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AirAsia X picks Bahrain as strategic hub for Middle East, Europe expansion

MANAMA, Feb. 11 -- AirAsia X (AAX) has made Bahrain as its key strategic hub for medium-haul expansion beyond Asia, a move aimed at strengthening connectivity between Southeast Asia, the Middle East, ... Read More


Bangladesh's Chief Adviser meets election observation delegations ahead of national elections

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, met with multiple election observation delegations as the country gears for the 13th national elections, schedu... Read More


Ministry promotes cross-border distance learning

Jakarta, Feb. 11 -- The Higher Education, Science, and Technology Ministry encourages the development of undergraduate and postgraduate programs based on Open and Distance Learning (ODL). This was ra... Read More


IWT window to boost Jammu's water security; flat-rate billing for unmetered consumers: CM Omar Abdullah

JAMMU, Feb. 11 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday told the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly that the government plans to utilise the current abeyance of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) to ... Read More


US accidentally added 'Google tax' to its India trade deal factsheet, then deleted it

India, Feb. 11 -- India had already abolished its 6% equalisation levy on digital advertising, popularly known as the "Google tax", well before the India-US trade framework was announced, even as an e... Read More


Washington Post layoffs: Hundreds of journalists could have been saved with this offer? Report reveals...

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Those who are in power at The Washington Post were approached with an offer that could have saved several jobs before the legacy newspaper announced hundreds of layoffs this mont... Read More


US trade representative's office makes U-turn on India map showing PoK, Aksai Chin; deletes X post

India, Feb. 11 -- The US trade representative's office shared a map of India, including the entire Jammu and Kashmir region, with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and Aksai Chin, a region claimed by C... Read More


Meiji Restoration 2.0? Japan looks set to reinvent itself under the bold leadership of Sanae Takaichi

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- A photo last month of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wearing a bright electric blue outfit and playing the drums alongside Korean President Lee Jae Myung is only one of m... Read More


Link between Epstein files and Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping? Social media has a theory

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC's 'Today' show co-host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on 31 January at her Arizona residence before she went missing. Savannah Guthr... Read More


Yen jumps nearly 1% on growth hopes and softer dollar

Mumbai, Feb. 11 -- The Japanese yen strengthened nearly 1% to above 153 per dollar on Wednesday, marking its third consecutive session of gains. The move was driven by optimism around Prime Minister S... Read More