India's Akasa Air orders 150 Boeing planes: CEO

Published On: January 19, 2024 09:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW DELHI, Jan. 19: India's newest airline, Akasa Air, said Thursday it has ordered 150 Boeing 737 MAX planes as it looks to bolster its fleet and kick off international operations.

BEIJING, Jan. 19: Beijing said Thursday it was willing to mediate between Pakistan and Iran following an exchange of fire against militant targets in their border region, including a strike that Tehran said killed at least seven civilians.

Pakistan hits 'terrorist hideouts' in airstrike on Iran

Published On: January 18, 2024 01:31 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PAKISTAN, Jan 18: Pakistan said Thursday it had carried out strikes against militant targets in Iran, a day after Tehran launched attacks on Pakistan territory earlier this week.

India bans foreign donations to leading think tank

Published On: January 18, 2024 10:05 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW DELHI, Jan. 18: India has blocked foreign funding to a leading think tank, the latest among several foreign charities, rights watchdogs and other civil society groups similarly targeted after commentary critical of government decisions.

Japan plane turns back after man bites cabin attendant

Published On: January 18, 2024 08:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

TOKYO, Jan. 18: A US-bound ANA plane had to return to Tokyo after an intoxicated passenger bit a cabin attendant mid-flight, the Japanese carrier said Wednesday.

LONDON Jan 18: The Princess of Wales has been hospitalized after undergoing planned abdominal surgery and will remain at a private hospital for up to two weeks, Kensington Palace said Wednesday.

BEIJING, Jan 17: China’s population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that affirmed his grip on the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

NEW DELHI, Jan. 16 - India's main opposition Congress party on Sunday launched the second phase of a cross-country march ahead of the 2024 India general election.

FLORES TIMUR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has evacuated about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano spewed thick clouds of brownish ash for the past days, authorities said on Monday.