FIFA suspends new agent rules worldwide until case in Europe settled
ZURICH: FIFA has temporarily suspended its new agent regulations (FFAR) worldwide until the European Court of Justice gives its decision following injunctions against implementing some of the new rules, world football’s governing body said on Saturday. Agents have been at loggerheads with FIFA after they lost an appeal in July to block new regulations that […]
Vanishing ministers, ousted officials rattle top Chinese brass
BEIJING: A sweeping purge of Chinese generals has weakened the People’s Liberation Army, exposing deep-rooted corruption that could take more time to fix and slow Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s military modernisation drive amid geopolitical tensions, analysts say. China’s top lawmakers ousted nine senior military officers from the national legislative body on Friday, state media reported, […]
Kashmir under deep freeze, Srinagar shivers at minus 5.2°C on New Year
Srinagar: Severe cold conditions continued to grip Jammu and Kashmir with summer capital of the Valley recording a low of minus 5.2°C on the first day of the new year on Monday. A meteorological department official said that the minimum temperature in Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous […]