Investment and consumption waned in India, latest high-frequency indicators show, putting a brake on growth in the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Overall activity reading generated from eight indicators compiled by …
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Netflix is getting ready to reveal even more data about the performance of movies and TV shows on its service. The company will begin to test Top 10 lists of …
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NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 players’ auction brought many surprises when the bidding kicked off in the Pink City of Jaipur. Many star players were unsold, while …
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Instagram is the most popular social media platform among Indonesian digital moms, according to the 2018 Digital Mums Survey released by the Indonesian TheAsianParent website. The survey discovered that more …
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PASIGHAT, ARUNACHAL PRADESH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today blasted the Congress manifesto for the national election, calling it as “dishonest” and full of lies as the party’s leadership. “It is …
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British-Indian actor Dev Patel has revealed he is tired of being criticised for “stealing” roles from “real” Indian actors. The 28-year-old actor, who was born in London to parents from …
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Xiaomi has introduced a new pair of wireless Bluetooth earbuds called the Redmi AirDots in China. We know the name does sound familiar but that is primarily because the Chinese manufacturer …
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August 2 216 BC Hannibal Barca wins his greatest victory over the Romans at Cannae. After avidly studying the tactics of Hannibal, Scipio Africanus eventually bested his Carthaginian adversary. 47 BC Caesar defeats Pharnaces …
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August 1 902 The Aghlabid rulers of Ifriqiyah (modern day Tunisia) capture Taormina, Sicily. 1096 The crusaders under Peter the Hermit reach Constantinople. 1464 Piero de Medici succeeds his father, Cosimo, as …
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July 31 904 Arabs capture Thessalonica. 1703 English novelist Daniel Defoe is made to stand in the pillory as punishment for offending the government and church with his satire The Shortest …
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July 30 1619 The House of Burgesses convenes for the first time at Jamestown, Va. 1787 The French parliament refuses to approve a more equitable land tax. 1799 The French …
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July 28 1540 Henry VIII of England marries Catherine Howard; Thomas Cromwell is beheaded on Tower Hill in England. 1615 French explorer Samuel de Champlain discovers Lake Huron on his seventh …
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