Government has appointed Arif Ahmed Khan as secretary of Ministry of Finance, Geo News reported Saturday. Khan was presently serving as secretary of Economic Affairs Division and has also served as secretary interior. The post had fallen vacant after the previous secretary, Shahid Mehmood, retired. However, reports emerged that Mehmood will be appointed as an adviser to the finance minister. This is not the only change the ministry has undergone in the last three months or so. On December 26, last year, Member National Assembly Rana Muhammad Afzal took oath as Minister of State of Finance, in a ceremony held…
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SACP General Secretary Blade Nzimande has slammed President Jacob Zuma’s announcement of free tertiary education during his address at the Joe Slovo commemoration held at the Avalon Cemetery in Soweto on Saturday morning. Nzimande, the former Minister of higher education who was in the spotlight during #FeesMustFall protests, said while the move was welcomed, there was no indication where the money would be coming from. “It is very important the announcement made by Zuma must be clarified as a matter of urgency. If we don’t handle this correctly, a train is coming,” he said. “Can we afford free Higher Education,…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is popular the world over and India is no exception. So much so that barely 10 months after hitting Steam, India’s first official PUBG tournament is here and it’s called the PUBG India Open. The PUBG India Open is being run by GamingMonk — a Delhi-based e-sports company. It claims that there’s an active userbase of around 1,00,000 to 2,00,000 PUBG players in India on Steam and is running the PUBG India Open with PUBG Corp’s blessing. Up to 400 players will compete in the PUBG India Open which takes place on January 7 from 3pm IST.…
Microsoft India has revealed the Xbox One X price and release date for India. The Xbox One X is the company’s answer to Sony’s PS4 Pro, it’s a souped up, more powerful version of the Xbox One and Xbox One S. The Xbox India website lists the Xbox One X India price as Rs. 44,990 (approximately $710) with a release date of January 15, 2018. Internationally the console costs $499 (around Rs. 32,000). At the moment, the console is available in the grey market for around Rs. 38,000 to Rs. 42,000. The Xbox One X can be pre-ordered from Flipkart and Amazon although links…
Apart from successfully managing high school and intermediate examinations involving over 67 lakh students this year, the UP Board now has an additional responsibility. The board has been approached by the government of Nepal for “support and guidance” to its newly established National Examination Board of Nepal after it was impressed with its expertise in accommodating lakhs of students. The Nepal board, formed last year through an amendment to country’s Education Act, 1971, will now be conducting the high school and Intermediate examinations in the country instead of Nepal’s Higher Education Examination Board. UP Board officials have shared various details…
Monster Hunter World tops January’s list of video game releases. The first month of 2018 is actually a really great time to catch up on games you missed or haven’t finished from 2017 (or 2016!) There just isn’t all that much coming out in January, at least not until the end of the month. In fact, only two games are releasing for the Xbox One the entire month. That’s fewer than the Nintendo Switch (4) and just one more than the 3DS. PS4 will see 9 new releases including a VR game and a Vita cross-play game. PC gamers will…
Dec 29, 2017; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) and Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Connor Brown (28) battle for the puck in overtime at the Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports More (The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of National Hockey League games on Friday: Blackhawks 4, Oilers 3 (OT) It was 2 a.m. on Friday when Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville informed 32-year-old goaltender Jeff Glass that his NHL dream would finally be coming true. After the Blackhawks lost in Vancouver on Thursday, Quenneville decided that Glass would be getting his first NHL…
Hello! Welcome back to the final instalment of our top 50 games of 2017, as picked by the Eurogamer editorial team. Looking back, it’s clear that 2017 in gaming was truly something very special – which is nice, frankly, because elsewhere the year had some serious problems. Anyway, here are our top ten games of the year! 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10. Total War: Warhammer 2 Creative Assembly Chris Bratt: At launch I was impressed by a new style of campaign that has players pushing forwards with some urgency, taking more risks, lest they lose the race for the Great Vortex…
The Xiaomi Redmi 5A will sell for Rs. 500 more offline than via online channels HIGHLIGHTS The 3GB RAM variant will be available at Mi Preferred offline stores The smartphone can be priced up to Rs. 7,499, subject to retailer 2GB RAM variant can be expected to be available soon The Xiaomi Redmi 5A will soon be available offline via select brick-and-mortar stores across India. Xiaomilaunched two variants of the smartphone that are available on Flipkart, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores, of which the 3GB RAM/ 32GB inbuilt storage variant will hit offline partners. The 2GB RAM variant can be expected to be…
HIGHLIGHTS Apple is looking to partner with MediaTek for 2018 iPhones MediaTek reportedly meets Apple’s principles Intel is said to receive over 50 percent of orders for iPhone modem chips Amid the ongoing battle with Qualcomm, Apple is now reportedly looking to partner with Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek for a portion of the baseband modems it will use on 2018 iPhone models. The latest development emerges days after the iPhone maker was said to explore a similar partnership deal with Intel. Presently, Qualcomm is a major entity for Apple to deploy advanced modems on its iPhone models. But it appears that the long-standing disputes between the two companies can give…