SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Australian commercial radio ad revenue has bounced back up despite ongoing lockdown restrictions across the country.Revenue in August surged 16.8 percent compared to the same month last year, according to data released Monday by industry body Commercial Radio Australia (CRA).Ad revenue for the five major Australian capital city markets totalled $49.653 million last month, compared

Spending on commercial radio ads in Australia on the rise

Commercial radio advertising in Australia jumps nearly 17 percent

Ad revenue on Australian commercial radio stations surges in August

&copy; Provided by Xinhua More than 600 people have been arrested since the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, over 50 of whom have pleaded guilty to federal crimes, according to media reports.WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A sharply shrunk righ

Right-wing rally near U.S. Capitol shrinks amid high police alert

New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI/ATK): With the increase in the Internet's impact on our lives, we must adapt to the new methods and techniques.
As we are aware, nowadays, people believe in influencers more than commoners. While Traditional marketing has not lost its essence yet, digital marketing is climbing its way up the ladder.
The founder of Casmic Media Anurag Jasuja has announced that they will soon be launchin

Casmic Media announce launch of influencer marketing

New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): An application was moved in the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking its intervention regarding steps taken and preparedness in controlling vector-borne diseases in Delhi by concerned authorities including the governments.
Advocate Arpit Bhargava submitted before the bench consisting of Justice DN Patel and Justice Amit Bansal that "We should not see a repeat of the situation in Faiz

Plea sought readiness in controlling vector-borne diseases

&copy; Provided by Xinhua The trade volume between Pakistan and China has shown an upward trajectory over the years, jumping from 4.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2007 to 16.4 billion dollars in 2018."China is a huge consu

Pakistan sees closer trade relations with China

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- A sharply shrunk right-wing rally on Saturday was held peacefully before the long fencing of U.S. Capitol amid high police alert and tight media presence, crying out over the treatment of Jan. 6 Capitol rioters. Just a crowd of not many people gathered at noon time in a small park with the Capitol in clear view, far less than the number that authorities had estimated. Prior to th

Feature: Right-wing rally near U.S. Capitol shrinks amid high police alert

by Raheela Nazir ISLAMABAD, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- With Pakistan witnessing an increase in exports to China, experts and officials here believe that Pakistan should spare no efforts to further strengthen the Pakistan-China trade relations. The country's exports to China increased by 34 percent to 2.33 billion U.S. dollars during the fiscal year 2020-2021 (July 1-June 30), as compared to 1.74 billion U.S. do

Roundup: Pakistan sees closer trade relations with China

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 20 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif on Monday said he will file Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya.
Briefing mediapersons, Mushrif said, "The allegation which is being made by Kirit Somaiya are part of BJPs big conspiracy and Chandrakant Patil is the mastermind 

Will file Rs 100 cr defamation suit against Kirit Somaiya

&copy; Provided by Xinhua The interest in learning the Chinese language is increasingly growing among the Turkish people, who want to know more about China, do business with China, or simply visit China for sightseeing in the post-pandemic era.</

Turks learn Chinese to be prepared for post-pandemic era

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): Fuel prices have risen in Afghanistan's Kabul over the last week and locals have urged the government to step in to prevent overcharging from companies and importers of fuel.
Gas prices have risen by 15 Afs per kilo and petrol prices have risen by four Afs in the last week, reports TOLOnews.
Abdul Qayoum, a daily wager who lives in Kabul said, "A person who has daily earnings, work

Afghanistan: Fuel price hike in Kabul due to overcharging

Beijing [China], September 19 (ANI): A Chinese construction firm working in Sudan reportedly earned millions of dollars by inflating the cost and paying kickbacks as quid pro quo, a media report said.
Fu Hong Construction, Roads and Bridges Enterprises, involved in the corruption case, is owned by a Chinese couple based out of the Sobha area of the capital city of Khartoum. The firm has ties to now-deposed President Omar 

'Corruption in Chinese infrastructure projects in Sudan'

