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Kazakhstan Showcases 350 Works at Frankfurt Book Fair
ASTANA – Kazakhstan presented more than 350 books at one of the world’s largest and most prestigious publishing events, the 77th Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse), on Oct. 15. The book fair included a presentation of the monograph...
Owner: Guild of Independent Journalists
'Covid killed the magazine: Reader's Digest discontinues print edition, moves solely to online
A copy of Reader's Digest magazine is displayed on a rack at a grocery store back in 2009. Photo: JUSTIN SULLIVAN / AFP Encountered by many New Zealanders at airports, coffee shops or grandparents homes, Reader's Digest has announced it will stop...
Owner: New Zealand Government
Assam: Dergaon book fair and literary festival concludes
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The Sentinel - Assam News
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A CORRESPONDENT BOKAKHAT: The Dergaon Book Fair and Literary Festival, organized by Ashray, concluded on Wednesday with several engaging literary events held at the Neelmani Phukan Kshetra, Noren Sharma Smriti Pathar, in Dergaon. On the fifth day...
Owner: Shankar Rajkhewa
Google to build $15bln AI + data centre hub in Visakhapatnam, India
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Zawya
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Google has announced an artificial intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatnam (Vizag) in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, enabling the IT giant to deploy the full AI stack with the aim of helping accelerate AI-driven transformation across...
Owner: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Basel III adoption gap widens as Turkey and India stall
Nearly three years after the finalised Basel III reforms kicked in, seven of the 28 Basel Committee jurisdictions still lack draft rules for at least one of the eight revised standards. Turkey and India lag furthest behind – neither has any of the...
Owner: Christophe Czajka
Air India Express Brings Festive Flavours On Board With Diwali Special 'Gourmair' Meal
Air India has introduced a limited-edition Diwali Special 'Gourmair' Meal, a festive spread that adds indulgence and warmth at 36,000 ft, according to a press statement. Bringing festive cheer on board this Diwali, Air India Express, India's first...
Owner: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Axis Bank in collaboration with Hitachi Payment Services, unveils Express Banking: India's first Digital Banking Point
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Equity Bulls
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Axis Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India, has partnered with Hitachi Payment Services, a leading end-to-end payments and commerce solutions provider, to unveil "Express Banking", the country's first-ever Digital Banking Point....
Owner: Non-transparent
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Oct. 17)
KOSPI breaks 3,700 -- time for a structural, not just cyclical, bull market The benchmark KOSPI has surpassed the 3,700 mark for the first time in history. A rebound in the semiconductor sector -- fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) demand and...
Owner: Korea News Agency Commission
Government has shown ‘huge amounts of transparency’ on China spying controversy says minister
THE Government has shown “huge amounts of transparency” in its response to the controversy over the collapse of the alleged China spying case, according to a government minister. Stephen Kinnock told GB News: “There are government processes and...
Owner: Mathetes Chihwai
Why the Nobel Prize continues to elude India
The past week marked the time of the year when the most extraordinary achievements in science, economics, humanitarianism, and literature are recognised and awarded the Nobel Prize. Instituted in 1901 as per the will of Swedish scientist and...
Owner: Shekhar Gupta
B R Goyal Infrastructure Limited expands Order Book to ₹1,534.60 Cr as on September 30, 2025
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Equity Bulls
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B.R.Goyal Infrastructure Limited ("BRG Infra"), a leading infrastructure development company engaged in the construction of roads, highways, bridges, buildings, waste water treatment projects, and toll collection, announced a strong performance...
Owner: Non-transparent
Higher education in India: policies perpetuating a paper mill
The call was from an unknown number and my colleague picked it up by mistake. The person on the other end, instead of hawking property in Noida or Gurgaon, mentioned that she belonged to a research organisation. This piqued my colleague’s...
Owner: Shobhana Bhartia
Top scientist Hu Ye quits US for China after cuts to US$8 million in grants
A top biomedical scientist has left the United States for China following cuts to US$8.3 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that funded his research projects. After studying and working in the US for 22 years, Hu “Tony”...
Owner: Alibaba Group
How Chef Thomas Zacharias is rewriting India’s food story through The Locavore
The year was 2014. On a humid evening in Majuli — the world’s largest river island in Assam — Thomas Zacharias sat cross-legged on the bamboo floor of a Mishing stilt house (chang ghar). A pot of pork stuffed into bamboo hollows simmered slowly...
Owner: P. Satyanarayanan & G. K. Manohar
Authors Bring Faith, Freedom and the ’80s to Detroit Jewish Book Fair
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Detroit Jewish News - Michigan
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The J hosts the annual Detroit Jewish Book Fair. A rabbi of mixed heritage describing her life, an Israeli spokesman analyzing Iranian unrest and a musical journalist pointing out a decade of albums stand out as only three of the speakers in this...
Owner: The Detroit Jewish News Foundation
‘The Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal is not about Palestinians’ rights — it shows US attempts to pull the Middle East away from China’
Adam Hanieh is Professor of Political Economy and Global Development at IAIS, University of Exeter. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das, he discusses the Israel-Hamas deal, the geopolitical role of oil in America — and China: Q. What is the core of...
Owner: Sahu Jain Family
China welcomes arrival of South Korea's new ambassador: FM; Roh may help stabilize bilateral ties amid complex global situations, expert says
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Global Times
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Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian China welcomes the arrival of South Korea's newly appointed Ambassador to the country, Roh Jae-heon, and looks forward to his positive contribution to promoting the healthy and stable...
Owner: Chinese Government
Simple Energy Launches E-Commerce Sales on Amazon India and Flipkart
Customers can now explore, order, and have the Simple One Gen 1.5 and Simple OneS delivered directly via the e-commerce platforms. Bengaluru-based electric scooter maker Simple Energy has partnered with Amazon India and Flipkart to sell its...
Owner: Heseltine Family
Saving ancient knowledge: Steve Thomas chronicles life on a remote south Pacific island
Steve Thomas releases an updated edition of "The Last Navigator," preserving Satawal's cultural legacy of its islanders and ocean navigation. ST. GEORGE, Maine — Its been more than 40 years since Steve Thomas first visited the Pacific island of...
Owner: TEGNA Inc.
Indian stock indices surge 1% as investors anticipate US-India trade truce
Mumbai: India's stock indices climbed 1% each on Thursday as the pace of selling by overseas investors slowed, while buyers cheered second-quarter earnings on expectations of a trade truce between Washington and New Delhi. Analysts said the Nifty...
Owner: Sahu Jain Family