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US Senate passes bipartisan gun safety bill
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): The US Senate on Thursday night passed a bipartisan bill to address gun violence in the United States, the first major piece of federal gun reform in almost 30 years.
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Pakistan left with no choice but to accept IMF-dictated budget: Minister
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Wednesday accused the Imran Khan's policies of bringing the country on the verge of bankruptcy and said that they are left with no choice but to accept the budget on the terms of International
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Biden calls on Congress to suspend gas tax for three months
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for 90 days, as Americans need immediate relief amid the nation's soaring gas prices.
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Pakistan refineries facing imminent shutdown
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Amid an acute shortage of petroleum products, refineries in Pakistan have urged the federal government to take urgent steps to resolve this issue as a trade credit crisis would completely engulf oil marketing companies too after refineries.
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US to call for 3-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months, according to the White House, which added that the President will also call on states to suspend their own gas taxes or provide similar relief.
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Weekly market review: Sensex, Nifty post biggest loss in 2 years
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 18 (ANI): Sharp increase in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks have battered equities markets across the world with India's key indices Sensex and Nifty slumping by more than 5 per cent during the week, posting their biggest we
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Sensex, Nifty slump 2 per cent on global recession fears
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 16 (ANI): The Indian stock markets' key indices, Sensex and Nifty, slumped by around 2 per cent on Thursday tracking weakness in the global peers after the US Federal Reserve raised policy rates by 75 basis points, the highest increase since 1994, in order
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Sensex, Nifty volatile as US Fed raises interest rates to control 40-year
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 16 (ANI): The Indian stock markets' key indices, Sensex and Nifty, witnessed volatile trading on Thursday tracking weakness in the global peers after the US Federal Reserve raised policy rates by 75 basis points, the highest increase since 1994, in order to
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US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by 75 basis points
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday (local time) raised interest rates by 75 basis points (bps) or three-quarters of a percentage point in the boldest move since 1994.
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Pakistanis urged to drink less tea to keep economy afloat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has urged Pakistanis to drink less tea as the nation grapples with the economic crisis.
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National Bank of Pakistan escapes bankruptcy after plaintiff withdraws ter
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 15 (ANI): The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) nearly escaped a potential bankruptcy, as a high-profile terror-financing case filed against it in New York's federal court was withdrawn, a Pakistan media reported on Tuesday citing the sources at Pakistan Attorney Gen
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PM Modi announces 10 lakh jobs in 18 months
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 15 (ANI): At a time when the job market globally is going through a tumultuous situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed that 10-lakh people should be given jobs in the federal government in the next 18 months. It will have a tremendous positive impact on the
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