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North Korea Fires Short-Range Missile
North Korea fires short-range missile, AFP reported quoting local news agency Yonhap.
Dollar Swap Auction Boosts Forex Kitty by USD 4.7 Billion
India’s foreign exchange reserves soared by USD 4.368 billion to USD 418.515 billion in the week to April 26, helped by the second dollar-rupee swap auction, RBI data showed on Friday.
In the swap auction conducted on 23 April, the Reserve Bank had received bids worth USD 18.65 billion against USD 5 billion on offer. It accepted just five bids worth USD 5 billion.
(Source: PTI)
Boat Capsizes off Turkey's Coast, 7 Dead
A Boat with 17 people capsized off Turkey's coast, 7 reported dead.
(Source: ANI)
Farmer Body Threatens Pepsico With Protests If Cases Against Guj Farmers Not Withdrawn
Farmers' body, AIKS, on Friday threatened PepsiCo India with intense protests if it did not come through on its promise to withdraw a lawsuit against potato farmers and also asked the Gujarat government to come clear on negotiations with the company.
The food and beverages giant said on Thursday it will withdraw the cases it has filed against farmers in Gujarat for allegedly for cultivating a potato variety grown exclusively for its popular Lay's potato chips.
(Source: PTI)