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Google acquires satellite maker Skybox Imaging for $500 mn
12 Jun 2014
The acquisition comes two months after Google’s acquisition of Titan Aerospace, which beams internet signals from high-altitude drones
![Russia makes gas price overtures to Ukraine in peace bid Russia makes gas price overtures to Ukraine in peace bid](/companies/companies_g/Gazprom_Russia/images/druzhba_pipeline_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Russia makes gas price overtures to Ukraine in peace bid
12 Jun 2014
The bruising gas dispute between russia and Ukraine comes amid continuing fighting in eastern Ukraine, where government forces have battled pro-Russian rebels for two months
SBI subsidiaries rally on consolidation move
11 Jun 2014
![Time Warner in talks for large stake in Vice: reports Time Warner in talks for large stake in Vice: reports](/companies/companies_t/Time_Warner/images/time_warner_headquarters_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Time Warner in talks for large stake in Vice: reports
11 Jun 2014
After completing the spin ogg of Time Magazine on Monday, Time Warner is reportedly in talks to acquire a large stake in digital media firm, Vice
Idea records highest RMS growth in Q4, FY14
11 Jun 2014
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Cisco makes strong case for differentiation in internet services
11 Jun 2014
All ‘bits’ running over the internet are not equal and should not be treated that way by broadband providers despite calls by net neutrality advocates for traffic-neutral regulations
![US Supreme Court rejects BP's appeal on payments to businesses US Supreme Court rejects BP's appeal on payments to businesses](/companies/companies_b/British_Petroleum/images/oil_spill_sm_domain-b.jpg)
US Supreme Court rejects BP's appeal on payments to businesses
10 Jun 2014
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to block payments BP was required to make to businesses demanding compensation for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill
![Facebook to extend advertising on Instagram beyond US Facebook to extend advertising on Instagram beyond US](/companies/companies_f/facebook/images/instagram_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Facebook to extend advertising on Instagram beyond US
10 Jun 2014
Ads on Instagram, which has over 200 million users, are considered an important source of new revenue for Facebook
![New RCom plan ‘abolishes’ irritation of roaming, STD charges New RCom plan ‘abolishes’ irritation of roaming, STD charges](/companies/companies_r/Reliance_infocom/images/telecome_tower_sm_domain-b.jpg)
New RCom plan ‘abolishes’ irritation of roaming, STD charges
09 Jun 2014
The concessions apply only to incoming calls, and customers will still have to pay extra for making long-distance calls
![Twitter to acquire Namo Media to beef up mobile monetisation Twitter to acquire Namo Media to beef up mobile monetisation](/companies/companies_t/twitter/images/namomedia_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Twitter to acquire Namo Media to beef up mobile monetisation
09 Jun 2014
Twitter will integrate Namo Media to its MoPub mobile ad-exchange, which the company acquired in October ahead of its IPO
![Vodafone names India among top interceptors of phone, mail services Vodafone names India among top interceptors of phone, mail services](/companies/companies_v/Vodafone/images/email_hacked_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Vodafone names India among top interceptors of phone, mail services
07 Jun 2014
Vodafonedid not disclose the number of requests as Indian laws do not allow disclosure of information on interception and communications data
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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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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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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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