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BBCNorman West said his dog Ruby was “all I’ve got”A man said he feared he would be “in debt for the rest of my life” after an insurance company refused to pay out following an injury to his dog. Norman West, 92, from Plympton, said six-year-old Westiepoo, Ruby, damaged the cruciate ligament in her left leg and needed a £4,200 operation.Mr West had a new pet insurance policy with Petplan but the firm said because Ruby had previously damaged her right leg under a different plan, she was not covered. Allianz Insurance, which owns Petplan, said it was “confident that…

MUMBAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) – India plans to nearly double its oil refining capacity in the next five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, offering a much more aggressive timeline than previously despite the coronavirus pandemic blighting the economy.The country’s energy minister was quoted, opens new tab in June as saying India’s oil refining capacity could jump to 450-500 million tonnes in 10 years from the current level of about 250 million tonnes. Sign up here.But addressing a petroleum university’s convocation, Modi said “work is being done to nearly double the country’s oil refining capacity in the next…

ANI | Updated: Oct 05, 2025 23:17 IST New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) actively participated in the nationwide Swachhata Hi Seva – 2025 campaign, organized from 17th September to 2nd October under the joint aegis of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), said a press statement from the Ministry of Heavy Industries.Guided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of fostering a cleaner and sustainable India through the Swachhata movement, MHI along with its Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and Autonomous Bodies (ABs)…

From west Africa’s Sierra Leone and Liberia to Kiribati and Tonga in the Pacific, the impact from China’s rising dominance as the world’s first significant “electrostate” is beginning to be felt.Chinese solar panel exports reached 236GW in 2024, more than triple the volume of 2019, and should hit a new record high again this year, according to data from French bank Natixis and Ember Research, a UK think-tank. In Africa, imports of Chinese-made solar panels in the year to the end of June topped 15GW, an increase of 60 per cent from the prior 12 months, Ember data also showed.…

TOKYO, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.T), opens new tab (MHI) said it has asked several other companies to temporarily employ idle workers from its factories in central Japan in a bid to cut costs and weather a downturn from the COVID-19 pandemic, two sources told Reuters.MHI has approached firms in Aichi Prefecture including Toyota Motor Corp-affiliated parts maker Toyoda Gosei (7282.T), opens new tab, about transferring dozens of workers for up to three years from January, the sources with knowledge of the plan said. Sign up here.They asked not to be identified because they are not authorised…

Oct 30 (Reuters) – Japan on Friday said it had picked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.T), opens new tab (MHI) to lead the development of a new stealth fighter jet that Japan wants operational by the mid-2030s to counter advanced Chinese aircraft.”We awarded the prime contract to Mitsubishi Heavy,” a ministry of defence spokesman said. Sign up here.The fighter jet project, which is expected to cost about $40 billion, comes at an opportune time for MHI, as the company is pulling back from plans to build its SpaceJet regional passenger aircraft as coronavirus travel curbs leave airlines with little cash to…