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UNHRC: Kashmiri writer opposes CPEC, says J-K is not for sale
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 10 (ANI): Kashmiri writer and director Junaid Qureshi on Friday told the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) the state of Jammu and Kashmir was not for sale while voicing apprehension towards the multi-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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Pakistan awards Chinese firm two Dasu dam contracts
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar.9 (ANI): The Government of Pakistan has awarded the China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC) two civil engineering contracts in the first stage of the Dasu hydropower project worth Rs.180 billion.
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Current account deficit to widen to USD 30 billion in FY2018, says ICRA
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): Credit rating agency ICRA in its report noted that it expects higher oil and gold imports to enlarge India's current account deficit to ~USD 30 billion (1.2 percent of GDP) in FY2018 from ~USD 20 billion in FY2017 (0.9 percent of GDP), arresting the trend
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Beauty India Exhibition to address growing needs of the industry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI-NewsVoir): According to industry experts, the market size of India's beauty, cosmetics and grooming market will touch 20 billion dollars by 2025 from the current level of 6.5 billion dollars.
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Alibaba's UCWeb enhances focus on content; launches 'We-Media Re
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI-NewsVoir): Leading the user-generated content ecosystem in India, Alibaba Group's UCWeb Inc has announced the launch of We-Media Reward Plan 2.0, a self-creating content platform in India with an initial investment of 50 Million INR. The internet major is i
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Trump's core agenda: "Buy American, hire American"
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 7 (ANI): Coming through on his promise of ensuring a steady flow of jobs in America by cutting down on outsourcing especially, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that 45,000 construction and manufacturing jobs worth $20 billion have been generated in the U.S. Gul
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MobiKwik envisioning USD 1 billion GMV from West Bengal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Indian mobile wallet major, MobiKwik today announced the opening of its office in Kolkata. The new office will support the company's accelerated growth by engaging an experienced talent pool and also provide local support to MobiKwik users in the area.
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CPEC will transform lives of billions in region, PM Sharif tells Chinese d
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb.28 (ANI): Describing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a game changer that would transform the lives of the billions of people in Asia, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told a visiting Chinese delegation that Pakistan and China are iron brothers and Islamaba
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Trump to propose increase in defence spending by $54 billion
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Feb. 27 (ANI): The White House announced Monday that President Donald Trump's first budget proposal will look to increase defence and security spending by $54 billion and cut roughly the same amount from non-defence programs.
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Pak government releases over Rs.430 billion for development schemes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb.27 (ANI): The Pakistan government has released over 430 billion rupees for different social sector development projects against a total allocation of 800 billion rupees, the Ministry of Planning release said Monday.
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UKEF CEO in India to promote flexible, innovative financial support for fi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.21 (ANI):Louis Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of UK Export Finance (UKEF), is visiting India from 20-23 February. UKEF, the UK's Export Credit Agency, has up to £1 billion in capacity to provide finance to support Indian buyers of British goods, services an
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Baloch, Sindhi activists hold anti-CPEC protest outside Chinese embassy in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Feb.21 (ANI): The resistance against the multi-billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) reached London, when Baloch and Sindhi activists staged a protest outside the Chinese embassy.
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