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The Pakistan government has overturned the two-year ban imposed on national hockey team captain Ammad Shakeel Butt, calling the action taken by the country’s hockey federation “illegal and unconstitutional”.The ban had been announced by Tariq Bugti shortly before he stepped down as president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation. Butt had criticised the federation over mismanagement…
Pakistan men’s hockey team captain Bhutta Umar in action against China during an Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match at Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, in Chennai. (PTI Photo) Pakistan Hockey Federation president Tariq Bugti has resigned following the controversy over the Pakistan national team’s accommodation during its recent tour of Australia for the FIH Pro League.Bugti…
File photo of Bhupen Borah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah resigned from the party ahead of the upcoming elections in the state.In his letter to the Congress, he claimed that he was being “ignored” by the party leadership and was not being accorded his due in the state unit.“I…
Kathryn Ruemmler, chief legal officer at Goldman Sachs and one of the highest paid lawyers in the US, resigned on Thursday night after the justice department released emails and other documents detailing her extensive relationship with infamous financier and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.For years, Ruemmler and the financial services firm had maintained that her…
Will Lewis, publisher and CEO of The Washington Post (AP file photo) The Washington Post’s publisher and CEO Will Lewis resigned on Saturday, just days after laying off 300 journalists. His sudden departure comes amid strong criticism from staff over his handling of the newspaper’s financial troubles and recent mass layoffs. Jeff D’Onofrio, the company’s…
British envoy to US Peter Mandelson (AP file photo) Former British ambassador to the United States and former minister Peter Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party on Sunday, saying he did not want to cause it “further embarrassment” after newly released US documents renewed scrutiny of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Mandelson, 72,…
OpenAI’s vice president and chief information security officer (CISO), Matt Knight, has announced his resignation after more than five years at the company. Knight took to social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to share a note in which he reflected on his journey since joining OpenAI in 2020 as its first security hire….
Uttar Pradesh GST Deputy Commissioner in Ayodhya, Prashant Kumar Singh, has resigned citing moral reasons and support for CM Yogi Adityanath AYODHYA: Prashant Kumar Singh, deputy commissioner of the Uttar Pradesh GST department posted in Ayodhya, has resigned from service, citing moral reasons and expressing support for chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra…
NEW DELHI: Calling the new University Grants Commission (UGC) rules a “black law,” Bareilly city magistrate Alankar Agnihotri resigned on Monday, saying the new rules meant for higher educational institutions could foment caste-based discontent.Agnihotri alleged that the new UCC law would vitiate the academic environment in colleges and should be withdrawn immediately.Agnihotri, a 2019-batch Provincial…
Yemen Prime minister Salem bin Breik resigned Yemen’s Prime Minister Salem bin Breik gave his resignation on Thursday. The country’s Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council accepted his resignation and appointed foreign minister Shaya Mohsen Zindani as the new prime minister, as reported by Reuters citing state news agency Saba.Bin Breik formally tendered his resignation, which the…
