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India-China trade grows to record USD 125 billion in 2021 despite tensions
Beijing: The India-China bilateral trade touched a record high of over USD 125 billion in 2021, crossing the USD 100 billion-mark in a year when the relations hit a new low due…
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Rich countries dump 100 mn near expiry Covid shots to poor nations
London: Third world nations were offered about 100 million Covid-19 vaccines that were near expiry, which the countries were forced to dump, according to the UN’s children’s fund Unicef. According to Unicef’s…
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Hyderabad: Record 44,278 properties were registered worth Rs 25,330 crores in 2021
Hyderabad: A record 44,278 Properties worth Rs 25,330 crores have been registered in Hyderabad in 2021. According to Knight Frank India research, this increase was a record growth of 16 percent over…
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AP’s revenue up by 9 percent, but deficit balloons to 803.72 percent
Amravati: Andhra Pradesh’s own tax revenue was Rs 16,372.97 crore higher in the first eight months of the 2021-22 financial year, as compared to the corresponding period in 2020-21, but the state’s…
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UP polls: OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya joins Samajwadi Party
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and prominent OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Friday joined the Samajwadi Party along with another rebel minister Dharam Singh Saini. Five BJP MLAs and Apna…
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South Africa beat India by seven wickets, win series 2-1
Cape Town: South Africa beat India by seven wickets to win the third Test and secure the series 2-1. Resuming the day 101 for two, South Africa go the job done in…
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IMD: 2021 fifth warmest year in India since 1901
New Delhi: The year 2021 was the fifth warmest in India since 1901, with the country recording its annual mean surface air temperature at 0.44 degrees Celsius above normal, the India Meteorological…
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Andhra Pradesh registers 4,528 more Covid-19 cases
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 4,528 fresh cases of Covid-19, 418 recoveries and one death in 24 hours ending 9 AM on Friday. The latest bulletin said the number of active cases went…
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Is a British Indian in line to be UK’s next Prime Minister?
London: As Boris Johnson’s partygate troubles mount and members of his own Conservative Party demand he step down as the British Prime Minister, one name is doing the rounds as a frontrunner…
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Political, religious groups condemn J&K govt’s order on ‘surya namaskar’
Srinagar: Various political and religious groups on Friday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s order directing college heads in the union territory to organise large-scale ‘surya namaskar’ on the occasion of Makar…
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Dubai: Major collision between two India-bound planes averted
New Delhi: Hundreds of lives were saved on Sunday after a major collision between two Emirates planes was averted during take-off at Dubai airport. EK-524 Dubai to Hyderabad was scheduled for take-off…
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PM Modi to virtually address WEF’s Davos Agenda summit on Monday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the online Davos Agenda summit of the World Economic Forum on the first day of the five-day event beginning January 17, joining a host…