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Sitharaman invites Swedish businesses to build smart cities in India
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): India plans to spend Rs 100 lakh crore on building and upgrading public infrastructure over the next five years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday and asked multinational corporations to participate in various upcoming greenfield and brown
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Centre working on structural reforms to drive investment, growth cycle to
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) KV Subramanian on Friday said the Central government is taking steps to press on structural reforms to drive investment and growth cycle.
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Cabinet extends term of 15th Finance Commission till Oct 2020
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday extended the tenure of 15th Finance Commission till October 30 next year.
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OECD hails India reforms, pegs 6.2 pc growth in 2020
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 24 (ANI): India's monetary and fiscal policies have become accommodative as election-related uncertainties fade, raising the prospect of economic growth recovering to just under 6.5 per cent by next financial year (2020-21), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation an
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G20 leaders agree for 'urgent' WTO reforms at Nagoya meeting
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Nagoya [Japan], Nov 23 (ANI): Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday agreed that there is "urgent" need to reform the World Trade Organisation amid an escalating tit-for-tat tariff trade war between the United States and China.
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Mike Pence makes an unannounced trip to Baghdad to visit US troops, Iraqi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): United States Vice President Mike Pence landed in Baghdad on Saturday on an unannounced trip to visit the American troops stationed in the Middle East country and hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.
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Colombia anti-govt protests: President orders curfew in Bogota
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], Nov 23 (ANI): Colombian President Ivan Duque on Friday ordered a curfew in capital Bogota after anti-government demonstrators returned to the streets to express discontent over rising unemployment, economic reforms and a deteriorating security situation.
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Colombia faces largest national strike in years
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], Nov 22 (ANI): Several thousands of Colombians took to streets on Thursday (local time) to protest against the country's deeply unpopular government that faces public discontentment due to rising unemployment, economic reforms, and a deteriorating security situation.
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Sri Lanka election result increases policy uncertainty: Fitch
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka's presidential election significantly increases policy uncertainty and could prompt loosening that exacerbates fiscal weaknesses and a rollback of reforms, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Athletes Lavillenie and Adams to join the World Athletics Council as full
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Nov 21 (ANI): World pole vault record-holder Renaud Lavillenie and four-time world shot put champion Valerie Adams will make a different type of history on Friday when they become the first active athletes to join the World Athletics Council as full voting members, fol
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Petition in SC seeks probe into Lok Sabha election results
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking a direction to the Election Commission (EC) to investigate the 17th Lok Sabha election results for discrepancies.
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ABB India clocks PBT of Rs 113 crore in Q3 FY20 after reform measures
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Power and automation technology major ABB India on Wednesday reported a profit before tax of Rs 113 crore and profit after tax of Rs 79 crore during the July to September quarter of current fiscal year (Q3 FY20).
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