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Kantar IMRB releases the Twenty-First Edition of ICUBE™ report
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 7 (ANI): Internet Usage in India exceeds half a billion people for the first time. Rural India is driving Internet growth and usage.
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GSP withdrawal by US to have marginal impact on India’s exports: FIEO
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): The US Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) gave India tariff advantage of only 190 million dollars while India's exports to the United States totalled 50.57 billion dollars in 2017, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said on Tuesday.
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China hikes defence budget by 7.5 pc to $177.6 billion
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Beijing [China], Mar 5 (ANI): China's defence budget for 2019 has been pegged at 1.19 trillion yuan (about 177.61 billion US dollars), marking an increase of 7.5 per cent over the last year's figure, despite lower economic growth rate ranging between 6 and 6.5 per cent.
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BSA between India and Japan provides for India to access $75 billion
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New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Japan have signed an agreement for Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between the two countries, an official statement said on Thursday.
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TikTok crosses 1 billion download milestone
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 27 (ANI): The constant bombardment of videos of people doing silly antics, from lipsyncing or dancing to popular songs to Bollywood dialogues in your Facebook feed has taken TikTok to astounding new success.
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Venezuela: China strategising a way to deal with Guaido
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 23 (ANI): China, which has invested US $50 billion through oil-for-loan agreements in Venezuela over the past decade, is strategising a way to deal best with self-proclaimed Venezuela President Juan Guaido, reports South China Morning Post.
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Pinterest files for IPO that could value it at USD 12 billion
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San Francisco [USA], February 22 (ANI): Pinterest, the social networking platform that works on interests and pins for visual-based information that excites hobbyists and creative professionals, is reportedly eyeing for an IPO later-June.
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$50 bn bilateral trade target set for 2030: MEA
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Seoul [South Korea], Feb 22 (ANI): The current bilateral trade between India and South Korea is pegged at USD 21 billion and the target that has been set is USD 50 billion by the year 2030, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
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Modi pitches for South Korean investments in infrastructure sector
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 21 (ANI): A sum of 10 billion dollars (over Rs 71,000 crore) has been earmarked under South Korea Economic Development Fund and Export Credit to support India's infrastructure development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.
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Saudi Arab to invest $100 bn in India, PM Modi welcomes announcement
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New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced that it will invest $100 billion in India, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
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Saudi Aramco reinforces faith in $44 bn Ratnagiri refinery
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New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Saudi Aramco chief Amin Nasser on Wednesday reinforced his faith in the 44 billion dollar Ratnagiri refinery.
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France envoy rejects corruption charges in Rafale deal, says aircraft wil
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler on Wednesday rejected charges of corruption in the multi-billion USD Rafale jet deal and said the "very good" aircraft is expected to join the Indian Air Force within six months.
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