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Pakistan struggles to pay Chinese debts amid ballooning external payments
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 4 (ANI): Beijing's debts are squeezing Pakistan's pinched finances as external payments are set to balloon to USD 14 billion at the end of this financial year and nearly half is owed to Chinese commercial banks, largely for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
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Bill Burr voices opinion against cancel culture
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): American stand-up comedian Bill Burr has voiced his opinion about cancel culture and how it doesn't affect his comedy material in the slightest.
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Protesting farmers likely to take decision on further action in meeting of
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an aegis of farmers' union, is likely to take action on the ongoing farmers' agitation on Saturday, days after the Parliament passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill.
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Biden signs stopgap funding Bill to keep US government open - White House
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden has signed a stopgap funding bill to keep the US government open, the White House announced Friday, after Democratic lawmakers managed to win enough support from rival Republicans to vote on the highly-contested matter.
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Parliament Winter Session: Tharoor introduces Private Member's Bill in LS
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday introduced a private member's bill in the Lok Sabha proposing the establishment of a High Court Bench in the state capitals where the principal seat of the court is situated at a place other than the state capital.
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Abhijeet Rane honoured with Corona warrior award by Times Applaud for his
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI/Target Media): The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Bollywood, as it did on other film industries across the world. As cinemas and movie theatres remained closed for a long period, and film releases were indefinitely delayed, the Indian bo
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Marc Shaiman to compose score for Billy Eichner's 'Bros'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI): Universal Pictures has roped in Tony-winning music composer Marc Shaiman to compose the score for Billy Eichner's upcoming romantic comedy 'Bros'.
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US senate passes bill to avert government shutdown
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI): The US Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill to fund the federal government into next year, that will avoid a short-term shutdown.
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Lok Sabha sees marathon debate on COVID-19 situation, Rajya Sabha passes b
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Thursday saw a marathon debate on COVID-19 situation as Rajya Sabha passed a bill on dam safety.
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Dam Safety Bill to ensure security of those residing in downstream reaches
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The Dam Safety Bill, 2019 which was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday is significant as 92 per cent dams are constructed on interstate rivers and "there was a need to set an accountability considering the dam break incidents which not only claims i
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Modi government works in cooperative federalism, Dam Safety Bill-2019 not
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi, December 2 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday asserted in the Rajya Sabha that the 'Dam Safety Bill-2019' will not encroach on the powers of the States, stating that "we (Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government) work in cooperative federalism
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Taliban ban on women can cost economy USD 1bn
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 2 (ANI): The Taliban's move to stop women from working could cost the Afghan economy nearly USD 1 billion, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme, that portrays the growing humanitarian crisis in the country.
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