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Indian economy may contract 25 pc in current fiscal
The Indian economy is not recovering as fast as the government claims and the country’s economy may contract 25 per…
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India among fastest growing mkts; will continue to invest in local content, expanding reach: Amazon Prime Video
India is among the fastest growing markets for Amazon Prime Video (APV) globally, and the content streaming platform is focussing…
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Newsprint cost up 20 pc in 3 months; publishers seek waiver in customs duty
Cost of paper used to publish newspapers and magazines has jumped 20 per cent in the past three months due…
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Excise duty collection jump 48 pc this fiscal on record hike in taxes on petrol, diesel
While the pandemic pummelled tax collection across the board, excise duty mop-up jumped 48 per cent in the current fiscal…
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North Korean parliament to convene to approve Kim’s agenda
North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament was scheduled to convene Sunday to pass decisions made by a major ruling party meeting where…
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Lebanon signs with Pfizer for 2.1 million vaccine doses
Lebanon finalised a deal with Pfizer on Sunday for 2.1 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine amid surge in infections…
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Kremlin critic Navalny departs Berlin on Moscow-bound flight
Leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny departed from Germany on Sunday to return to Russia, where he faces the threat of…
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Amid COVID-19 surge, South Africa delays reopening schools
Faced with a rapid resurgence of COVID-19 overwhelming the country’s hospitals and driven by a more infectious variant of the…
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Courts must be open to public scrutiny, criticism: Salve
Senior Supreme Court lawyer Harish Salve has said courts must be open to public scrutiny and criticism as “institutions of…
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CIAL commissions floating solar power plants
Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), which became the worlds first solar-powered airport in 2015, on Sunday added another feather to…
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