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JSW Steel production up 9 pc in July at 12.46 lakh tonnes
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): JSW Steel, the flagship business of 12 billion dollar JSW Group, on Tuesday reported crude steel production of 12.46 lakh tonnes in July, up 9 per cent from 11.44 lakh tonnes in the previous month.
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Pakistan forced to pay back Saudi USD 1 billion
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 8 (ANI): Pakistan has recently paid back USD 1 billion to Saudi Arabia, reiterating the fact that Islamabad is gradually losing the support of other Muslim countries.
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Gold ETFs clock 8th consecutive month of positive flows: WGC
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and similar products recorded their eighth consecutive month of positive flows, adding 166 tonnes in July -- equivalent to 9.7 billion dollars or 4 per cent of assets under management (AUMs), the World Gold Council has
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South Korea says will allocate USD 17 mn to transform DMZ into peace zone
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug 6 (Sputnik/ANI): South Korea is planning to allocate about 19.86 billion won (USD 17 million) to a project aimed at transforming the Demilitarization Zone (DMZ) on the Korean Peninsula into the Cultural Zone of Peace and Unification from 2020 to 2022, the Unification
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Beirut Governor raises estimates of damages from port blast to USD10-15 bi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Aug 6(Sputnik/ANI): Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud said on Wednesday that damage from the explosion in the port could be more than previously announced figures and amount to $15 billion, Al Arabiya broadcaster reported.
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More than 1 billion school children worldwide affected by COVID-19: UN Chi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 4 (Sputnik/ANI): The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the largest educational disruption in history that has affected more than 1 billion school students worldwide, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday.
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Telangana revokes COVID-19 treatment permission to private hospital in Hyd
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): Director of Public Health in Telangana on Monday revoked the permission for COVID-19 treatment to a private hospital due to "inappropriate billing" and said the investigation is being held at other private hospitals also.
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Defence Ministry releases draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Po
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence on Monday released draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 with an objective to achieve a turnover of Rs 1,75,000 Crores (USD 25 billion) including export of Rs 35,000 Crore (USD 5 billion) in Aerospace and Defence goo
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Global economy could lose $108 billion in remittances: ADB
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Aug 3 (ANI): Global remittances will fall by 108.6 billion dollars if the Covid-19 economic impact persists throughout the year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday.
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7-Eleven parent to buy US convenience store Speedway for $21 billion
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Texas [USA], Aug 3 (ANI): 7-Eleven Inc has entered into an agreement to acquire Speedway, a leading convenience store chain, from Marathon Petroleum Corp for 21 billion dollars in cash.
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Sam Billings credits IPL stint for improved batting against spin
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], August 1 (ANI): England cricketer Sam Billings is confident that experience of playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will help him pin his place in the England squad in the coming years.
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Energy demand in India showing signs of recovery: Ind-Ra
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Energy demand in June contracted by 10.9 per cent year-on-year for the fourth consecutive month to 105.6 billion units but is showing signs of recovery due to gradual lifting of COVID-19 induced lockdown for certain economic activities, according to
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