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India's imports from China decrease to US$ 16.60 billion during April-July
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): India's imports from China during April-July 2020 decreased to US$ 16.60 billion from US$ 23.45 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Is Netflix permitted to violate an individual's fundamental rights? Mehul
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Businessman and diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is an accused in the PNB scam, during the hearing on an appeal against Netflix's documentary titled "Bad Boy Billionaires" on Wednesday asked the Delhi High Court whether the streaming service is permitte
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NASA's new Mars Rover will use x-rays to hunt fossils
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has a challenging road ahead: after having to make it through the harrowing entry, descent, and landing phase of the mission on February 18, 2021, it will begin searching for traces of microscopic life from billions of
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Pakistan wants to make Gilgit Baltistan its province to save CPEC project,
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): A political activist from Gilgit Baltistan has said that Pakistan is forced to make occupied Gilgit Baltistan as its fifth province as the multi-billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project passing through the region is in the doldr
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Japan's Defense Ministry to request record USD 51.7 bn budget for fiscal y
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese Defense Ministry intends to request another record budget of 5.4 trillion yen ($51.7 billion) for the fiscal year 2021, which begins on April 1 next year, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing military sources.
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Merchandise imports from China drop by USD 6.25 billion in April-June
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Merchandise imports from China dropped by USD 6.25 billion during April-June this year as compared to the corresponding period last year, the government informed Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Russia received requests to supply 1,2 billion dozes of 'Sputnik V' COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 21 (ANI): Russia has signed preliminary agreements with more than 10 countries across the middle east, South America and Asia, which could give Russia "a valuable economic and political leverage" internationally.
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Indian monsoon can be predicted better after volcanic eruptions: India-Ger
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 19 (ANI): Large volcanic eruptions can help to forecast the monsoon over India - the seasonal rainfall that is key for the country's agriculture and thus for feeding one billion people. As erratic as they are, volcanic eruptions improve the predictabilit
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Tough time for farmers, BJP govt eager to get its 'rich friends' into agri
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Accusing the BJP government of not listening to the farmers, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said that the central government seems eager to get its "billionaire friends" into the agriculture sector.
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US Congress needs to provide USD 6 billion to distribute coronavirus vacc
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): A top US health official has said that Congress needs to provide about USD 6 billion to help the country prepare for what is expected to be the largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign ever undertaken, Washington Post reported.
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Max India to explore rewarding shareholders via capital reduction
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): Max India Limited, a part of the USD 3 billion Max Group, announced that it would explore a capital reduction program to reward its shareholders, as communicated during the divestment of Max Bupa by the erstwhile Max India.
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Time is ripe for early harvest trade deal with the UK: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Minister of Railways and Commerce and industry Piyush Goyal has called for aiming for a target of $500 billion of service exports.
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