Fazilka (Punjab) [India], September 18 (ANI): Punjab Police on Saturday arrested one person in connection with the motorcycle blast in Jalalabad city.
The arrested accused, Parveen Kumar, revealed that the motorcycle carrying explosive material was to be placed in some crowded area in Jalalabad city of Fazilka district.
Notably, Balwinder Singh alias Bindu of village Jhugge Nihanga Wale died in a motorcycle blast in Jalal

Punjab's Jalalabad motorcycle blast case: Conspirator held

WASHINGTON D.C.: A senior White House advisor has said that the Biden administration is considering mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations and contact tracing for international visitors, as part of the updating of entry restrictions covering foreigners traveling to the country.Current travel restrictions will remain until the government puts in place a new system for international travel due to the recent rise in COVI

U.S. to set Covid rules for international visitors

Return of international visitors to U.S. likely due to new Covid rules

With new Covid rules, U.S. to allow entry to international visitors

CHICAGO, Illinois: The airline industry is showing signs of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Boeing said on Tuesday, predicting rising demand for civilian and military planes and other aerospace services and products. The aerospace market will be worth $9 trillion over the next decade, up from a predicted $8.5 trillion last year and $8.7 trillion in 2019 before the pandemic closed down demand, said the Chica

Boeing: Airline industry showing signs of recovery

Boeing predicts big demand for new airliners post-pandemic

Boeing: Domestic air travel recovering, international remains slow

SYDNEY, Australia: Citing competition concerns as international travel is soon to resume, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has refused to authorize a request by Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL) to coordinate flights between their two countries.The Australian regulator was not convinced that the public will benefit from the proposed agreement, which could harm competition, ACCC Ch

Australian regulator rejects Qantas-Japan Airlines agreement

Airlines decry Australia halting Qantas-Japan Airlines agreement

Australia halt Qantas-Japan Airlines flight sharing

Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 20 (ANI): Clean water facility has been provided in a water tank installed in Kalakote block, Kashmir under "Jal Jeevan Mission" on September 20.
Speaking to ANI, Assistant Executive Engineer of Public Health Engineering Sadiq Bhatti said, "The Jal Jeevan scheme was launched in 2012 and after nine years we are on the verge of the completion.""We have provided clean water faci

Water Supply provided to Kalakote Block, Kashmir under Jal

New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): A woman from Mumbai booked the entire business class cabin on an Air India flight to Chennai for her dog on September 15.
She boarded the flight with her pet named 'Bela' and her servant.
"Bela (the name of the Maltese dog) travelled in business class on Air India on Mumbai-Chennai flight AI671 on September 15, 2021. The passengers had booked all business class seats," a Chennai Airp

Dog owner books Air India flight's entire business class

Geneva [Switzerland], September 19 (ANI): A plane carrying 8.7 metric tons of life-saving medical and trauma supplies landed in Kabul on Saturday, the World Health Organisation said.
This new shipment is set to benefit trauma patients and children with pneumonia in Afghanistan.
"A plane carrying 8.7 MT of @WHO life-saving medical and trauma supplies landed in Kabul today. This new shipment will benefit 2,500 trauma patien

Plane carrying 8.7 metric ton of life-saving medical lands

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 19 (ANI): Under the Uttrakhand government's 'Government at Public's Door' program, Dehradun District Magistrate R Rajesh Kumar on Sunday visited Bana Chilhad, a remote village of Tehsil Tyuni on Saturday and interacted with locals.
The district magistrate heard issues/grievances of locals and resolved many of them on the spot. A total of 120 complaints were received from the villa

Dehradun DM visits Bana Chilhad village

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Bangladesh also signed an agreement with China to co-product the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine doses domestically.DHAKA/COLOMBO, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh on Saturday received another 5 m

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka receive new batches of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines

&copy; Provided by Xinhua The Indonesian government has announced to reopen its borders for foreign tourists in major traffic hubs like airports and seaports, passengers who are fully vaccinated with certificates and negative PCR test results can possess 

