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Terror funding case: Special Court grants more time to NIA for probe, exte
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): A Special Delhi Court on Thursday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) an extension of the investigation period in which human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others were arrested in a terror funding case in Kashmir.
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Maruti Suzuki appoints Hisashi Takeuchi as MD and CEO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki on Thursday said its board has appointed Hisashi Takeuchi as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company with effect from 1st April 2022 for a period of three years.
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India's crude oil production drops 2.19 per cent in February
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): India's crude oil production dropped to 2272.26 thousand metric tonnes (TMT) in February, which is 2.19 per cent lower when compared with the corresponding period of the previous year and 5.6 per cent short of the official target, the government data showed
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Ukraine's Defense Council stopped activity of several political parties: Z
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has stopped the activity of a number of political parties, including the Opposition Platform - For Life, for the period of martial law in the country, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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Fishermen asked not to venture into sea as Cyclone Asani brews over Andama
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], March 19 (ANI): With the year's first cyclone Asani brewing over the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration on Saturday issued an advisory for fishermen appealing to them no to venture into the sea during the period of
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Taliban welcomes renewal of UNAMA mandate for 12 months
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 19 (ANI): The Taliban on Friday welcomed the renewal of the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) mandate for Afghanistan for a period of 12 months.
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Largest opium producer Afghanistan, contributes 87 pc total global output
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], March 17 (ANI): With about 87 per cent of the global production, Afghanistan is the world's largest opium producer despite a 9 billion dollar effort over a two-decade period by the United States to deter illegal production in the country, according to an analyst associated
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Direct tax collections surge 48 per cent to Rs 13.63 lakh crore
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Net direct tax collections surged by 48.4 per cent to Rs 13,63,038 crore in the current financial year till March 16 as compared with the Rs 9,18,430.5 crore over the corresponding period of last year, the government data showed on Thursday.
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Mineral output grows by 14.2 per cent in April-January 2021-22
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): India's mineral production increased by 14.2 per cent year-on-year during the April-January 2021-22 period led by strong growth in output of magnesite, lignite, bauxite, gold, coal, and natural gas, the government data showed on Thursday.
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Chunky Panday introduced as Muhammad Ghori in Gujarati period drama 'Nayik
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The makers of 'Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen' have unveiled an intriguing poster of the antagonist of the film -- Muhammad Ghori -- essayed by Chunky Panday.
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Microbes, minerals might have triggered Earth's oxygenation: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): There was barely any oxygen in the air for the first 2 billion years of Earth's history and though some microbes were photosynthesizing by the latter part of this period, accumulation of oxygen had not reached levels that would impact the global biosphere.
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'Not time for China to lie flat', says Chinese expert as COVID-19 cases sp
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 14 (ANI): Amid a rapid resurgence of COVID-19 cases, a top Chinese infectious disease expert said that it is "not time for China to lie flat" and debate over zero-COVID, instead, Beijing should take the period as an opportunity to lay out anti-epidemic strategies that
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