US watchdog rejects Blue Origin protest over NASA lunar contract
WASHINGTON: A US government watchdog has sided with NASA over its decision to pick a single lunar lander provider, rejecting a protest filed by Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics. The companies had challenged the $2.9 billion award to Elon
Hasan Ali, Rizwan receive top central contracts, Sarfaraz demoted
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced central contracts for players including three emerging cricketers. Hasan Ali and Mohammad Rizwan have been offered Category A. Hasan Ali had missed out on the contract last year due to an
Microsoft wins $21.9bn military contract to supply AR headsets
WASHINGTON: Microsoft said it has won a deal to sell the US Army augmented reality headsets based on its HoloLens product and backed by Azure cloud computing services. The contract could be worth up to $21.88 billion over 10 years.
India’s economy to enter recession for first time ever
NEW DELHI: India’s economy is likely to enter a recessionary phase for the first time ever since independence. According to a statement by Reserve Bank of India, the Indian economy has shrunk for the second straight quarter (July-September) of the
KWSB illegally hikes non-refundable tender fees
KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has illegally increased non-refundable tender fees to Rs10,000 in violation of relevant rules and regulations. According to Sindh Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (SEPRA) – the body regulating the allotment of tenders in
Mohammad Abbas loses Nottinghamshire county contract
LONDON: Pakistan’s seamer Mohammad Abbas contract with Nottinghamshire has been cancelled but the country club hoped he will represent them in the future. Abbas was contracted to play nine county championship fixtures before the season was pushed back because of
Sarfraz Ahmed demoted, Amir dropped in contracts lists
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the central contract list for the 2020-21 season, which will come into effect from 1 July, 2020. Test captain Azhar Ali and emerging pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and have been promoted
Usman Khawaja snubbed from Australian central contract
MELBOURNE: Top-order batsman Usman Khawaja has been omitted from Australia’s annual list of twenty contracted players in 2020. Khawaja had fallen out of favour with selectors midway through last year’s Ashes. The 33-year-old lefthander has not played for the test
Balochistan engineers protest to regularise OGDCL contracts
ISLAMABAD: A group of engineers belonging to Dera Bugti area of Balochistan are protesting in the federal capital demanding that they should be regularised. The thirteen engineers have been working with the Oil and Gas Development Corporation (OGDCL) on a
Microsoft beats Amazon for Pentagon’s $10 billion contract
WASHINGTON: Microsoft has won the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favorite Amazon. The contracting process had long been mired in conflict of interest allegations, even drawing the attention of President Donald