“NIP will provide a boost to the vision of an Aatma Nirbhar Bharat. The availability of NIP projects on IIG will ensure easy accessibility to updated project information and attract investors for PPP projects,” Sitharaman was quoted as saying in a statement.
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The how and why of a potential TikTok sale to Microsoft
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New Zealand marks 100 days of coronavirus elimination
Life has returned to normal for many people in the South Pacific nation of 5 million, as they attend rugby games at packed stadiums and sit down in bars and restaurants without the fear of getting infected.
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Formalise conditions, wages of ASHA and Anganwadi workers: House panel on labour
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Canada to slap U.S. with $3.6 billion in tariffs in retaliation for aluminum duty
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Monsoon bounces back with 45% more rains; cheers up oilseed and coarse grain farmers
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Microsoft expands TikTok takeover ambitions to entire global business, sources say
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