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Tesla tops electric car sales in December
09 Jan 2015
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Infosys beats expectaions with Rs3,250-cr Q3 net profit
09 Jan 2015
Infosys beat street expectations by posting a consolidated net profit of Rs3,250 crore in the third quarter ended 31 December
Facebook acquires QucikFire Networks
09 Jan 2015
![Upbeat on Modi, Vedanta seeks fresh $30-bn investments in India Upbeat on Modi, Vedanta seeks fresh $30-bn investments in India](/companies/companies_v/Vedanta/images/vedanta_jan_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Upbeat on Modi, Vedanta seeks fresh $30-bn investments in India
09 Jan 2015
London-listed metals and mining conglomerate Vedanta Resources said today it might make fresh investments of over $30 billion in India if the investment climate in the country remains positive
![StanChart to sack another 2,000; to quit equity business StanChart to sack another 2,000; to quit equity business](/finance/banks/Stanchart/images/peter_sands_sm_domain-b.jpg)
StanChart to sack another 2,000; to quit equity business
08 Jan 2015
Standard Chartered Plc is closing its institutional equities business and plans to cut 2,000 more staff as group nchief executive officer Peter Sands tries to turn the UK bank around
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Toyota to allow royalty-free use of all its 5,680 fuel-cell patents
08 Jan 2015
Toyota yesterday said that it had released all its 5,680 fuel-cell technology patents to encourage other automakers to develop their own fuel cell vehicles.
Videocon Telecom to expand ISP venture
08 Jan 2015
![Relief for power units as coal workers end strike Relief for power units as coal workers end strike](/companies/companies_c/Coal_India/images/coal_march_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Relief for power units as coal workers end strike
08 Jan 2015
The strike by millions of workers of Coal India Ltd and its subsidiaries ended late on Wednesday, a couple of days before schedule
Verizon chief denies takeover interest in AOL
07 Jan 2015
![Sony unveils new generation Walkman Sony unveils new generation Walkman](/companies/companies_s/Sony_Electronics/images/sony_walkman_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Sony unveils new generation Walkman
07 Jan 2015
Sony says the new Walkman can reproduce master quality recordings just as the artists originally intended
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In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
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By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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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
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
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
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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
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