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BBC to present 2,500 years of Indian history
11 May 2015
Two and a half thousand years of Indian history will be unearthed in a major new series for BBC Radio 4 in 50 episodes
India furious as BBC airs gang-rape documentary in UK
05 Mar 2015
The home ministry is believed to be planning legal action against British film-maker Leslee Udwin for allegedly violating stipulated permission conditions
BBC World to sell Lonely Planet to NC2 Media for $75 mn
19 Mar 2013
The sale price is 60 per cent lower than the £130.2 million BBC paid to acquire the travel guide for backpackers in two phases in 2007 and 2011 from the founding couple
BBC appoints Amit Baruah to head Hindi Services
10 Jul 2009
BBC World News to promote World News Today
28 Mar 2009
BBC World announces new ad campaign in Botswana
28 Mar 2009
IN Mumbai signs pact to air BBC World content in Mumbai
By Our Convergence Bureau | 21 Nov 2002
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
