Wednesday News

Mumbai, May 16 : Bollywood veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah marvels at the US-based Indian filmmaker Mira Nair's positive attitude and her perseverance to "experiment" with different styles of filmmaking.

Lavalin's reputation has been tarnished since it disclosed in March 2012 that $56 million in improper payments were made to undisclosed foreign agents.

The PTI, JI and QWP have agreed on a power sharing formula to form a coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The makers of Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 have decided to have a premiere of the comedy film in Birmingham, Britain, where the entire movie was shot.

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that on one side PPP is becoming target of terrorists and on the other, Election Commission is victimizing it.

Human rights groups Wednesday demanded more transparency and independent oversight of the nation's immigration detention centers after two Guatemalans committed suicide at an Arizona facility where half of all detainee deaths occurred this year.

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak reads his oath declaration in front of Malaysia's King Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah as he is sworn in for his second term as prime minister at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, May 6, 2013.

He said he had recently met with officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Marcellus Institute, which is based in Pennsylvania where hydrofracking is well underway.

It was Wednesday evening when The Straits Times visited her home, a single-storey wooden house on stilts, at Kampung Gong Gemia, a little village just outside the city centre in Kuala Terengganu.

By Razzak Abro KARACHI: In an attempt to express resentment against its rival political parties, the anti-PPP and anti-PML-N factions joined hands and formed an electoral grouping named, Malir Khushhal Alliance.