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Govt asks auto industry to bring down costs for boosting sales
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 17 (ANI): India's tax policy on automobiles has been quite consistent for the past three decades and the industry should strive for greater efficiency levels to bring down costs rather than expect tax cuts, government sources said on Thursday.
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Europe pivots towards Indo-Pacific amid row with China
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Enticed for decades by China, which became the fulcrum of its Asia policy, continental Europe has finally broken ranks and pivoted towards the democracies of the Indo-Pacific, in its search for allies.
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Intra-Afghan peace talks 'a test for both sides': Zalmay Khalilzad
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday (local time) he is hopeful that talks between the Afghan government and Taliban due to begin on Saturday would pave the way for a peace process and withdrawal of foreign troops afte
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Over 37 yrs, glaciers in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve's Rishikesh catchmen
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 9 (ANI): Glaciers in Rishikesh catchment area of world heritage site Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve are depleting fast due to climate change, with a reduction of almost 10 per cent in almost four decades, says a study by the Ministry of Environment and
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Over 227,000 houses in Japan's south left without power due to typhoon
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 6 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 227,000 households in Japan's southern Kyushu region have been left without electricity due to the approaching of Typhoon Haishen, which is believed to be the strongest in decades, the NHK broadcaster reported on Sunday, citing Kyushu El
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BJP can form govt on its own in Bihar but we respect alliance dharma: Unio
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): BJP leader and Union Power Minister RK Singh has said that BJP is capable of forming a government on its own in Bihar assembly polls but the party has been in alliance with JD-U for over two decades and respects "alliance dharma" and will not leave it
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Sachin Tendulkar mourns demise of Pranab Mukherjee
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Monday mourned the demise of former President Pranab Mukherjee and said that the late leader served the country "passionately" for several decades.
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GDP shrinks by 23.9 pc in Q1, worst economic contraction in four decades
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): The Indian economy contracted by 23.9 per cent in the April to June quarter (Q1 FY21), marking the first contraction in more than 40 years as COVID-19 pandemic compressed consumer demand and private investments, government data showed on Monday.
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In boost for intra-Afghan talks, Ghani approves 48 Reconciliation Council
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 30 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday (local time) approved 48 members of the High Council for National Reconciliation, led by Abdullah Abdullah, in a major development towards preparing for the much-anticipated intra-Afghan negotiations between the gov
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BSS School (Kolkata) awarded India's Most Admirable Education Brand 2020
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 28 (ANI/Mediawire): BSS School - Kolkata, an institution with a legacy of more than 70 decades felicitated with India's Most Admirable Education Brand -2020 for its unwavering commitment to quality education, holistic child development and setting a benchmark of academi
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L&T Financial Services to raise Rs 200 crore via NCDs
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 19 (ANI): L&T Financial Services is seeking to raise Rs 200 crore by way of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to boost its capital buffer as the coronavirus-battered economy is set to go into its first annual contraction in four decades.
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Tilak's legacy continues to be significant for India-Myanmar cultural ties
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mandalay [Myanmar], August 12 (ANI): India-Myanmar ties are rooted in decades of shared ethnic, cultural and historical bonds. The land of Buddha, India is revered and visited as a site of pilgrimage by people of Myanmar.
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