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CPEC's Gwadar: A bane or boon for Pakistan?
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], Feb 26 (ANI): China's decision to invest in the Gwadar Port in particular, and the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor (CPEC) in the larger context, should not be seen only in economic terms, as a certain section of people harbour fears of Pakistan bein
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Startups revamping healthcare sector in India
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): With the rise in technology, there is a high demand for quality and affordable healthcare in India. The healthcare market in the country is poised to grow from USD 100 billion in 2016 to USD 280 billion in 2020, therefore creating a huge opportunity for healt
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PNB fraud: ASSOCHAM urges continuation of business lending
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): While the 1.77 billion dollar Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud shook the economy, the ASSOCHAM on Sunday urged that business lending should not be allowed to halt.
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ED provisionally attaches 21 immovable properties of Nirav Modi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday provisionally attached 21 immovable properties of noted jewellery designer Nirav Modi and companies controlled by him, in connection with the 1.77 billion dollar Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud.
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Unable to clear dues, 'helpless' Mehul Choksi writes to employees
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Owner of Gitanjali Gems, Mehul Choksi, expressed his "helplessness" in a letter to his employees, stating that he would be unable to clear their dues in lieu of the ongoing probe in the 1.77 billion dollar Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam.
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Meet the top 10 Chinese self-made billionaires!
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 23 (ANI): China is home to 10 percent of the world's almost 2,400 billionaires. However, 94 percent of them are self-made billionaires, according to a latest report from Wealth-X.
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Centre to crackdown on erring auditors
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The government is considering implementing stringent auditing standards by notifying Section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013, in the wake of the 1.77 billion dollar Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud.
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Astronomers reveal secrets of most distant supernova ever detected
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): An international team of astronomers led by the UK-based University of Southampton has confirmed the discovery of the most distant supernova ever detected - a huge cosmic explosion that took place 10.5 billion years ago, or three-quarters the age of the U
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CPEC unlikely to improve Pakistan investment climate, say experts
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New York [United States], Feb.20 (ANI): Experts assessing the impact of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project in terms of improving the investment climate in Pakistan are by and large skeptical and uncertain about it in the short and the long term.
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Fin Min negates reports claiming Indian banks could take hit of over USD 3
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Finance Ministry on Monday rubbed off media reports claiming that Indian banks could take a hit of over USD three billion, in connection with Punjab National Bank (PNB) - Nirav Modi fraud case.
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Obesity may lower your chances of conception
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Obesity is a chronic medical condition characterized by too much body fat. According to the WHO, 1.2 billion people worldwide are officially classified as overweight.
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EU taking steps to prevent 'Chinese takeover' through OBOR
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Feb.19 (ANI): Several European nations are reportedly keen to restrict China's economic-centric geopolitical advance via the multi-billion dollar One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative over concerns about Beijing attempting a takeover of sorts of the region.
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