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Archive for August, 2021

Working to enable global settlement of G-secs: Das

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 23:45

The move will enable non-resident Indians to invest in g-secs, the RBI governor said, speaking at the 21st annual conference of the Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India and Primary Dealers’ Association of India.

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Supreme Court: Supertech’s twin towers to be razed

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 23:30

The entire cost of the demolition will be borne by the builder and Noida authorities will supervise the demolition with expert guidance from the Central Building Research Institute, the top court said.

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GDP grows 20% in Q1, but still below FY20 levels

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 23:15

Manufacturing, construction, electricity and mining grew fast enough in the June quarter to offset the steep declines in the year-ago quarter, while key services sectors could not even completely reverse the decline. Private consumption, the biggest constituent of the economy remained 12% below the pre-pandemic level.

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Prosus strikes $4.7-billion deal to buy BillDesk

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 23:00

Through this acquisition, Prosus plans to scale up it payments and fintech business PayU, which operates in more than 20 markets globally, as one of the leading online payment providers globally by total payment volume (TPV), aggregating $147 billion.

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Monochrome pics of your favourite celebs

Monochrome pics of your favourite celebs

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 23:00

Trust us, monochrome is the new trend and everyone is absolutely loving it. Check these celeb pictures to know more.

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Pliskova rolls into US Open second round in a bid for maiden major

Pliskova rolls into US Open second round in a bid for maiden major

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 22:50

World number four Karolina Pliskova fired off eight aces to defeat American wild card Caty McNally 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday as she bids for an elusive maiden major.

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‘I am not PM material’: Nitish rubbishes pitch

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 22:37

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BTS Army celebrates JungKook's b'day

BTS Army celebrates JungKook’s b’day

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 22:32

Fans of Korean boy band BTS are in for continuous celebrations.

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Property registrations in Mumbai see smart uptick 

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 22:30

Interestingly, 92% of the registered homes were fresh sales amounting to 6,241 units that were sold in the month of August. New home sales increased from 53% in July 2021 and 42% in June 2021. In April the growth was as low as 7%. 

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I wanted to do it on my terms, says Sania Mirza

I wanted to do it on my terms, says Sania Mirza

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 22:19

Sania Mirza was in the middle of a few things. Her sore left-knee was being tended to, she was mulling her negative Covid-19 test result, wondering if she could put a number to it. Second test in three days, that’ll do for now, she ...

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