Punjab approves Rs13.25b development schemes

LAHORE – The Punjab Government on Monday approved fourteen development schemes with an estimated cost of Rs 13259.249 million.

These schemes were approved in ...

Viral infections may soon be history

Washington: Scientists have identified a mechanism how some viruses protect themselves from the immune system’s efforts to stop infections.

This new finding c...

Hang out with Affleck and Damon to benefit charity

The celebrity charity bandwagon rolls on: George Clooney is auctioning a date with his handsome self for his charity; now his pals Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are doing the ...

Manish Malhotra to host show in Oman for a cause

Trinity Investment Partners, in association with NPA Events is organizing a charity dinner on February 20, 2014 at the Muscat InterContinental Hotel Lawns to raise funds fo...

163 Years Ago, A Former Slave Rocked The World With These Words

Actress Alfre Woodard performs a very moving piece from abolitionist, women’s rights proponent, and former slave Sojourner Truth that was originally delivered in 1851...

True Review: C.I.D

CID FLY KITES, TOO

Last Friday, channel surfing around 10 pm, I stopped on Sony and CID. The remote wouldn?t budge. Kites crowded the skies, Daya was chasing some...

Woman with muscular dystrophy applies to be a fashion model as a joke, gets the job

Jillian Mercado is a fashion blogger and the editor at We The Urban… A few months ago, she saw a casting call from clothing company Diesel. They were looking for you...

Cyrus Mistry, Writer in Seclusion

Author Cyrus Mistry trounced competition from five other writers to become the fourth winner of the $50,000 DSC prize for South Asian literature, for his book Chronicles of...

Climate change adversely affecting agriculture

JAIPUR: Climate change, the greatest global challenge, is already a reality for the farmers of Rajasthan. It is increasing the pressure on already scarce resources and if p...