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US keen to boost defence ties with India, Quad cooperation: Top Trump official

India, Feb. 12 -- Washington remains keen to cooperate with India through the Quad and to bolster defence ties, Paul Kapur, the Trump administration's top diplomat for South Asia, indicated in a brief... Read More


Come out and vote without fear: Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Thursday urged voters to come out and cast their ballots without fear, expressing optimism that the election would be free and fair. "P... Read More


Kotak Alts raises $430 mn in first close of private credit fund

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Kotak Alternative Asset Managers Ltd (Kotak Alts), the alternative asset management arm of the Kotak Group, has announced the first close of its private credit vehicle, the Kotak... Read More


APF Canada calls for new Canada-Asia partnerships in 2026 CIAC

Singapura, Feb. 12 -- President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Jeff Nankivell called for new Canada-Asia partnerships during a Singapore conference, citing the need for collaboration... Read More


Apple 'delays improved AI Siri to as late as iOS 27'

United Kingdom, Feb. 12 -- Apple has reportedly pushed back key upgrades to Siri, with some long-promised artificial intelligence (AI) features now unlikely to arrive until iOS 27. According to Bloom... Read More


PM Modi to inaugurate new office Seva Teerth and Kartavya Bhavan on Feb 13

India, Feb. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate his new office Seva Teerth on Friday, February 13 at 1:30pm. Along with the new address for PMO, the prime minister will also inaugurate ... Read More


Scarpetta OTT release date: When and where to stream Nicole Kidman-led crime thriller series

India, Feb. 12 -- The new crime thriller series Scarpetta, starring Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Simon Baker, Bobby Cannavale and Ariana DeBose in lead roles, has a streaming date. A trailer of th... Read More


Explosion at Bayelsa secretariat, police arrest suspect

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- There was tension in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Wednesday, morning when a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) exploded within the state secretariat complex. PR... Read More


Indonesian govt rebuilds religious facilities after Sumatra disasters

Jakarta, Feb. 12 -- Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar confirmed ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction of disaster-affected educational and religious facilities in Aceh, North Sumatra, and... Read More


MACC remands two senior officials over alleged RM900,000 fund misappropriation and false umrah claims

PUTRAJAYA, Feb. 12 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded a director-general and a director of a government agency on suspicion of conspiring to misappropriate funds amounting... Read More