Search For "backed"
Demographic dividend backed by quality education can be game-changer for I
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Billionaire industrialist and philanthropist Shiv Nadar said on Tuesday that India's demographic dividend has the potential to become a game-changer with the right education, training and skillsets.
Read More
Mohan Bhagwat praises Modi, Shah for repealing Art 370, calls Pak PM a dev
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday backed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government for its "much-awaited" and "praiseworthy" step to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Read More
Ritesh Agarwal to invest $700 million in Oyo's new $1.5 billion financing
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Oyo Hotels and Homes, India's largest budget lodging startup which is backed by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp, said on Monday it plans to raise about 1.5 billion dollars (about Rs 11,666 crore) as part of a new financing round as the start
Read More
Libya's east-based army launches airstrikes against UN-backed govt in Sirt
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Oct. 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Libya's east-based army on early Sunday announced that it has launched airstrikes on the forces of its rival UN-backed government in the city of Sirte, located some 450 kilometres east of the capital Tripoli.
Read More
Javadekar backs cutting trees at Aarey, says development and environment p
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Amid ongoing public protests against the cutting of trees at Aarey colony in Mumbai, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday backed the proposed metro shed in Aarey forest area and said that development and environment protection
Read More
PayPal withdraws from Facebook's cryptocurrency project Libra
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 5 (ANI): PayPal has decided to withdraw from Facebook-backed cryptocurrency initiative Libra, the company said on Friday, dealing a blow to the social-media giant's efforts to build an alternative payment system.
Read More
US Commerce Secretary Ross to meet Goyal for thrashing out a trade deal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday he will hold talks with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to trash out a trade deal on farm goods and pharmaceuticals.
Read More
Libya's UN-backed govt condemns attack on vital sites in Tripoli
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Sep 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Libya's UN-backed government on Friday (local time) condemned attacks on vital sites in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, by the rival Eastern-based army.
Read More
Transport, housing key for Asian cities to continue booming: ADB
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sep 27 (ANI): To remain engines of economic growth and jobs, developing Asia's burgeoning cities need efficient transport networks and affordable housing backed by effective and coordinated land and economic planning, according to the theme chapter of recent Asian Development
Read More
Punjab police prepared for any eventuality, says DGP
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Days after a Pakistan-backed terror module was busted in the state, Punjab DGP on Tuesday assured that no one will be able to disrupt peace in the state and said the police are prepared for any eventuality.
Read More
Bairtsow will come back stronger: England selector Ed Smith
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Sept 24 (ANI): After leaving Jonny Bairstow out of the Test squad for the series against New Zealand, England selector Ed Smith backed the wicket-keeper batsman to come back stronger and become a top Test player for the side.
Read More
EU parliamentarians, Islamic clerics back India on J-K move, slam Pak
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 22 (ANI): Several members of the European Parliament and Indian Islamic clerics on Sunday backed India's move to scrap Article 370, saying that it will bring more prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh while slamming Pakistan's desperate bid to internationalise
Read More