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India's forex reserves comfortable, CAD within manageable level: Economic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): India's foreign exchange reserves continue to be comfortably placed in excess of 400 billion dollars and the current account deficit (CAD) is within manageable levels, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday while tabling the Economic Survey 2018
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Overseas Investment into both Bahrain and India rose 6 per cent in 2018
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain] July 03(ANI/NewsVoir): The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has published its annual World Investment Report (WIR), which found that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Bahrain and India rose to $1.5 billion and $42 billion respectively in 2018.
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SAARC countries favour India-based HSL for Homoeopathic Medicines
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] July 03(ANI/NewsVoir): The homoeopathy product market is expected to touch USD 17.4 Billion by 2024.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Laurene Powell Jobs team up for new Earth Alliance to b
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): Hollywood and 'Titanic' fame actor Leonardo DiCaprio along with his environment charity are teaming up with Steve Jobs' widow Laurene Powell Jobs and billionaire investor Brian Sheth to launch a new alliance to tackle climate change.
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Pakistan: Court remands Asif Ali Zardari to NAB custody for 13 days
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): An accountability court here on Tuesday granted National Accountability Burea (NAB) 13-day physical remand of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari in a money laundering case worth Rs 4.4 billion.
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Unusual parasite metabolism, a ray of hope against drug-resistant parasite
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 2 (ANI): According to a report issued by World Health Organisation, it has been found that over one billion people, including 880 million children, are infected with intestinal nematode worms, such as roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms.
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JSW Energy calls off deal to acquire Jindal Steel power plant
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), July 2 (ANI): JSW Energy, led by billionaire industrialist Sajjan Jindal, has terminated a business agreement signed three years ago with Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Steel and Power to acquire its 1,000 megawatt thermal power plant in Chhattisgarh.
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Man creates fake website to tap Amazon's internet traffic, held
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 30 (ANI) : A fraudster was held on Sunday for allegedly creating a fake website in the name of e-commerce website Amazon to tap internet traffic generated during its "Big Billion Days" sales period.
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Trump again attacks Census 2020 for not having question on citizenship
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea] June 30 (ANI): Continuing his attack on the upcoming census, President Donald Trump on Sunday said that the exercise costs "billions" and is not effective as it does not include any question on citizenship.
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Current account deficit narrows to $4.6 billion in Q4 FY19: RBI
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 28 (ANI): India's current account deficit (CAD) totalled 4.6 billion dollars or 0.7 per cent of the GDP in the fourth quarter (January to March) of 2018-19, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.
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Wabco Holdings to be acquired by ZF Friedrichshafen for $7 billion
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 28 (ANI): Wabco India said on Friday that its ultimate parent company Wabco Holdings will be acquired by ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a privately held global technology company and systems supplier for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology
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IMF to approve bailout package for Pak; Fitch says it would negatively imp
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to hold its meeting in Washington on July 3 to consider three-year 'extended fund facility' of USD six billion for Pakistan.
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