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Viber to launch biggest group chat
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New York [USA], March 01 (ANI): Cross-platform instant messaging and voice over IP (VoIP) application Viber on Thursday announced the biggest group chat - Viber Community, with group "limits" of up to one billion members, in a bid to drive more usage and bring in more users to the app. Read More
Chinese prisoners working on CPEC in Pakistan
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 1 (ANI): A Pakistani parliamentarian has revealed that Chinese prisoners are working on development projects of the over USD 60 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the country.
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Pak NHA admits irregularities in awarding $2.9bn contract to Chinese firm
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 1 (ANI): Irregularities were conducted in the award of a 2.9 billion dollar contract to a Chinese firm for the construction of a motorway under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) near Multan-Sukkur section, Pakistan's National Highway Authority (NHA) chief
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Jail the bankers, nothing less
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.28 (ANI): The small country of Iceland with a population of 333,000, convicted and jailed 26 bankers from 2010 to 2015 for market manipulation and breach of fiduciary duties. They are doing time in jails for non-violent crimes. Can we ever imagine something like tha
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Trump strikes $3.9bn deal with Boeing for Air Force One
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington [US], Feb 28 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has struck a deal with Boeing for the development of two new Air Force One planes at 3.9 billion dollars, the White House said on Tuesday, adding the President asked for the planes to be ready by 2021.
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CPEC's Gwadar: A bane or boon for Pakistan?
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], Feb 26 (ANI): China's decision to invest in the Gwadar Port in particular, and the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor (CPEC) in the larger context, should not be seen only in economic terms, as a certain section of people harbour fears of Pakistan bein
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Startups revamping healthcare sector in India
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): With the rise in technology, there is a high demand for quality and affordable healthcare in India. The healthcare market in the country is poised to grow from USD 100 billion in 2016 to USD 280 billion in 2020, therefore creating a huge opportunity for healt
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PNB fraud: ASSOCHAM urges continuation of business lending
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): While the 1.77 billion dollar Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud shook the economy, the ASSOCHAM on Sunday urged that business lending should not be allowed to halt.
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ED provisionally attaches 21 immovable properties of Nirav Modi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday provisionally attached 21 immovable properties of noted jewellery designer Nirav Modi and companies controlled by him, in connection with the 1.77 billion dollar Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud.
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Unable to clear dues, 'helpless' Mehul Choksi writes to employees
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Owner of Gitanjali Gems, Mehul Choksi, expressed his "helplessness" in a letter to his employees, stating that he would be unable to clear their dues in lieu of the ongoing probe in the 1.77 billion dollar Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam.
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Meet the top 10 Chinese self-made billionaires!
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 23 (ANI): China is home to 10 percent of the world's almost 2,400 billionaires. However, 94 percent of them are self-made billionaires, according to a latest report from Wealth-X.
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Centre to crackdown on erring auditors
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The government is considering implementing stringent auditing standards by notifying Section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013, in the wake of the 1.77 billion dollar Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud.
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