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Foreign portfolio investors invest Rs 5,001 crore in Indian equities so far in August
Business | Aug 22, 2021, 02:10 PM ISTWith the investments in Aug, the net FPI investment in the equities segment in 2021 now stands at Rs 54,037 cr.
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BSF, Pak Rangers exchange sweets at Attari-Wagah border near Amritsar on Pakistan's I-Day
India | Aug 14, 2021, 02:01 PM ISTExchange of sweets will also take place on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day on Sunday.
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VIDEO: Monsoon Session of Parliament likely to begin from July 19
News | Jun 29, 2021, 02:20 PM ISTThe Monsoon Session of Parliament is likely to commence in the third week of July, sources have said. The session is very likely to be held from July 19 to August 13, they said. All covid-related protocols will be in place while the Monsoon Session of Parliament will be conducted.
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Super 100 | 216 crore vaccine doses to be available in 5 months: Govt
News | May 13, 2021, 11:00 PM IST"Two billion doses (216 crore) will be made in the country in five months for India and for people of India. Vaccine will be available for all as we move forward," Niti Ayog Member VK Paul said, adding by the first quarter of the next year, the number is likely to be three billion, news agency ANI reported.
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Maharashtra was first to implement farm laws in August
India | Sep 28, 2020, 04:20 PM ISTIn a huge embarrassment to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi, it has now emerged that the Maharashtra government had implemented the contentious farm Ordinances way back in August - even before the bills on it were passed by Parliament last week and protests erupted all over the country.
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2.39 crore COVID tests conducted in India in August: Minister of State for Health
India | Sep 20, 2020, 02:01 PM ISTIndia conducted 2.39 crore COVID-19 tests in August, of which 1.24 crore were done using rapid antigen kits, the government said on Sunday.
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Industrial production drops by 1.1 per cent in August
Business | Oct 11, 2019, 06:11 PM ISTThe manufacturing sector, which contributes over 77 per cent to the IIP, showed a decline of 1.2 per cent in output during August 2019 as against a growth of 5.2 per cent in the same month of last year.
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Prime Minister to travel to Bhutan for two-day visit on August 17
India | Aug 09, 2019, 01:07 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Bhutan on August 17 for a two-day visit during which the two strategic allies will explore ways to further strengthen and diversify bilateral partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
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146 malaria cases in Delhi this season, about 40% recorded in August
India | Aug 27, 2018, 02:19 PM ISTOf the total 78 dengue cases this season, 29 were reported till August 11, 19 were reported in July, six in January, three in February, one in March, two in April, 10 in May and eight in June.
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'Monsoon to be below normal in August-September', predicts IMD
India | Aug 03, 2018, 05:32 PM ISTMonsoon rains is considered normal in the range of 96-104 per cent of the LPA. The 90-96 pc of the LPA range is considered "below normal".
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August 2017 was second hottest in 137 years of record-keeping, says NASA
Sep 20, 2017, 06:54 PM ISTNASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) does monthly analysis of global temperature using publicly available data.
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India's core industries output surges by 3.2% in August
Sep 30, 2016, 11:52 PM ISTGaining momentum in rise of industrial output, India’s core industries production rose by 3.2 per cent in August on the back of production of steel, fertilisers and refinery products, official data showed on Friday.
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India’s exports plunge for second consecutive month, trade deficit down to RS 51,000 crore from Rs.83,000 crore in August
Sep 15, 2016, 07:59 PM ISTIndia's exports have dipped by 0.3 per cent to USD 21.51 billion (Rs. 14 lakh crore) for the second consecutive month in August. The decline has emerged due to dip in shipments of products like
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Earth witnesses hottest August in last 136 years: NASA
World | Sep 13, 2016, 03:43 PM ISTIn 136 years of modern record-keeping, August 2016 was the hottest August, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. August 2016's
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First set of new banking licences by August, says Raghuram Rajan
Jun 02, 2015, 01:56 PM ISTMumbai: The first set of new banking licences will be issued by August, taking the number of such private financial institutions operating in the country to more than 12."I hope to announce at least one
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Over 7,200 killed in Syria in August
World | Sep 03, 2014, 08:17 AM ISTCairo: As many as 7,219 people have been killed in Syria in August as fierce fighting continued due to the three-year-old civil war in the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.At
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Mithali Raj to lead India in England
Cricket | Jul 18, 2014, 10:54 AM ISTMumbai: Mithali Raj will skipper the Indian women's cricket team which will tour England in August to play a four-day Test match and three One-Day Internationals (ODI).Wicketkeeper Karuna Jain has been named the vice-captain of
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Snoopgate: Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Pradeep Sharma's plea till August
India | Jun 30, 2014, 05:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today adjourned hearing on suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma's plea on snoopgate and posted it for hearing in the second week of August.The apex court, which had on January 17
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Ric Charlesworth to quit as Australia coach in August.
Hockey | Mar 26, 2014, 11:37 AM ISTSYDNEY : Ric Charlesworth plans to quit as coach of the Australian men's field hockey team after the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. A four-time Olympian and winner of the 1986 World Cup as a player,
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GSLV-D5 launch fixed for August 19
India | Aug 12, 2013, 06:49 PM ISTChennai: In a crucial launch, India's GSLV-D5, powered by indigenous cryogenic upper stage and carrying communication satellite GSAT-14, is set for lift off at 4.50 pm on August 19 from the spaceport of Sriharikota.The launch