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Abu Dhabi-based IHC invests $2 billion in Adani group companies
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 17 (ANI): Abu Dhabi-based global strategic investment firm International Holding Company (IHC) has invested Rs 15,400 crore ($2 billion) in three Adani portfolio companies - Adani Green Energy Limited, Adani Transmission Limited and Adani Enterprises Limited,
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20 pc Twitter accounts fake, deal 'cannot move forward' until there's clar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 17 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said that he will proceed with his USD 44 billion take over of Twitter only if the microblogging giant is able to prove that less than 5 per cent of its users are bots.
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World Hypertension Day: Bring change in your lifestyle to control high bl
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): High blood pressure or hypertension is a very common health condition in India and according to health experts this condition affects one in every four men and one in every five women approximately, totaling over a billion people.
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'Twitter doesn't believe in free speech... like we're all commie': secret
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 17 (ANI): Twitter does not believe in free speech and people working at the company hate 'hated' Elon Musk's USD 44 billion bid to take control of the company, said a man, who is being described as a senior engineer with the social media giant.
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Imran Khan's erstwhile government procured USD 52 billion in loans
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): The erstwhile Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government tops the list amongst the last four administrations in the country with the highest external borrowing of around USD 52 billion in its three-year rule, a media report said.
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Ambuja Cements, ACC shares surge on $10.5 billion Adani-Holcim deal
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): The share price of Ambuja Cements and ACC surged on Monday after Adani Group won the race to acquire a controlling stake in these companies from Switzerland-based Holcim for $10.5 billion.
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Ukrainian commander makes 'last appeal of life' to Elon Musk from besieged
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 16 (ANI): While he has stepped in to support war-torn Ukraine with his satellite communication services, the billionaire Elon Musk has received an SOS from the Ukrainian commander Serhiy Volyna and other defenders of the besieged city, who are trapped inside the besieg
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Egypt suffers USD 7 billion losses due to conflict in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday that the Egyptian economy had suffered 130 billion Egyptian pounds (USD 7 billion) in direct losses due to the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine.
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Saudi Aramco says net income soars to record USD 39.5bn in Q1 2022
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Saudi Arabia's state oil and gas company Saudi Aramco announced on Sunday that its net income in the first quarter of 2022 increased to a record-breaking $39.5 billion, which is 82% more compared to the same period in 2021.
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May have to buy Twitter, Snoop Dogg jokes; Elon Musk joins fun trail
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 15 (ANI): There's no end to Twitter saga after billionaire Elon Musk's dramatic entry to buy out the micro-blogging site, with rapper Snoop Dogg too throwing his hat in the ring after the news broke out that Tesla CEO's deal is on hold.
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Pakistan: Oil, eatable import bill spiked to USD 24.77 billion
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): Pakistan's oil and eatable import bill surged by 58.98 per cent to USD 24.77 billion in the months of July and April even the country battles a fast declining economy, owing to an increase in international prices and a massive depreciation of the rupee.
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India's forex reserves dip by $1.77 billion; 9th weekly fall
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 14 (ANI): India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves dropped by $1.77 billion to $595.95 billion for the week ended May 6 dragged by a sharp drop in the country's foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.
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