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Bangladeshis hope for normalcy with new govt at the helm

People in Bangladesh have welcomed the new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, hoping it would restore order, end repression and hold a fair election to facilitate a democratic......

Yunus takes oath as head of interim B'desh; says will rein in conspirators

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Thursday took oath as the head of an interim government, replacing Sheikh Hasina who abruptly resigned and fled to India leaving the country in turmoil following......

Mamata among Time's 100 most influential people

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the world. Banerjee joins a club of "people who inspire us, entertain us,......

Renowned Pakistani activist Asma Jahangir no more

Asma Jahangir, Pakistan's renowned human rights lawyer, social activist and an outspoken critic of the country's powerful military establishment, died in Lahore on Sunday of cardiac arrest, her......

Pakistan adopts new law to tackle honour killings

Pakistani men who kill their female relatives in the name of honour will no longer be able to evade punishment after the country’s parliament finally passed long-promised legislation. The......

WEF, CII to host India Economic Summit in Nov

More than 800 participants are expected to attend the India Economic Summit in New Delhi in November, an event to be hosted by the World Economic Forum along with Confderataion of Indian Industry.......

'Will I die without ever knowing love?'

'Love will always be a mystery.''The day it stops being a mystery it won't exist.' IMAGE: Shazad Latif and Lily James in What's Love Got to Do with It? Shekhar Kapur started his professional......

'If you have too many girls, that's a problem'

'If you don't have children, that's also a problem.''There's no right way to live because everybody has an opinion about your personal life, and how you should live.''You have to listen to them,......

Here's how Pakistan's first Oscar-winning film happened

In conversation with Aseem Chhabra, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge discuss the challenges of making a film like Saving Face in a country as complex and......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

Indian films wow New York

Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur, which arrived at the New York Indian Film Festival after a triumphant showing at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival, had to make way for a......

World Cup diary: Pak boy makes history at Brazil-Croatia match

Brazil and Costa Rica teams line up prior to their FIFA World Cup Russia Group E match at Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on Friday. Photographer: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images......

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