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Kenya spends USD 1 billion in a year to repay Chinese loans, burdening tax
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Amid unrest in Kenya due to debt distress, it is reported that the country has spent 152.69 billion KES (approximately 1 billion USD) to repay debt to China in the just-ended financial year, highlighting the burden on taxpayers in servicing loans taken to build a modern railway and other inf
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Elon Musk claims 'record high' X usage
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Musk said that X experienced a total of "417 billion user-seconds globally" in one day. In a post on X, Musk said, "X usage hit another all-time high yesterday with 417 billion user-seconds globally! In the US, user-seconds reached 93B, 23% higher than the previous record of 76B. In a sin
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Everise launches EverAI Labs in partnership with GenAI industry experts Sh
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Palo Alto (California) [US], July 16: Everise today announced its partnership with Sharath Keshava, serial entrepreneur, to launch EverAI Labs. Aimed at transforming the complete agent journey and the US$400 billion customer experience industry, EverAI Labs will unveil its integrated agent d
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Banks in Abu Dhabi pump AED 45.8 bn in financial facilities in first four
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Gross domestic credit extended by banks operating in Abu Dhabi in the first four months of the year grew by 5 percent or AED 45.8 billion to AED 961.9 billion from AED915.9 billion at the end of last year, according to UAE banking indicators by emirate released by the Central Bank of the UAE
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SC assures to take a call on listing money bills matter
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday assured to look into the listing of the matter on money bills.
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"Ye democracy ki dhajiyyan udane wala hai": LoP Wadettiwar criticises Maha
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The Congress leader said, "The provision made in this bill is that if any member of the institution speaks against the policies of the government, he can be arrested and kept in jail for two years. 'Ye democracy ki dhajiyyan udane wala hai."
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India's Apr-Jun quarter exports cross USD 200 bln, government optimistic o
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
India's exports in the first quarter of 2024-25 (April-June) crossed the USD 200 billion mark and the government is optimistic about reaching the full-year target of USD 800 billion.
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Trade deficit widens to USD 8 bn in June 2024 despite increase in exports
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
In June 2024, the trade deficit stood at USD 8.00 billion, up from USD 7.00 billion in June 2023. This USD 1 billion increase highlights a growing gap between the country's imports and exports, raising concerns among economists and policymakers about the underlying economic dynamics.
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Apple's sales in India, a key market, surge to record USD 8 billion: Bloom
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Apple Inc's annual sales in India hit a record of almost USD 8 billion in the recently concluded financial year 2023-24, reported Bloomberg, quoting a person familiar with the data.
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Minister Piyush Goyal in Switzerland to advance EFTA's USD 100 Billion inv
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The minister is on an official visit to Switzerland to take forward commitments as part of India's recently signed free trade agreement with the four-nation European bloc or EFTA. During the visit, the minister held significant discussions with industry leaders and stakeholder to advance
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Former Pakistan cricketer Billy Ibadulla passes away at 88
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Former Pakistan all-rounder Billy Ibadulla passed away on Friday at the age of 88. The former cricketer played four Tests between 1964 and 1967 and was the first Pakistan batter to score a century on his Test debut.
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BJP attacks AAP over electricity bill hike: "Delhi government is looting t
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva on Sunday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party government for the electricity price hike for domestic consumers, terming the price hike as looting the people of Delhi.
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