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Chin Hin sells Metex Steel for RM70mil to streamline business
The Malaysian Star
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July 31, 2025
PETALING JAYA: Chin Hin Group Bhd (CHGB) is disposing of its entire equity interest in Metex Steel Sdn Bhd (MSSB) to EC Excel Wire Sdn Bhd for RM70mil. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, CHGB said MSSB’s principal activities are manufacturing and...
China helping cos spearhead next-gen innovations: official
Antara
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July 31, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - China is stepping up efforts to solidify the role of enterprises as core drivers of innovation, with officials and experts calling for stronger synergy between scientific and industrial innovation to boost new quality...
India To Take All Steps To Protect National Interest: Goyal On US Tariff
Kashmir Observer
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July 31, 2025
Industries and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal New Delhi- India will take all necessary steps to safeguard and promote national interest, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump announced...
India risks $11 bn hit if Russian crude access tightens
Financial Express
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With the US imposing a penalty on India for buying oil from Russia, several options exist for the country to diversify its crude purchases as Russian crude accounted for less than 2% of its imports prior to FY23, experts said. Cutting off Russian...
India News | Odisha Announces Launch of Financial Tech Capability Hub
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
Bhubaneswar, Jul 31 (PTI) The Odisha government on Thursday announced the launch of the Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability Hub (I-GFTCH), in a bid to establish the state as a centre of excellence in digital financial technologies...
China’s sci-tech gains drive high-quality industrial growth
Antara
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July 31, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - At a Beijing medical device company, a surgical robot delicately peels the shell of a raw quail egg without breaking the inner membrane. Meanwhile, at a commercial space facility, engineers use 3D printing technology to produce...
India vs England, 5th Test: Gill surpasses Gavaskar to set record for most runs in a Test series as skipper
News9 Live
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July 31, 2025
Cricket News Skipper Shubman Gill set a new record for most runs scored in a Test series as a captain during the fifth Test match against England on Thursday. Gill broke Gavaskar’s Test record on Thursday. (Photo: X) New Delhi: Skipper Shubman...
History-maker Francesca Green aims to make UTEP track a Top 10 program
El Paso Times - Texas
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Francesca Green, a two-time All-American long jumper, was named the first Black head coach of UTEP track and field. Green plans to prioritize recruiting Texas athletes, shifting from UTEP's traditional focus on international recruits. She aims to...
Japan backs Lib copra makers
Marshall Islands Journal
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July 31, 2025
“The Project for the Procurement of Equipment for Dried Coconuts Logistics in Lib Island” was held on Lib Island last week. The grant of $64,367 for the procurement of equipment for dried coconuts logistics, including a portable davit crane, a...
India News | Gurugram Rains: Severe Waterlogging Leaves Roads Inundated, Stranding Helpless Commuters
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
Gurugram, Jul 31 (PTI) Gurugram was inundated on Thursday following torrential rains that resulted in extensive waterlogging, creating a near-flood-like situation in the city. Normal life was disrupted as vehicles became trapped and commuters...
India has advantage over competitors in textile exports
The Hindu Business Line
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July 31, 2025
Apparel exports are expected to slow down till the announcement of an interim BTA with the US | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S Despite the 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports, along with a penalty, India is in an advantageous position when...
India News | ITBP-DBT Forge Partnership to Address Challenges Faced by Border Guarding Troops
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) The ITBP, responsible for guarding the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, has signed an agreement with the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) to find scientific solutions for the health and environmental challenges...
India News | West Bengal: CM Mamata Announces Rs 1.10 Lakh Grant to Each Durga Puja Committee
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 31 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressed a coordination meeting with the organisers of the Durga Puja Community in Kolkata on Thursday. She announced Rs 1 lakh 10 thousand as a grant to...
India News | Mizoram Commercial Vehicles to Stay off Road for Week to Expedite NH Repairs
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
Aizawl, July 31 (PTI) Commercial vehicles operating on NH-306/NH-6 between Vairengte and Aizawl on Thursday decided to stay off the road for a week starting August 4 to expedite the repairing of Mizoram's vital link. Addressing reporters,...
India News | CIDCO Mulls Sustainable Mobility Plan for Navi Mumbai and NAINA
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
Thane, July 31 (PTI) Maharashtra town planning authority, CIDCO, on Thursday said a comprehensive mobility plan (CMP) will be formulated for the transit development of Navi Mumbai and the international airport influence notified area (NAINA). The...
Indian MP renews call to award Bharat Ratna to Dalai Lama
Phayul
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July 31, 2025
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 31: Indian lawmaker Tapir Gao on Wednesday reiterated his appeal to the central government to confer the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Speaking during Zero Hour...
China congratulates Pakistan on remote sensing satellite launch
The Express Tribune
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July 31, 2025
Listen to article China has extended warm congratulations to Pakistan on the successful launch of its new remote sensing satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, reaffirming their close bilateral cooperation in science and technology....
Indian MP renews call for Bharat Ratna for Dalai Lama in Parliament
Phayul
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July 31, 2025
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 31: Indian lawmaker Tapir Gao on Wednesday reiterated his appeal to the central government to confer the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Speaking during Zero Hour...
India News | Delhi Receives Intermittent Rainfall; Temperatures Dip Below Normal
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) The national capital received intermittent rain on Thursday under a cloudy sky, with similar weather expected to continue over the weekend, the weather office said. No warning or alert has been issued, so far, even though...
Indian State Refineries Halt Russian Oil Imports – Reuters
The Moscow Times
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July 31, 2025
India’s state-owned oil refiners have not imported Russian crude over the past week as discounts have narrowed and U.S. President Donald Trump warned that buyers of Russian oil could soon face steep tariffs, Reuters reported Thursday, citing...