Firms/companies
Yahoo eyeing Snapchat after Alibaba success
07 Oct 2014
M&M to acquire Peugeot Citroen’s scooter unit
07 Oct 2014
Mahindra & Mahindra is all set to acquire the scooter unit of Peugeot Citroen, in a sign of a renewed phase of international expansion for the Indian group’s two-wheeler division
Shipping Corporation, GAIL in talks for LNG shipping venture
06 Oct 2014
State-run SCI and GAIL are planning a new business venture under which the gas utility will acquire nine LNG ships that will be operated by shipping giant
Hewlett-Packard to split corporate hardware and PC and printer businesses
06 Oct 2014
Printers and computers made up 51 per cent of the company's revenue in the latest quarter, while the rest came from four businesses that include technology services, consulting, software and financial programmes
Facebook steps up battle against spam
04 Oct 2014
Bill Gates ‘happy with Nadella’
04 Oct 2014
Infosys ‘whistleblower’ Palmer files fresh lawsuit in US
04 Oct 2014
After losing a whistleblower lawsuit against infosys in 2012 over visa fraud, ex employee Jack Palmer, has filed another lawsuit demanding damages for alleged wrongful termination
Amazon chief Bezos holds off-schedule meet with Modi
04 Oct 2014
The Bezos-Modi meeting was kept secret to the last minute, with the media having been informed through a tweet after the about half-hour interaction
SC declines bail for Subrata Roy to attend aunt’s funeral; hotel deal hangs
04 Oct 2014
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to give an urgent hearing to a bail plea by jailed Sahara group chief Subrata Roy, to attend the cremation and perform last rites of his aunt who died on Thursday
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
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!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
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
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
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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