CALIFORNIA:  Google’s Chrome is now the most popular Web browser worldwide, surpassing Microsoft’s Internet Explorer for the first time, according to the latest figures from StatCounter.   After years of slowly chipping away Internet Explorer’s market share, Chrome took the lead with 32.76 percent share, while IE dipped to 31.94 percent.   Just a year ago, Internet Explorer was leadi ...

  NEW YORK: Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering is getting less friendly with each passing day. Investors and regulators raised new concerns about the $16 billion IPO as Facebook shares fell a second straight day, extending losses to 18 per cent below the $38 offer price. Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter, released a statement defending its handling of the May 17 IPO after the Massachusetts secu ...

  BEIJING: The Export-Import Bank of China has approved a US$448M loan to fund construction of the 969MW Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Pakistan. According to newswire reports, the loan will help ensure the project is completed to schedule in 2016, after fears there may be a delay in construction if funding was not approved. Back in 2008, project developer the Water and Power Development Authority ...

    ISLAMABAD: Payments for oil import bill is the key factors that has put pressure on our fragile economy adds to the electricity generation cost, hitting hard the ordinary consumers as well as raising the cost of production for manufacturers.   In a statement issued here on Wednesday President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Yassar Sakhi Butt said that Government should g ...

LAHORE: Pakistan will take on Argentina in the 21st Azlan Shah Hockey Cup Tournament on Thursday. Seven hockey teams across the world, including Pakistan, India, South Korea, England, New Zealand, Argentina and the host Malaysia would contest for the top honours. Pakistan would play its second match against New Zealand on May 27 while third and fourth matches would be played on May 28 and 30 with South Kore ...

IPOH: The five-time Sultan Azlan Shah Cup winners India are in Ipoh again; but with the London Olympics just two months away, the blue pitch still a distraction and the yellow ball not yet obeying the stick, the tournament assumes much greater significance for Michael Nobbs' squad. India made it back into the Olympics after missing the 2008 Games in Beijing – the first time Indian hockey suffered such an in ...

  Dr M Arif Hafeez Sports Reporter LONDON, May 23 : Chris Broad, the ICC’s Emirates Elite Panel match-referee was happy to see his son’s performance at the Lord’s Test match, which was won by English team against West Indies. England all-rounder has joined the select Lord’s club. “Stuart Broad becomes the first Englishman to go on this board since Sir Ian Botham, who took 11 wickets against New Zealand ...

LAHORE: Zaka Ashraf, the PCB chairman, has hinted at asking India to host a limited-overs series between Pakistan and Australia later this year. Pakistan are seeking a venue for the series after Sri Lanka's refusal to stage it. Ashraf, who has been invited by the BCCI to watch the IPL final in Chennai on Sunday, said he will discuss the idea with the Indian board officials, but maintained the main agenda wo ...

  WASHINGTON: A senior U.S. diplomat is urging North Korea not to go ahead with a nuclear test, warning that such a move would be “highly provocative.” Glyn Davies, the U.S. special envoy for North Korea, spoke Wednesday after meeting with Chinese officials in Beijing, where he discussed a range of issues, including Pyongyang's nuclear program. “I certainly hope that they don't go ahead with their nucl ...

  TEHRAN: Diplomats from six world powers have offered Iran new proposals to ease international concerns about its nuclear programme, but appeared to reject Tehran's appeals to ease economic sanctions. The proposal by the US and its negotiation partners - the UK, China, Russia, France and Germany - focused on Iran's highest-level uranium enrichment. Many world leaders fear the 20% enrichment could be q ...