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Budget proposals positive for India's insurance industry: Fitch
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 10 (ANI): India's 2021-2022 Budget has proposed relaxing foreign-ownership caps on insurers and listing the country's largest state-owned insurer, measures that Fitch Ratings says will help the industry attract foreign capital, strengthen solvency and promote competi
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Profits, credit quality of companies in India recovering about six months
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Feb 10 (ANI): Profits and credit quality of companies rated by S&P Global Ratings in India, China and Pacific are recovering about six months faster than the agency anticipated with reducing downside risk to ratings.
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Leveraging digital technologies key to Asia's Covid-19 recovery: ADB
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], February 10 (ANI): Digital platforms and other technology-based tools are providing new growth opportunities for businesses of all sizes and across all industries in Asia and the Pacific -- a trend which can contribute significantly to the region's sustainable recov
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US calls India important partner in Indo-Pacific, welcomes emergence as le
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday called India was one of the most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region and welcomed its emergence as a leading global power and its role as a net security provider in the region.
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Blinken, Jaishankar agree on expanded cooperation across Indo-Pacific
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): During a conversation between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, both leaders reaffirmed the US-India partnership and discussed expanded cooperation across the Indo-Pacific region.
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Japanese submarine collides with commercial vessel, 3 injured
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine collided with a commercial vessel on Monday in the Pacific Ocean off the western main island of Shikoku, slightly injuring three crew members on the submarine, government officials said.
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Modi, Biden agree to support freedom of navigation in Indo-Pacific, strong
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], February 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden during a phone conversation on Monday agreed to continue close cooperation to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region, including support for freedom of navigation, and a stronger regional archit
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Committed to rules-based international order: PM Modi speaks to Biden
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to US President Joe Biden while expressing their commitment to a rule-based international order, discussed their shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific region.
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'Biden administration should work to solidify India's position as a balanc
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): While former President Donald Trump's administration was proactive in expanding the scope of US-India partnership through economic initiatives, US President Joe Biden's administration needs to build on this to solidify India's role as the primary regiona
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2020 worst year in history for air travel demand: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 4 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2020 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometres) fell by 65.9 per cent compared to the full year of 2019 -- by far the sharpest traff
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Asian demand missing from global recovery: S&P
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, February 4 (ANI): Asia Pacific is managing the pandemic well but the health and economic effects have been far tamer in the region than elsewhere in the world, S&P Global Ratings said on Thursday.
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This Indian startup guarantees instant cash rewards every time you shop
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): We have all wondered why earning loyalty points or similar rewards never feels truly rewarding. The endless T&C's make earning and redeeming them a tiresome experience.
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