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10 Dec 2020

India's economy will contract at slower pace of 8%: ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday said developing Asia will recover faster than expected, fueled by the growth of China.

20 Feb 2020

Android 11 developer preview: How to install on Pixel phones

Google has released the first developer preview of Android 11, its next big mobile operating system.

13 May 2019

Apparently, Google will kill ADB backup and restore option

When it comes to backing up/restoring data, there is no match for the iPhone; you can get a new iOS device and it will just be old one's clone.

10 Mar 2019

Pakistan writes to FATF seeking India's removal from review body

Pakistan has asked terror financing watchdog, FATF, to remove India as co-chair of its Asia-Pacific Joint Group, to ensure the review process is "fair and unbiased".

02 Jan 2019

Siachen Soldiers won't have to wait 90-days for a bath

Soldiers deployed in Siachen glacier may soon be able to bathe during their three-month posting, courtesy waterless hygiene products.

26 Sep 2018

India's economy continues on robust growth path: Asian Development Bank

India's economy continues on a robust growth path, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said today while maintaining the growth forecast for the current fiscal at 7.3%.

06 May 2018

India's projected growth rate to double economy in 10 years

India's projected GDP growth of over 7% for the current fiscal is "amazingly fast" and if this momentum is maintained the size of the economy can double within a decade, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Chief Economist Yasuyuki Sawada said.

11 Apr 2018

India to grow 7.3% this fiscal, 7.6% in next: ADB

India's economic growth is expected to rebound to 7.3% this fiscal and further to 7.6% in 2019-20 with increased productivity post-GST and investment revival due to banking reform said the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

17 Nov 2017

Pakistan says no to Chinese funding on PoK dam

Pakistan occupies a central place in China's schemes for its One-belt One-road (OBOR) initiative.

20 Jun 2017

China to fund Pakistan's dam in PoK under CPEC

Radio Pakistan revealed that China has offered to fund the construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam on the Indus basin in Gilgit-Baltistan under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

19 Dec 2016

Mumbai-Goa national highway to become like its LA-San Francisco counterpart

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the government was exploring if the Mumbai-Goa national highway could be beautified like the Los Angeles and San Francisco roads.

29 Oct 2016

Asian Development Bank declines funding for Pakistan dam

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has refused to provide funding for Pakistan's $14 billion Diamer-Bhasha dam project on Indus river located in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK).

19 Sep 2016

India gives nod for $1 billion highway connectivity project

The Indian government has given the approval for an ambitious $1.04 billion highway connectivity project.