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Harsh Vardhan lauds efforts of Rotarians in Polio eradication, fight again
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday expressed his gratitude towards Rotary International and its members for contributions worth Rs 200 crore in India's fight against COVID-19. He also lauded that Rotarians contributed one billion dollars f
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Despite population of 1.3 billion, India able to manage COVID-19 relativel
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that despite a population of 1.3 billion people, India has been able to manage COVID-19 relatively well and the cases per million of the population in the country remains among the lowest in the world.
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ADB sells $4 billion 3-year global benchmark bond
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], July 8 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) returned to the US dollar bond market with the pricing of a four billion dollar three-year global bond, proceeds of which will be part of ADB's ordinary capital resources.
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Adani Ports to raise $1.25 billion through dollar bonds
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 8 (ANI): Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Ltd has approved the issuance of US dollar-denominated foreign currency bonds to raise nearly 1.25 billion dollars (about Rs 9,357 crore).
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As 'Captain Cool' Dhoni turns 39, let's revisit his smashing records, stat
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni is known for his finishing heroics and ending the match with a big shot to send a billion people in a frenzy.
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Decoding the visitation trends across India amidst COVID-19 lockdown - Rep
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a nationwide lockdown on March 24, 2020, limiting movement of the entire 1.3 billion population of India as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic in the country with conditional relaxation unfolding
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Pakistan to avail Rs 335 billion debt relief from G20 to mitigate negative
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan will sign its debt relief agreement with G20 countries separately before the deadline of December 31, 2020, in order to avail debt relief of slightly over USD 2 billion (Rs 335 billion) to mitigate negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic, as per med
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Spanish govt to allocate additional $ 56 billion to support economy amid p
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], July 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The Spanish government approved on Friday a new financial support package worth 50 billion euros ($56 billion) to businesses affected by COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
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JSW crude steel production falls to 2.96 million tonnes in Q1
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): JSW Steel, the flagship business of 12 billion dollar JSW Group, on Friday reported crude steel production of 2.96 million tonnes in the first quarter of the current financial year (April to June).
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Luminous galaxy reionizing surroundings 13 billion years ago
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Leiden [Netherlands], July 2 (ANI): Astronomers have discovered a luminous galaxy caught in the act of reionizing its surrounding gas only 800 million years after the Big Bang.
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The ban impact: TikTok's parent company may lose USD 6 Billion
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 02 (ANI): TikTok's mother company, China-based ByteDance, could face a loss of USD 6 Billion following Indian government's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps including wildly popular TikTok.
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Australia announces mega-billion dollar defence plan, says tension rising
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], July 01 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday launched 270 billion Australian dollar 10-year defence plan.
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