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Microsoft Word for Android installed more than 1 billion times
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): Microsoft Word for Android has been installed more than 1 billion times, according to the Google Play Store.
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Chinese firms pledge to invest USD 5 bn in debt-ridden Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Leading Chinese firms have told Prime Minister Imran Khan that they will invest USD 5 billion in cash-strapped Pakistan in various sectors over a period of three to five years.
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China to impose sanctions on US companies selling arms to Taiwan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): China will impose sanctions on the US companies involved in arms sales worth USD 2.2 billion to Taiwan, country's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
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No means to verify Nirav Modi's travel plans: Centre
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday said that passport of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, the main accused in the USD two billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, was revoked in February last year as per provisions and the Ministry of Externa
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Pak to receive first trench of IMF bailout package today
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): Out of the USD 6 billion bailout package, Pakistan will receive the instalment of USD 1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today.
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US to sell arms worth USD 2.2 billion to Taiwan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 9 (ANI): The US Department of State on Monday (local time) approved the sale of arms amounting to around USD 2.2 billion to Taiwan, according to the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
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Pakistan: Court extends remand of Zardari's sister in graft case
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): An accountability court here on Monday extended the physical remand of Asif Ali Zardari's sister Faryal Talpur for 14 more days in a mega-money laundering case worth Rs. 4.4 billion.
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Inferior quality material used in Peshawar BRT project: ADB
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): Pakistan's provincial government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has used inferior quality material in the PKR 70 billion Peshawar metro bus project and made "critical" deviations from the planned design that may put lives at risk, the Asian Development Bank (
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Mindtree co-founders resign from board as L&T takes control
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 6 (ANI): Three co-founders of IT major Mindtree have resigned after the company was acquired by engineering giant Larsen & Toubro.
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US billionaire among 7 feared dead in helicopter crash near Bahamas
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Virginia [USA], July 5 (ANI): Coal tycoon Chris Cline is amongst the seven feared dead after the helicopter they were travelling in crashed off the coast of the Bahamas on Thursday.
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China, Bangladesh agree to advance BRI cooperation
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 5 (ANI): China and Bangladesh agreed to advance their cooperation under the multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), following talks between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday.
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Economic Survey 2018-19: Key Points on India's External Debt, Industry, an
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in the Parliament, which says that India's external debt was US$ 521.1 billion at end-December 2018, 1.6 per cent lower than its level at end-Ma
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