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BJP rolls out red carpet for billionaire friends, neglects farmers: Priyan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday lashed out at the Central government's poor handling of farmers' protest in New Delhi.
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YouTube honours Billie Eilish with an infinite fan-cover video mashup of '
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI): Music platform YouTube is allowing fans of Grammy-winning musician Billie Eilish to remix her much-loved song 'Bad Guy' using scores of cover versions of the song in a virtually infinite number of permutations.
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CPL 2020 claims massive audience increase to over 500 million viewers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tarouba [Trinidad and Tobago], November 19 (ANI): This year's Caribbean Premier League (CPL) saw an incredible 67 per cent increase in Television, Streaming, and Digital viewership in 2020, reaching 523.5 million viewers and passing half a billion for the first time in the tournament's histo
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UK announces biggest military investment since Cold War
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI): Britain is set to increase its defence budget by 16.5 billion pounds (USD 21.8 billion) in the next four years to deal with "perilous" international situation and "bolster its global influence."
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Embassy REIT announces Rs 98 billion ($1.3 billion) acquisition of Embassy
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Embassy REIT, India's first publicly listed REIT, announced today that it has agreed to purchase Embassy TechVillage assets ("ETV") from affiliates of Embassy Sponsor, Blackstone Sponsor and other selling shareholders for a
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Cyble - Indian Tech Co.'s needs to be Buckle Up
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Atlanta (Georgia) [United States] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Indian Technology ecosystem has seen a significant growth in the last five years. In 2019 alone, more than USD 9.3 billion have been invested in the tech ecosystem in the nation.
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China-Pakistan CPEC project has long road ahead as Beijing puts hold on pr
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], November 17 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing political unrest and foreign debt limits have resulted in a slowing of Chinese investments in Pakistan as Beijing has put a hold on projects that are part of the USD 62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).<
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Pakistan to seek USD 2.7 bn loan from China for CPEC project
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 15 (ANI): Pakistan has decided to seek USD 2.7 billion loan from China for the construction of package-I of the Mainline-1 project of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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India's trade deficit declines in October
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): India's overall exports (merchandise and services combined) in April-October 2020-21 are estimated to be USD 265.09 billion, exhibiting a negative growth of 14.53 per cent over the same period last year.
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Prabha Khaitan Foundation unveils "Dear Mama" by Mohini Kent; Cherie Blair
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]/London [United Kingdom], November 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Prabha Khaitan Foundation, Kolkata,announced the online launch of "Dear Mama" - a collection of intimate letters to their mothers - written by billionaires, spiritual gurus, members of the British House of
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US approves USD 23.37 billion defence sale to UAE
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): United States has approved the sale of 23.37 billion dollar worth advanced defence capabilities to the United Arab Emirates, including F-35 Lightning II aircrafts, MQ-9B Unmanned Aerial Systems and a package of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions.
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Singapore Airlines reports half year loss of USD2.6 billion
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Singapore, November 9 (ANI): Singapore Airlines (SIA) reported a historic first-half net loss of SGD3.5 billion (USD2.6 billion) at the close of market trade last week due to the impact of travel curbs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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