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Pakistan invokes Shariah amid calls for compliance under European Union's
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The country which has been enjoying the facility since 2014 has immensely gained from the zero import duty on 66 pc of the tariff lines. Due to it, Pak exports to EU increased substantially from EUR3.56 billion in 2013 to EUR6.64 billion in 2021, mostly in the textile, leather, sports and su
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More than quarter of world's population has no safe drinking water: UNESCO
Updated : 3 years ago IST
More than a quarter, 26 per cent of the world's population, comprising approximately 2 billion people, do not have safe drinking water and 3.6 billion or 46 per cent lack access to safely managed sanitation, according to the report, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water and released a
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China introduces new power structure to tighten control on data, tech, fin
Updated : 3 years ago IST
China, with around 1 billion internet users and a vast surveillance network, is fast becoming the biggest part of the "datasphere." One projection by Seagate a few years ago estimated the nation's annual data generation would reach 48.6 Zettabyte (ZB) by 2025, or nearly 28 per cent of the gl
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STL replenishes 1.4 billion litres of water for ~40,000 lives in Maharasht
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 22 (ANI/PRNewswire): STL (NSE: STLTECH), a leading optical and digital solutions company, on the occasion of World Water Day, announced that it has replenished 1.4 billion litres (1.4 million m3) of water in 12 villages of Aurangabad, in the state of Mahar
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala receives Padma Shri posthumously; Kumar Mangalam Birla
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Late billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's wife, Rekha, on Wednesday received the Padma Shri from President Droupadi Murmu during an investiture ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Pakistan: Minority Rights Commission head says property of minorities wort
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Shoaib Sadal told the two-judge bench headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan that the provincial governments were not cooperating with the Commission with regard to the details of assets.
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Stephen Fleming is set to lead Texas Super Kings
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Former New Zealand captain and current Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming will lead Texas Super Kings in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket. "Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world with a global fan base of around 2.5 billion followers, but there has not been
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US Consulate General in Hyderabad opens new state-of-the-art facility in N
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Yesterday, US Consulate General in Hyderabad opened a new state-of-the-art facility in the city's financial district. The move brings our government closer to US companies that have invested billions of dollars in India's tech, defence, aerospace and pharmaceutical sectors," said US State D
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IMF's 'Pakistan' dilemma in lending: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Pakistan has implemented a series of policy measures, including higher taxes, higher energy prices, and raising interest rates to their highest level in 25 years in order to unlock funding from the IMF's stalled USD 6.5 billion lending programme
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Nansens Content Chief explains why USDC faces uncertainty; Newer coins a b
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI/ATK): The USDC debacle highlights the risks of investing in stablecoins and the importance of transparency and accountability in the crypto market. USDC, a stablecoin issued by Circle, faced scrutiny after its value fell below its peg to the U.S. dollar. T
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IMF Executive Board approves USD 3 billion under New Extended Fund Facilit
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Sri Lanka has been hit hard by a catastrophic economic and humanitarian crisis. The economy is facing significant challenges stemming from pre-existing vulnerabilities and policy missteps in the lead-up to the crisis, further aggravated by a series of external shocks, according to a release
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Japanese PM Fumio Kishida announces over USD 75 billion infrastructure, se
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The pledge by Kishida was made during his speech at an event organized by the Indian Council of World Affairs think tank, after a one-on-one summit with Modi, in which he invited the Indian leader to attend the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May.
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