Indonesia reopens borders for int&#039;l tourists with limited valid visas

Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): The US State Department on Saturday announced that nearly 30 more Americans were evacuated from Afghanistan via a Qatar Airways charter flight.
"We can confirm that a Qatar Airways charter flight departed from Kabul yesterday with 28 US citizens and seven lawful permanent residents on board. We are grateful to Qatari authorities, who continue to coordinate these flights with us," said 

Qatar Airways carries nearly 30 Americans out of Kabul

New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Following a dip in the COVID-19 case in the country, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Saturday increased the passenger capacity from 72.5 per cent to 85 per cent.
In an official notification, the ministry said the decision was taken after a review of the current status of scheduled domestic operations viz-a-viz passenger demand for air travel.
"After review of the current status of 

Aviation Ministry allows airlines to operate flights at 85

Taipei [Taiwan], September 18 (ANI): Taiwan on Saturday said it has a "thorough grasp" of Chinese military exercise in waters off the island's southwestern coast Friday.
Taiwan Ministry of Defence said it had a "thorough grasp and assessment" of China's military exercise, potential security threats facing Taiwan, and the situation in the region, Focus Taiwan reported citing Taiwan's Ministry of Defence.
The People's Liber

Taiwan had full 'grasp' of China's military drill

Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): Seems like Oscar winner Ben Affleck has received rave reviews from his lady love Jennifer Lopez as she praised the film while reflecting on her recent Venice trip, in a social media post.
Jennifer took to her Instagram handle and shared a video compiled of the footage from her visit to the 'The Last Duel' premiere at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival with beau Ben.
In the vid

Jennifer reflects on Venice trip in latest post

New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Asserting the need to open the tourism sector of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Centre has given priority to the states with potential tourism sector in its vaccination campaign.
A day after the coastal state completed 100 per cent first vaccination dose coverage for its adult population, PM Modi interacted with healthcare workers and beneficiarie

'Centre has given priority to states with tourism sector'

New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): In a step that will help in sustaining its fleet of Mirage-2000 fighter aircraft, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed a contract to buy phased out Mirages of the French Air Force, as per government sources.
This is the second such agreement that the Indian Air Force has signed for buying okayed airframes that will help one of the most potent aircraft fleets to continue for longer i

IAF inks deal with French airforce to buy old Mirages

Florida [US], September 18 (ANI): Former World No 1 Ana Ivanovic and Germany's recently retired Julia Goerges were presented with the Jana Novotna Award by the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open earlier this week.
Inaugurated in 2017, the tribute goes to a player who shows special affinity for and commitment to the WTA 250 event, which has been held annually since 1996. Monica Niculescu, the 2016 champion, was first to be re

Ivanovic, Goerges presented Jana Novotna Award

&copy; Provided by Xinhua -- Commander of U.S. Central Command Kenneth McKenzie admitted the deadly strike was "a tragic mistake." -- "We apologize, and we will endeavor to learn from this horrible mistake," Secretary of Defense Ll

U.S. military admits drone strike in Kabul killed 10 civilians

&copy; Provided by Xinhua JEDDAH, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Saudi flag carrier Saudia's crew take the training class termly for catering service in the Prince Sultan Aviation Academy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Founded in 1945, Saudia Airlines has

Mideast in Pictures: Saudi flag carrier Saudia&#039;s crew take training

New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Delhi Police have arrested six accused persons, including five foreign nationals for allegedly operating a fake passport racket. A total of 27 forged passports have also been seized, the police said on Friday.
"We've arrested 6 accused persons, including 5 Bangladeshi nationals who have Indian passports with them. On Sept 11, 3 were arrested during checking at Indira Gandhi Internati

Fake passport racket busted in Delhi

Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], September 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): KC Overseas Education, a renowned brand in the overseas education sector, has partnered with Air Canada, the largest domestic and international Canadian airline, to offer discounted air travel to Canada.
This collaboration facilitates KC's students to fly to Canada through Air Canada with a 15 per cent discount on the travel fare.
To avail this discount, student

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