan Punjab province' government's decision to include eight new clauses in the 'nikah' form has evoked severe discontent among people, as they believe that the new sections would increase forced marriages.
Islamabad, July 7(ANI): The Pakistan Sports Ministry and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have reached a mutual consensus over the draft constitution meant to pave the way for the smooth working of the cricket board's affairs.
Lahore, July 7(ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Operating Officer Wasim Bari is struggling to win back the confidence of Chairman Ijaz Butt as relations between the two officials are reported to be tense at the moment.
Lahore, June 27 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought explanations from its Director General Javed Miandad and his nephew Faisal Iqbal for criticising the selectors and the board.
Patna, June 18 (ANI): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Friday expelled two of its MLAs for cross voting during the Rajya Sabha polls held on Thursday.
Lahore, June 18(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board has dismissed rumours of the resignation of its Chief Operating Officer COO Wasim Bari.
Lahore, Jun.11 (ANI): 'Politics' has not only been a feature of the Pakistan cricket team, but also is endemic in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), as the latest case of board chairman Ijaz Butt appointing director cricket operations Zakir Khan to attend an important ICC meeting suggests.
Washington, Jun 4 (ANI): Barry Walter Bujol from Texas has been indicted on two counts for allegedly attempting to support al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and communicating with one of its top leaders Anwar Al Awlaki.
Sydney, May 17 (ANI): Pakistani leg spinner Danish Kaneria's Test future is in jeopardy after he was arrested and latter released on bail during a betting probe in England.
Lahore, Apr.22 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clarified that it would not issue any notice to coach Waqar Younis over his faux pas in connection with the announcement of replacements for injured players.
Karachi, Apr.11 (ANI): Chances of a bilateral India-Pakistan cricket series appears dim, as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials believe that unless the political relationship between two countries does not improve, holding such a series would not be possible.
Islamabad, Mar.31 (ANI): Describing former captain Mohammed Yousuf's decision to retire from international cricket as his 'personal' choice, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it is now up to the selection committee to decide to whether pick him up for future assignments or not.
Islamabad, Mar.31 (ANI): Describing former captain Mohammed Yousuf's decision to retire from international cricket as his 'personal' choice, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it is now up to the selection committee to decide to whether pick him up for future assignments or not.
Lahore, Mar.27 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clarified that the players, who were banned and slapped with hefty fines, can appeal against the decision as per the board's constitution.
Islamabad, Mar.20 (ANI): Banned Pakistani fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has decided to challenge the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to impose a year's ban and a hefty fine on him.
Lahore, Mar.19 (ANI): The Pakistani cricketers who were banned and slapped with hefty fines by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are seeking legal advice after receiving a detailed copy of their punishment by the board.
Lahore, Mar.9 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) inquiry committee looking into the national team's recent disastrous tour Down Under has recommended hefty penalties for wicket keeper Kamran Akmal and star all rounder Shahid Afridi for violating the player's code of conduct during the tour.
Lahore, Mar.2 (ANI): Senior Pakistani cricketers, all rounder Shahid Afridi and wicket keeper Kamran Akmal, are likely to face some disciplinary action on the recommendations of an inquiry committee, which was formed to look into the team's horrendous performance Down Under.
Sydney, Feb.24 (ANI): Former Pakistan speedster cricket Waqar Younis has said that he is ready to accept the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) offer to become the full-time coach of the national cricket team.
Lahore, Feb.18 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it will not award annual central contracts to its cricketers until the release of a report into the team's defeats in Australia.
Dalbhumgarh (Jharkhand), Feb 15 (ANI): Maoists in Jharkhand on Monday laid down demands for the release of a abducted Block Development Officer (BDO), Prasant Layak, who was kidnapped on Saturday from Dalbhumgarh village in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum District.
Lahore, Feb.12 (ANI) : Pakistan cricket team manager Abdul Raquib, who accompanied the team to New Zealand and Australia, has objected to former manager Yawar Saeed's inclusion in the six-member inquiry committee probing the team's disastrous tour Down Under.
Brisbane, Feb.10 (ANI): Former Australian cricket captain and coach of the Indian team Greg Chappell has turned down an approach from the Pakistan Cricket Board to coach the national team.
Lahore, Feb.10 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is facing another controversy, with the Cricket Council of the United States of America (CCUSA) sending it legal notice following insult by chairman Ijaz Butt.
Lahore, Feb.10 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) six member committee probing the national team's disastrous Australia tour has summoned all rounder Shahid Afridi to explain his shameful act of chomping the ball during the last one-day international in Perth.
Lahore, Feb.10 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in search of a new coach for the national squad following the humiliating drubbing Down Under, and speculations are rife that former Australian batsman and India coach Greg Chappell is likely to replace Intikhab Alam.
Lahore, Feb.9 (ANI): Pakistan lost an opportunity of hosting an international cricket series after a gap of a year only because the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt officials actually 'forgot' about it, board Director General Javed Miandad has said.
Islamabad, Feb.6 (ANI): Fearing a backlash from fans over Pakistan cricket team's complete whitewash Down Under, National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports Chairman Jamshed Ahmed Dasti, has urged the government to provide the players foolproof security upon their return from Australia.
London, Feb 7 (ANI): Patrizia D'Addario, a former prostitute who claimed she spent a night with Silvio Berlusconi, may have received nearly 1 million pounds in a plot to discredit him, says a magazine.
Lahore, Feb. 8 (ANI): Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif won't be able to participate in the Twenty20 series against England in Dubai, as the UAE has refused to revoke a travel ban on him.
Peshawar, Feb. 8 (ANI): The PCB has summoned Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam and captain Mohammad Yousuf to explain the team's dismal tour of Australia.
Lahore, Feb.6 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) six-member committee would also investigate the ball-tampering controversy involving flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi, besides looking for reasons behind the team's humiliating whitewash in Australia.
Lahore, Feb.3 (ANI): A new controversy seems to be brewing up in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), as the board has sent a letter to its Director General Javed Miandad redefining his role in the set-up.
Lahore, Feb.3 (ANI): Disappointed and annoyed with the national team's deplorable performance Down Under, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Operation Office (COO) Wasim Bari has called for giving a chance to junior players in order to save the country's cricket.
Lahore, Feb 1(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it will soon make an attempt to get fast bowler Mohammad Asif's name cleared by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities as the national team has several series lined up in the country.
Melbourne, Feb 1 (ANI): Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is in trouble again - and this time it's within his own party, over reported plans to give tickets to inexperienced showgirls in the regional elections slated for March.
Lahore, Jan.29 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is preparing new central contracts that would emphasise on players' performance and fitness levels.
Islamabad, Jan.22 (ANI) : Pakistan National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports has summoned Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Wasim Bari and selector Mohammad Ilyas to explain the Indian Premier League (IPL) fiasco.
Lahore, Jan.15 (ANI): Amid the heavy criticism that he has faced in the wake of Pakistan's deplorable performance in the Test series Down Under, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has said that he would not hesitate to step down from the post if President Asif Ali Zardari, as the patron of the PCB, asks him to do so.
