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China seeks to influence Indo-Pacific region through investments in Sri La
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 27 (ANI): China is seeking to increase its influence in the Indo-Pacific region by bolstering its investments in debt-ridden Sri Lanka along with aligning with "corrupt" politicians of the island nation, media reports said.
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With a value reaching up to half a billion riyals Masar Destination and Al
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], July 27 (ANI/PRNewswire): Um Al-Qura Development and Construction Company, owner and developer of Masar Destination and AlZamel Real Estate Development company signed an acquisition agreement today; according to which AlZamel Real Estate Development will become the owne
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Twitter sets date for shareholders to vote on Elon Musk's USD 44 billion t
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Despite Twitter's ongoing legal battle with Elon Musk, the microblogging site has set a date for its shareholders to vote to approve its USD 44 billion takeover offer by Tesla CEO.
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China's BRI spending fell to USD 28.4 bn in first half of 2022
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 26 (ANI): China's finance and investment spending in Belt and Road countries fell to USD 28.4 billion in the first half of 2022 as compared to USD 29.6 billion a year earlier, with no new engagements in Russia, Egypt and Sri Lanka, as per a research.
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Thums Up celebrates 75 Years of India's Independence with its new #HarHaat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Thums Up, Coca-Cola India's first billion-dollar homegrown brand has unveiled a new campaign commemorating 75 years of India's independence.
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"Haven't had sex in ages": Elon Musk denies report of affair with Google
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied a report that stated he had an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of billionaire Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
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Engineering exports rise 11.8 per cent in Q1, shipments to China remain mu
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Engineering goods exports from India rose 11.8 per cent year-on-year to $28.96 billion in the April-June quarter of the current financial year on the back of robust demand from countries like the US, Germany and Mexico, the Engineering Export Promotion Counc
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Chinese real estate firm Evergrande ousts top executives after loans come
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 24 (ANI): China Evergrande, the embattled Chinese property developer, has ousted its CEO and chief financial officer after authorities conducted an internal investigation into why bank seized over USD 2 billion from the firm's property services arm.
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Pakistan potential tax gap stands at PKR 3,000 billion
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 23 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue chief Asim Ahmad has said that the potential tax gap stands at PKR 3,000 billion on an annual basis mainly in the shape of tax exemptions for powerful lobbies, massive tax evasion, and the inability of the machinery to
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Ethiopia records more remittances from diaspora
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopian diaspora remittances reached 4.2 billion U.S. dollars during the Ethiopian 2021/2022 fiscal year that ended on July 7, said authorities.
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India's forex reserves dip by $7.54 billion as RBI sells dollars to defend
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 23 (ANI): India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves slumped by $7.541 billion to $572.712 billion for the week ended July 15, the lowest level in 20 months, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) likely used its war chest to defend the rupee, which recently dip
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US approves possible USD 1.2 billion sale of patriot missiles to Netherlan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has approved a possible sale of up to 96 PATRIOT Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) ballistic missiles and other equipment and software for an estimated cost of more than USD 1.2 billion to the Netherlands, the Defense Securit
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