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Max Ventures and Industries reports consolidated revenues in Q2 FY 2019
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (NewsVoir): Max Ventures and Industries Limited (MaxVIL), a part of the USD 3 billion Max Group, operates across two core businesses of speciality packaging films and premium real estate, additionally it also focuses on early stage venture investing.
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US arms transfers rise 13% in 2018
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 9 (ANI): Over the last fiscal year, authorised arms exports rose by a total of 13 per cent to USD 192.3 billion, adding thousands of jobs to the United States economy and sustaining many thousands more, the US State Department said.
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MEPs, scholars criticise CPEC in European Parliament
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Nov 8 (ANI): The Members of European Parliament along with scholars and academics have strongly criticised the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) while discussing the interrelated legal, geo-strategic, economic and environmental impacts at the Eu
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One Direction's 'What makes you beautiful' crosses a billion views
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK] Nov 07 (ANI): British boyband One Direction has a new milestone to be proud of as their 2011 song 'What Makes You Beautiful' has surpassed one billion views on YouTube.
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SC order on Rafale vindicates Congress' stand: Manish Tewari
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court sought pricing details of the Rafale fighter jets from the Centre, the Congress party on Wednesday said that apex court's order vindicated the party's stand on alleged irregularities in the multi-billion dollar deal.
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India, Japan sign bilateral currency swap agreement worth $75 Bn
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct 29 (ANI): With an aim to further strengthen the economic cooperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Monday agreed to conclude a bilateral currency swap agreement amounting USD 75 billion.
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Afghanistan- A long hard winter
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Reports in January this year were that the Taliban claimed that they controlled 70% of Afghanistan where for nearly 17 years the United States (US) had poured in billions to eliminate the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Even though the Taliban were in full control i
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Pakistan secures $6 billion loan from Saudi Arabia
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Oct 24 (ANI): Pakistan secured loans up to USD 6 billion from Saudi Arabia on the sidelines of the ongoing Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh.
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$1.6 billion lotto won by single-ticket in USA
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
South Carolina [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): Mega Millions announced that one lucky ticket-holder has won the USD 1.6 billion jackpot from South Carolina on early Wednesday (local time).
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Saudi inks trade deals worth $50 billion at investment conference
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Oct 24 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has signed trade deals worth 50 billion USD with global companies at the investment conference 'Davos in Desert' amid the international furore over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Abductors release Africa's youngest billionaire after nine days
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Dodoma [Tanzania], Oct 20 (ANI): Mohammed Dewji, a prominent Tanzanian businessman and Africa's youngest billionaire, who was abducted last week, has been found safe after he was released by the kidnappers early on Saturday.
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Mega Millions jackpot increased to $1 billion
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): Lucky ticket-holders now have the chance of winning a whopping USD 1 billion, after a snowball increase in Mega Millions prize money for Friday's (local time) draw.
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